EU to Weaken Russia Oil Sanctions, but Keeps Plan to Prohibit Insurance of Shipments May 9, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though...
Russia’s Leading Shipping Firm Sovcomflot Plans to Sell Part of Its Fleet: Report May 6, 2022 Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot plans to sell part of its fleet, it said on Friday, as it grapples with...
Western Ship Insurers Terminate Cover for Russia’s Sovcomflot as Sanctions Expand May 4, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Western ship insurers are terminating cover for Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot as multiple sanctions start to bite, companies involved...
EU Seeks to Target Russia’s Global Oil Exports With Insurance, Services Ban May 4, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that...
Global Shipping Industry Pushes to Rescue Seafarers Trapped in Ukraine May 2, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports – skeleton crews who were left on board...
India’s ONGC Struggles to Ship Russian Oil to Asia as Sanctions Bite: Sources April 28, 2022 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is struggling to find a vessel to ship 700,000 barrels of crude from...
Ukraine Urges Marine Insurers to Withdraw Coverage for Russian Shipping Companies March 31, 2022 By Benjamin Robertson The Ukrainian government has asked international marine insurers to stop all dealings with shipping companies carrying Russian fossil fuels in...
Insurtech MGA Loadsure Raises $11M to Expand Cargo Insurance Technology Platform March 11, 2022 Insurtech MGA Loadsure announced that it closed its $11 million Series A funding round, led by MMC Ventures. Other investors...
Burnt-Out Cargo Ship With Luxury Cars Sinks Off Portugal’s Azores March 1, 2022 LISBON — A burnt-out cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys, sank on Tuesday off the...
VW Fears Most of Its Cars on Cargo Ship ‘Felicity Ace’ Are Beyond Salvage February 26, 2022 By Monica Raymunt Volkswagen AG has lost hope that many of its roughly 4,000 vehicles aboard a cargo ship that caught fire last...