2019 Mississippi River Tanker Accident Caused by Poor Management, Miscommunication December 22, 2020 A fully loaded tanker on the Mississippi River near Reserve, La., caused $40.5 million in damage when it plowed into...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Help Stranded Sailors and Avoid Supply-Chain Risks December 10, 2020 By Alastair Marsh Fidelity International is calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis and supply-chain risks caused by the more than...
Victor Insurance Appoints Former RSA Executive Turner as International Head of Marine December 4, 2020 Victor Insurance, the world’s largest managing general underwriter (MGU), announced the appointment of Richard Turner as international head of Marine,...
NTSB: Offshore Louisiana $750K Liftboat Loss Caused by Faulty Preload Procedure November 20, 2020 The overturning of a liftboat servicing an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast was the...
Insurers Face Liability Uncertainties as Ships Begin to Sail Through Arctic Waters October 27, 2020 By Jonathan Saul When Captain Will Whatley guides a ship through Arctic waters, he is starkly aware of what can go wrong. Double...
Pirate Kidnappings in Waters Off Coast of West Africa Rise by 40%: Study October 15, 2020 By Yinka Ibukun and Antony Sguazzin The number of kidnappings reported off the West African coast in the year through September is 40% higher than the...
Japanese Bulk Carrier Splits Apart as Mauritian Authorities Work to Contain Oil Spill August 17, 2020 By Omar Mohammed A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around...
Explainer: Assessing Liabilities from Massive Mauritius Oil Spill August 14, 2020 A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilling...
Australia Detains Cargo Ships for Alleged Labor Violations Related to COVID Lockdowns August 12, 2020 By Aaron Clark, Krystal Chia and Jinshan Hong Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent...