Waiting for Hormuz, More Oil Tankers Gather in the Persian Gulf March 2, 2026 By Weilun Soon Dozens of laden oil tankers are hunkering down inside the Persian Gulf after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have...
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...
Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint on US-Iran Tensions February 6, 2026 By Weilun Soon Some supertanker operators, nervous about rising US-Iran tensions and potential risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, are speeding...
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...
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...
Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos January 15, 2026 By Alex Longley The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the...