Israel’s Ship Industry Urges Government to Help With Soaring War Risk Premiums November 2, 2023 By Jonathan Saul and Ari Rabinovitch Ships sailing for Israel face a 10-fold jump in war risk premiums as the conflict in Gaza intensifies, prompting industry...
Israel’s Ashdod Port Toils Under Threat of Rockets as War Risk Insurance Rates Soar October 26, 2023 By Jonathan Saul When wailing sirens warn of incoming rockets from Gaza, workers at Israel’s Port of Ashdod stop operations within moments and...
Oil Tanker Sails to Israeli Red Sea Port to Avoid Conflict October 20, 2023 By Sherry Su An oil tanker is hauling a cargo of crude toward an Israeli Red Sea port that’s seldom used for crude...
Ukraine’s Risky Bet on Black Sea Shipping Corridor Pays Off as Ships Stream Into Ports October 18, 2023 By Áine Quinn and Kateryna Chursina A steady stream of ships is hauling grain and metals from Ukraine a month after the first inbound vessel sailed...
Shipping Traffic Slows at Israel’s Ports as Insurance Premiums Soar October 11, 2023 By Jonathan Saul and Ari Rabinovitch Activity at Israel’s ports is slowing after Saturday’s attacks by Islamist group Hamas on towns close to Gaza, with the...
Germany to Send Air Defenses for Kyiv to Guard Grain Routes October 6, 2023 By Michael Nienaber and Alberto Nardelli Germany plans to supply additional air defenses for Ukraine to help protect grain shipments from potential Russian attacks, according to...
Freight Rates for Grain Exports via New Black Sea Corridor Fall Sharply, Ukraine Says October 2, 2023 By Pavel Polityuk A new corridor allowing cargo vessels to carry Ukrainian grain and iron ore from Black Sea ports has significantly lowered...
Ship Insurance Facility Set Up for Ukraine Grain Exports, Broker Miller Says September 27, 2023 A new marine insurance facility for Ukrainian grain exports using the country’s sea corridor has been set up in conjunction...
Ukraine Says Second Ship to Sail From Odesa Reaches Romania August 28, 2023 By Aliaksandr Kudrytski A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier that was the second ship to sail from Odesa since Russia quit the Black Sea safe-transit...
Insurers Raise Premiums for Black Sea Oil Tankers as Tensions Mount: Traders August 23, 2023 Insurance companies have notified charterers of ships operating in Russia’s Black Sea ports of an increase in additional payments known...