Public sector insurance companies are providing USD 50-million cover to vessels importing crude oil from Iran to

Chairman of Iran Insurance Company Javad Sahamian said Tehran will provide insurance cover for any oil tanker 

TT Club has an established reputation for seeking to clarify the risks and liabilities involved in transportation

The UK P&I Club (the UK Club), one of the oldest shipping protection and indemnity insurance mutuals,

Insurance companies based in the EU are not allowed to provide cover for ships that carry Iranian cargo.

The American Club has issued an urgent alert to its members about the operation of oxy-acetylene equipment without flashback arrestors. This results from a recent casualty leading to a claim and through recent survey inspections – the club’s managers describe the use of such equipment without fitment of flashback arrestors as “extremely dangerous.” Members are encouraged to check that all such equipment on their vessels is being kept

The ‘A’ rated, 170 million GT North of England P&I club has achieved a ‘stable and positive’ result for the 2011/12 financial year despite challenging market conditions, according to chairman Pratap Shirke of Australian ship management group ASP. The club’s Management Report 2012 has just been published. Shirke confirms, ‘Against a background of difficult shipping market conditions, a volatile investment landscape and a trend

Faced with problems of its customers not being able to import oil due to lack of adequate insurance for ships,

A ransom up to $4 million was paid through Australian companies and insurers to Somali pirates who seized

South Korea plans to sidestep sanctions imposed against Iran by the European Union and will continue to

The North American Emission Control Area (ECA), designated under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) entered into force on 1 August 2012. It introduced stricter controls on emissions of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter for ships trading off the coasts of Canada, the United States and the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. However the ECA

Each time a vessel is nominated to a charterer and considered for lifting cargo at a terminal which requires the consent of an oil major, the oil major will "vet" the vessel. This may involve a physical inspection at which the inspector completes a Vessel Inspection Questionnaire and uploads this to the SIRE (Ship Inspection Report programme) System. If no inspection is required (because, for example, the ship has been inspected

To grow its business with brokers and clients throughout the Midwest, the Marine insurance operations of XL Group plc

Skuld Moscow is to act as an independent agent under the name “Omnia Insurance” With effect from 20 June

The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) in collaboration with the International Chamber of Shipping

In June 2012 the Club advised that the Paris and Tokyo MOUs on Port State Control (PSC) would be running

The International Group has issued an updated FAQs document dated 14 August 2012 covering the impact of EU

Those who know the shipping industry describe it as a sector full of strange people. It is also a sector where

The Managers are pleased to announce that preferential terms for Members have been agreed with maritime security experts Flag Victor to vet potential providers of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) against the criteria set out in IMO’s interim guidance to shipowners.IMO Guidance:Members

India’s top tanker companies have rejected its own government’s offer.The latest insurance news