October 18, 2023
Taiwanese container shipping line Evergreen has declared force majeure on a shipment to the Israeli port of Ashdod, with its Ever Cozy vessel diverted to Haifa further north due to safety concerns, according to a customer note. This is one …
June 27, 2022
Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors. For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the …
April 28, 2022
Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Wednesday its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas Ltd. has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1 operations due to sanctions on Russia that have made it increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers. The Sakhalin-1 project produces …
March 2, 2022
Warnings that pro-Russian ransomware gangs would snarl networks in Ukraine and its allies have so far failed to materialize amid disarray among the criminal underworld often behind such attacks and fears insurers would not pay out. Conti, one of the …
July 27, 2021
Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, declared force majeure at the country’s key container terminals after disruptions caused by a cyber attack five days ago. The measure covers the Durban, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town …
July 9, 2020
The Republican Party of Texas’ in-person convention has been canceled, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on July 8. The news came after Turner directed the city’s legal department to work with the Houston First Corp., which operates the George R. …
February 13, 2020
With the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Hubei province, China, showing no signs of abating any time soon, some companies that buy and sell goods in the Chinese market are taking interest in the legal defense of “force majeure.” The …
February 13, 2020
Companies that have spent money on a major telecoms conference in Barcelona that has been canceled after mass withdrawals due to the coronavirus outbreak cannot expect compensation under the organizers’ standard insurance, they said on Thursday. The GSMA telecoms body …
September 30, 2011
Royal Dutch Shell’s Singapore refinery may remain shut for at least a month, industry sources said, and the company declared it would not meet supply commitments after a blaze at the major 500,000 barrels-per-day plant. Singapore is Asia’s hub for …