Contaminants from Sri Lanka Ship Wreck Could Cause Wide-Reaching Damage June 8, 2021 By Laura Millan Contaminants released from the wreckage of a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka could be dragged thousands of...
Data Recorder Recovered from Ship Carrying Chemicals Sinking Off Sri Lanka June 7, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Experts recovered the data recorder of a fire-ravaged ship carrying chemicals that is slowly sinking...
Key Stage of Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Completed but Insurance Needed June 4, 2021 By Dina Khrennikova Russian President Vladimir Putin said a key stage of a gas pipeline to Germany that the U.S. targeted for sanctions...
Brit Launches Consortium to Simplify Underwriting of Marine War Breach Call Risks June 3, 2021 Brit Ltd. announced the creation of a marine consortium called “Keel,” which aims to revolutionize the writing of marine war...
Fire-Gutted Container Ship Raises Oil Spill Concerns for Sri Lanka June 3, 2021 By Anusha Ondaatjie and Asantha Sirimanne Salvors and authorities are watching for any leaking of fuel after halting efforts to tow a fire-gutted container vessel away...
People Moves: Aon’s Bonner to TigerRisk; Trivitt Promoted at AXIS, RSA’s Birre Julvécourt to BHSI in France June 2, 2021 This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at TigerRisk Partners (which is launching a global trade credit, surety...
India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae May 28, 2021 By Debjit Chakraborty When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working...
Suez Canal Blames Container Ship’s Grounding on Its High Speed, Size of Rudder May 28, 2021 By Aidan Lewis ISMAILIA, Egypt – The container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March was struggling to steer because...
Suez Canal Authority Is Open to Further Talks with Owners of Seized Container Ship May 27, 2021 By Ashok Sharma and Julhas Alam CAIRO – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Tuesday it was still open to negotiating with the owners of...
Egypt Court Rejects Appeal to Release Giant Container Ship Seized by Suez Authority May 24, 2021 By Salma El Wardany and Mirette Magdy An Egyptian court rejected an appeal by the owner of a giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal to...