World Faces Shortage of Sailors for Commercial Ships, Risking Supply Chains: Report July 28, 2021 By Jonathan Saul There could be a shortage of merchant sailors to crew commercial ships in five years if action is not taken...
Seized Suez Ship Declared Fit for Onward Passage (Once Compensation Is Paid) April 14, 2021 CAIRO – The cargo vessel that blocked global shipping in the Suez Canal and is caught in a legal dispute...
Aon Collaborates with Insurer Partners to Protect Global COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments April 13, 2021 Insurance broker Aon plc has introduced a new solution, through broad industry collaboration, that will provide supply chain protection for...
Update: Egypt Seizes Container Ship that Blocked Suez, Pending $916M Compensation April 13, 2021 By Tarek El-Tablawy and Alex Longley Egypt seized a giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as it sought compensation of more than...
Suez Canal Authority Still in Talks About Compensation for Grounding of Container Ship April 12, 2021 By Abdel Latif Wahba Egypt is still in talks about compensation stemming from the operations to free the giant container ship whose stranding in...
Huge Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Will Be Held Until Compensation Deal Is Reached April 9, 2021 By Mirette Magdy Egypt will release the giant container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week once a deal...
Suez Canal Blockage Continues to Disrupt Global Trade, Hitting Supply Chains April 9, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Aeppel LONDON/LOS ANGELES – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key strategic ports after a...
Reinsurers Will Bear Most of Costs of Container-Ship Grounding in Suez Canal April 8, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Reinsurers are set to foot most of the bill for the grounding of the ship that halted traffic...
Egypt Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement with Owners of Huge Ship that Blocked Suez Canal April 7, 2021 By Samy Magdy ISMAILIA, Egypt – The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of...
Suez Canal Must Upgrade to Avoid Future Shipping Disruption: Sources April 5, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Patrick Werr CAIRO – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping...