Hiscox Confirms Chairman Bloomer Died During Yacht Accident Off Coast of Sicily August 22, 2024 Hiscox Ltd. issued a statement confirming that the insurer’s chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and Bloomer’s wife, Judy, died in the tragic...
Crew Evacuated From Houthi-Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea August 22, 2024 By Alex Longley and Serene Cheong The crew of a ship that suffered several attacks in the Red Sea has been evacuated with naval support. Delta...
Yacht Insurer OMAC Is Hull Carrier for Yacht Sunk Off Sicily, Sources Say August 22, 2024 By Noor Zainab Hussain Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit...
Toxic Waste Bound for Thailand on Maersk, MSC Cargo Vessels to Return to Europe August 16, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Shipping containers bound for Thailand allegedly filled with tons of hazardous industrial waste from Albania are now slated to return...
Thailand Races to Stop Toxic Waste Cargo on MSC, Maersk Ships August 13, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Thai authorities are racing to stop about 100 shipping containers allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from Albania reaching the...
Four Suspected Houthi Attacks Target Ship Off Yemen, Authorities Say August 12, 2024 By Jon Gambrell Four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the...
Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks August 12, 2024 By Pavel Polityuk, Jonathan Saul and Tom Balmforth Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has...
Western Insurers Provide Cover for Russian Oil Despite Price Cap Concerns August 8, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Gleb Stolyarov A group of Western insurers have provided cover for tankers carrying Russian crude, keeping its oil flowing after many in...
A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions August 5, 2024 By Stephen Stapczynski A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by...
How Iran Oil Link Could Complicate Insurance Claims After Tankers Collide Off Singapore August 5, 2024 By Jonathan Saul A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously...