Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict Escalates March 2, 2026 By Emily Chow and Jeslyn Lerh Marine insurers are canceling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the...
EU Seeks G7 Coordination on Maritime Services Ban on Russian Seaborne Oil February 26, 2026 By Aigerim Turgunbaeva The European Union needs to coordinate its plan to impose a full maritime services ban on Russia’s seaborne crude oil...
UK Sanctions New Zealand Insurer Maritime Mutual After Reuters Report February 24, 2026 By Paul Carsten and Lucy Craymer Britain on Tuesday sanctioned Maritime Mutual, the New Zealand-based marine insurer that was the subject of a Reuters special report...
India Grants One-Month Extension to 4 Russian Marine Insurers February 20, 2026 By Rakesh Sharma India temporarily extended permission for four Russian insurers to cover tankers calling at its ports, as the government seeks to...
India to Decide on Russia Oil Tanker Insurance Firms Within Days February 19, 2026 By Rakesh Sharma The Indian government must decide in the next few days whether to keep allowing a handful of Russian companies to...
France Fines Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Crackdown February 18, 2026 By Francois de Beaupuy France will release a tanker after hitting it with a multimillion-euro fine for flouting European sanctions on Russian oil, following...
Russian Captain Jailed Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash February 5, 2026 The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year was jailed...
Singapore Urges Global Cooperation to Tackle Shadow Fleet Ships February 5, 2026 By Rong Wei Neo Singapore is urging for international cooperation to curb shadow fleet vessels operating just beyond its territorial waters, as scrutiny intensifies...
Russian Captain Found Guilty Over Crew Member’s Death in US Tanker Crash February 3, 2026 By Sam Tobin The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off the east coast of Britain in...
Historic Fishing Community Mourns 7 Lives Lost in Another Tragedy at Sea February 2, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Coast Guard’s Northeast Division is investigating the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean off the Massachusetts...