Two large wind sails developed by BAR Technologies to be retrofitted to five-year-old kamsarmax. A Mitsubishi Corp bulk carrier will be the first ship fitted with BAR Technologies’ WindWings wind sail technology under tests agreed with charterer Cargill. The 80,962-dwt…
Brokers expect short-term bounce after the latest plunge in volatile sector VLGC rates have slumped 30% after propane arbitrage deals proved unworkable between the US Gulf and Asia. The Baltic Exchange's index of spot rates from the Middle East to…
RRussia's state-run Sovcomflot has insured all its cargo ships with Russian insurers and the cover meets international rules, the chief executive said, after Western insurers withdrew cover. Western insurers halted insurance cover for Russia's biggest shipping group when Sovcomflot was…
Latest ruling in 20-year legal battle over environmental disaster goes against the insurer A European Union court has upheld a Spanish court ruling that the London P&I Club must meet $1bn in claims related to the 2002 sinking of the…
During the Annual General Meeting held on 27th May 2022, the Club’s Directors approved North’s financial statements for the financial year that ended on 20th February 2022. The club remains financially strong and has reported a premium growth of 5.6%…
Small craft P&I insurer, Carina, acquired by MECO at the end of 2018, is being rebranded to Aurora, effective July 1st 2022. At this time Munich Re Group will become the underwriters of Aurora, with MECO Group operating as managers…
The scourge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) and along the West African coastline is well known. Until last week, pirates who kidnapped vessels and crew for ransom would likely have been charged with terrorism offences by the…
A return of state insurance in Russia looks likely as a result of new EU rules on the insurance of Russian oil cargoes. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian security council, said on June 6th that “this problem can…
Shippers of Russian crude have been resorting to unusual methods to move cargoes over longer distances to new customers, reports Bloomberg. The most recent example was a ship-to-ship transfer in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Aframax tanker Zhen I…
The likely insurance ban that both the UK and the European Union are looking to put on any tankers carrying Russian oil anywhere in the world is expected to create a huge further shake-up in tanker fortunes. The insurance ban…
