More ship insurers are backing the use of private armed guards on merchant vessels at sea to combat Somali piracy...
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London’s marine insurance market has added Benin to a list of areas deemed high risk due to an escalation of...
The pirates were nervous. A rookie author – a white man from Canada – had unexpectedly arrived in their cliff-top...
The world’s largest container firm suspended operations at several Iranian ports on Thursday, potentially disrupting critical food shipments as it...
Risks are growing that incidents at sea involving China could lead to war in Asia, potentially drawing in the United...
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’- (Excellent) and the issuer credit...
Dual Dutch-Norwegian listed ocean transport company Dockwise has warned the Netherlands it will sail its vessels under a different flag...
The key waterway for U.S. grain exports was cut off Monday when the U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River...
Piracy at sea hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2011, with 142 attacks worldwide, the International...
A.M. Best Co. has released a briefing addressing the marine protection and indemnity (P&I) market, which indicates that the” insurers...