April 7, 2021
OSLO – A Dutch cargo ship that was abandoned at sea during a storm off the coast of Norway this week has been attached to two large tugboats and is no longer at risk of running aground, local officials said …
March 10, 2021
Commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. struck a deal last summer to buy $36 million of copper from a Turkish supplier. But when the cargoes started arriving in China, all it found were containers full of painted rocks. The saga …
February 3, 2021
Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has appointed Aimee Nolan to head up its London Market cargo underwriting team. As cargo line underwriter, Nolan will be based in Hiscox’s London office, reporting to Mike Southgate, divisional director for Marine, Energy and …
September 3, 2020
More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday. A lone crew member from the Gulf Livestock …
August 18, 2020
Specialist insurer International General Insurance Holdings announced the appointment of Brian James as class underwriter for Cargo. James will be based in IGI’s London office and will be responsible for developing a niche portfolio of general cargo business, focusing on …
July 29, 2020
With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warning 2020 will see “above-normal” hurricane activity, Skytek, in collaboration with Aon plc, has responded to the needs of marine re/insurance companies with a new hurricane tracking system, which enables them to …
June 26, 2020
At least 21 shipping containers fell from overboard into the ocean near Hilo this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Nine of the 40-foot shipping containers were located and 12 remained missing, the Coast Guard said. The crew of the …
October 21, 2019
Russia wants to make its Arctic waters more attractive to shippers than the Suez Canal and could be willing to compensate for potential risks to make that happen. President Vladimir Putin has made development of the Arctic one of Russia’s …
March 7, 2019
Aon plc has partnered with software company Skytek to provide real-time monitoring of insurers’ marine risks, identifying accumulations for enhanced underwriting and reinsurance programs. In an era of mega-ports and ultra-large container ships, re/insurers are highly exposed to risk accumulation …
March 5, 2019
Aon plc is partnering with software company Skytek to provide real-time monitoring of insurers’ marine risks, identifying accumulations for enhanced underwriting and reinsurance programs. In an era of mega-ports and ultra-large container ships, re/insurers are highly exposed to risk accumulation …