Container Shipping Giant Maersk Speeds Up Decarbonization Target by a Decade January 14, 2022 COPENHAGEN – Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk now plans to achieve net zero emissions in its business by 2040, a...
Leading Marine Re/Insurers Join Push to Decarbonize Global Shipping December 15, 2021 Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the cutting of carbon...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Industry Risk Forum for Ports and Terminals December 2, 2021 Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of a dedicated risk forum for the ports and terminals industry. With...
Fertilizer-Maker Yara to Debut World’s 1st Autonomous Electric Container Ship November 22, 2021 By Victoria Klesty OSLO – The world’s first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate...
Shipping Firms in Crosshairs as Investors, Insurers Shun Coal November 12, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crosshairs of some financial backers who are cleaning up their...
Vietnam Negotiates With Iran for Release of Seized Oil Tanker November 5, 2021 By Hau Dinh HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam was seeking more information Thursday about a Vietnamese oil tanker that was seized at gunpoint...
Giant Container Ship, Which Blocked the Suez in March, Again Crosses the Canal August 23, 2021 ISMAILIA, Egypt – The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed...
Ever Given Container Ship Resumes Trip to Rotterdam After 112 Days in Egypt’s Waters July 13, 2021 The Ever Given container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal in March left Egyptian waters at 4 a.m. local...
Ever Given Container Ship Resumes Journey from Suez, 106 Days After Getting Stuck July 7, 2021 By Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt – The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, resumed its journey and left the Suez...
MGA Rokstone Launches US$18M Marine Cargo Facility, Hiring Lloyd’s Veteran Birchard July 6, 2021 Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a US$18 million global facultative general marine cargo facility....