Latest news from the marine insurance sector
The latest news from the global marine insurance industry. Updated each working day and without any access restrictions.
- Special Report : From Philosophy to Practice – The 4Ps December 1, 2025The sea has a way of reminding us that no two days are ever the same. Conditions change, plans shift, and decisions must often be made in the moment. For those working at sea, this is ....
- Ukraine hits sanctioned ships in international waters December 1, 2025Two tankers, the Kairos (IMO 9236004), and Virat (IMO 9832559), both sanctioned by the West, suffered explosions and subsequent fires within a short time of each other on Friday November .....
- Russian port of Novorossiysk attacked again December 1, 2025The Caspian Pipeline Consortium – a major consortium transporting oil from the Caspian region – said it had suspended loading in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after an attack ....
- Swine fever outbreak in Spain sees fresh pork and other affected Spanish products held at border December 1, 2025The UK is blocking Spanish pork from coming into the country due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said on .....
- Ports operating normally after Guinea Bissau “putsch” December 1, 2025On Wednesday November 26th the president of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, said that there had been a military revolution and that he had been overthrown and arrested ....
- 141 people arrested after climate protest forces ship to abort arrival at Australian coal port December 1, 2025Newcastle port in New South Wales, Australia, cancelled all shipping movements for three hours on Sunday following an on-water climate change protest. Hundreds of protesters took to the ....
- MSC and BlackRock bid for Hutchison’s Barcelona terminal faces EU probe: report December 1, 2025BlackRock and MSC’s bid for CK Hutchison’s terminal at Barcelona port will be held up by an investigation by EU antitrust regulators, reported Reuters, citing an unnamed person with direct .....
- Delay to Russian oil cargo discharge at Paradip due to insurance questions December 1, 2025A western-sanctioned tanker, the Tiger 6 (IMO 9389083), carrying Russian oil destined for Indian Oil Corp, was reported to have had discharge of the cargo delayed at Paradip Port, eastern ....
- Lloyd’s grants approval for Ariel Re Syndicate 2006 December 1, 2025Lloyd’s has approved formally the establishment and management of Ariel Re Syndicate 2006, Ariel Re Managing Agency Ltd announced late last week. Effective immediately, the syndicate has ....
- Cook Islands’ relations with New Zealand strained by flag registry December 1, 2025The government of New Zealand has become increasingly frustrated by the actions of semi-independent territory, the Cook Islands, which has outsourced its maritime registry to a private firm ....