Grain Ship, Damaged off Coast of Ukraine, Likely Hit Sea Mine: Sources November 20, 2023 A merchant ship transporting grains was lightly damaged off the coast of Ukraine and was likely to have been hit...
US Sanctions Maritime Companies, Vessels for Shipping Oil Above Russian Price Cap November 17, 2023 By Daphne Psaledakis and Laura Sanicola The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on maritime companies and vessels for shipping Russian oil sold above the G7’s price...
Update: Ukraine Launches Grain Insurance Program With Marsh McLennan, Lloyd’s November 15, 2023 By Áine Quinn, Volodymyr Verbianyi and Max Reyes Ukraine is starting an insurance program with broker Marsh McLennan and Lloyd’s of London to provide cover for grain vessels...
Freight Costs for Ships in Ukraine’s Export Corridor Ease Back to Former Levels November 13, 2023 Freight costs for ships in Ukraine’s alternative export corridor have eased back to their former levels, a government source said...
Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports November 9, 2023 By Kateryna Chursina A Russian missile strike on a commercial ship at a major Ukrainian Black Sea port is adding to risks for...
Three Baltic Pipe and Cable Incidents ‘Are Related’: Estonia October 27, 2023 By Andrius Sytas and Anne Kauranen The three incidents that resulted in damage to a gas pipeline and two telecom cables between Estonia, Finland and Sweden...
Probe of Damaged Baltic Sea Pipeline, Telecoms Cable Focuses on Chinese-Owned Ship October 26, 2023 By Andrius Sytas Estonia’s investigation into a damaged Baltic Sea telecoms cable will focus on the actions of a Chinese-owned vessel, the country’s...
Aviation War Insurers Cancel Cover for Airlines Domiciled in Israel, Lebanon: Sources October 19, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Steven Scheer Aviation war insurers have given notice to cancel cover for some airlines domiciled in Israel and Lebanon because of the...
Baltic States Beef Up Infrastructure Defense After Suspected Pipeline Sabotage October 13, 2023 By Lars Paulsson, Milda Seputyte and Leo Laikola Power grid operators around the Baltic Sea are beefing up protection of subsea cables and other critical infrastructure after the...
Israel to Provide $6 Billion War Insurance Cover for Israeli Airlines October 13, 2023 Israel’s parliamentary finance committee approved a plan to provide a state guarantee of $6 billion to cover insurance against war...