Rising Pirate Attacks off Somalia Endanger Key Trade Route November 12, 2025 By David Herbling Instability in Yemen and the Horn of Africa is fueling a resurgence in maritime piracy off Somalia, a cause for...
EU Warship Secures Tanker Crew Following Somali Pirate Attack November 10, 2025 By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul An EU warship secured the crew of an oil products tanker on Friday after it was attacked by pirates off...
Anchored in Maritime Roots, the Cayman Islands Set Sail for Reinsurance Opportunities November 6, 2025 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Cayman Islands have a story familiar to many in insurance—entering the industry unexpectedly from somewhere else. In fact, the...
Assailants Attack Tanker off Somalia in Suspected Pirate Strike November 4, 2025 Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the vessel after attempting to...
Ship With Radioactive Zinc Dust Stuck Near Philippine Port, Official Says October 30, 2025 By Manolo Serapio Jr. A ship with 23 containers of radioactive zinc dust is stuck off the coast in the Philippines, unable to unload...
Reuters: Iran, Russia and the New Zealand Insurer That Kept Sanctioned Oil Flowing October 28, 2025 By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna Hirtenstein Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned...
EU’s New Sanctions Boost Allies’ Push to Hit Russian Energy October 24, 2025 By Jorge Valero, Alberto Nardelli and Suzanne Lynch The European Union adopted a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, building on new US and UK moves...
Operation Underway to Salvage LPG Tanker MV Falcon After Explosion in Gulf of Aden October 21, 2025 An operation was underway on Monday to salvage the liquefied petroleum gas tanker MV Falcon, which remains on fire and...
EU Seeks Maritime Declaration to Inspect Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ October 20, 2025 The European Union’s diplomatic arm, the EEAS, is urging member states to back a maritime declaration that would allow EU...
LPG-Laden Tanker on Fire off Yemen, EU’s Naval Force Says October 19, 2025 The LPG-laden tanker MV Falcon was on fire and adrift on Saturday off the coast of Yemen, after it reported...