Insurers Want Safety Assurances Before Covering Ships Sailing in Ukraine Grain Corridor July 20, 2022 Insurers will only be willing to cover ships sailing through a proposed corridor to get Ukrainian grain out if there...
Stricken Bulk Carrier Remains Stranded Near Sydney as Rescue Efforts Fail for 21 Crew July 5, 2022 By Ainslie Chandler Twenty-one crew members remain aboard a bulk carrier which lost power in turbulent waters near Sydney, after overnight rescue attempts...
Russian Oil Tankers Get Their Safety Certification From India via Dubai Company June 23, 2022 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot,...
Sovcomflot’s Cargo Ships Fully Covered by Russian Insurers: CEO June 20, 2022 Russia’s state-run Sovcomflot has insured all its cargo ships with Russian insurers and the cover meets international rules, the chief...
Black Sea Mine Removal Needed Before Ukraine Grain Can Be Shipped, Insurers Return June 13, 2022 By Jonathan Saul As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food...
Reuters: Russia’s State-Owned RNRC to Reinsure Russian Oil Shipments: Sources June 10, 2022 By Jonathan Saul State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) is now the main reinsurer of Russian ships, including Sovcomflot’s fleet, after Western insurance...
Removing Russian Sea Mines Near Key Ukraine Ports Could Take Months: U.N. June 9, 2022 By Áine Quinn Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region...
Risky Ship-to-Ship Transfers Keep Russian Oil Moving to China May 26, 2022 By Serene Cheong A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer...
Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel May 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Nidhi Verma, Yuka Obayashi and Carolyn Cohn Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens...
EU to Weaken Russia Oil Sanctions, but Keeps Plan to Prohibit Insurance of Shipments May 9, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though...