Insurance

China

Houthi attacks boost insurance rates, ship traffic not yet affected

Alexa Laguna - July 10, 2025

Marine insurance premiums for Red Sea transits have increased significantly after renewed Houthi attacks resulted in casualties, even as ship traffic via the Bab...

Companies

Geopolitics reshapes tanker trade in the Middle East

Sophie Becker - July 10, 2025

Security threats, sanctions and strategy define the region’s evolving tanker operations No other region exerts such a concentrated influence on tanker operations as the Middle...

China

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Guangdong Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

wpoadmin - July 10, 2025

On the morning of July 8, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co., Ltd. (referred to as "COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers") and the Guangdong Branch of...

China

China unveils new steps to aid employment amid trade tensions

Alexa Laguna - July 10, 2025

China unveiled new measures on Wednesday to stabilise employment, including expanded social insurance subsidies, special loans, and targeted support for young people looking for...

Insurance

Let’s increase safety at sea and avoid catastrophic ship fires

Alexa Laguna - July 9, 2025

Every year we unfortunately see many ship fires with disastrous consequences. Cargo, ships and, in the worst cases, human lives are lost, and fires...

Brazil

Tariffs, Tensions, and Tonnemiles: A Resilient H1 for VLCC Freight

Alexa Laguna - July 9, 2025

The return of OPEC+ voluntary production cuts also played a role in market dynamics. While headline figures point to rising output, much of this...

Denmark

Strained by War, the Russian Navy is a Shadow of its Former Self

Priya Anika Rajan - July 9, 2025

Russia’s Navy is facing huge pressures, primarily as a byproduct of President Putin’s over-ambitious attempts to claim great power status. The most obvious pinch-point is...

Greece

TMS attributes Vilamoura blast to ‘unidentified explosive device’ as maritime incidents mount

Sophie Becker - July 9, 2025

George Economou-led TMS Tankers has reported its tanker Vilamoura was struck by an “unidentified explosive device,” amid a series of mysterious incidents involving vessels...

Energy

Energy and insurance industries must move from ‘payout to partnership’

Carlos Martinez - July 9, 2025

According to speakers at the Energy Insurance London event on July 3, 2025, the global energy and insurance industries must collaborate to reduce claim...

China

Investors shore up defences against another August market rout

Alexa Laguna - July 8, 2025

Big investors are preparing for the normally thinly-traded months ahead with even more caution than usual as risks of oil price volatility or fresh...

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