Friday saw the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) slap sanctions on nine more shadow fleet vessels and their respective owners or management firms over their ties to Iran.
Today, the 27 EU member states formally adopted the regulation on phasing out Russian imports of both pipeline gas and liquified natural gas (LNG) into the EU.
As a US carrier strike group makes its way to the Gulf, a familiar foe to commercial shipping has reared its head for the first time in months.
Aries Marine Insurance Brokers was delighted to be a kit sponsor for the Premier League match between West Ham United and Nottingham Forest, held in London this week.
At their meeting on 5th November, the Board reviewed the latest Class 1 and Class 2 performance together with the Club’s mid-year financial position and agreed the approach to renewals for the 2025/2026 Policy Year.
The Board and Members’ Committee of the Club convened in Shanghai this week for a series of very productive meetings.
At the Board Meeting held in Seattle on 21 October 2025, the following developments were reported
At the half year stage, the Club reported a Combined Ratio of 99.6%, with an underwriting surplus of US$ 0.6m, compared with 95.8% and US$ 5.4m at the same stage of the prior year.
At its recent meeting in Frankfurt, Germany the Board of Directors of the Gard group1 agreed the premium policy for the 2026 policy year.
PRC Special Port Fees on US ships – China announces implementation measures including exemptions for Chinese-built and other ships.
