Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees for Safe Passage March 25, 2026 By Salma El Wardany, Fiona MacDonald, Ben Bartenstein and Samy Adghirni Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, another sign of Tehran’s...
Gulf Energy Industry Will Take Years to Recover From Iran War March 24, 2026 By Julian Lee and Paul Burkhardt It took just days for the Iran war to hobble oil fields, refineries and gas plants across the Persian Gulf,...
Chubb Outlines Structure of $20B Gulf Reinsurance Facility, Now Including Liability Cover March 23, 2026 By L.S. Howard Chubb outlined the structure of the new $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility, created to provide marine war risk insurance for...
Trump Puts Off Threat to Bomb Iran Power Grid; Iran Denies Talks Taking Place March 23, 2026 By Gram Slattery, Maayan Lubell and Alexander Cornwell U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given orders to postpone for five days the attacks he had...
Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz, Data Shows March 20, 2026 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a...
US Sending Marines and Amphibious Assault Ship to Middle East, Officials Say March 20, 2026 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jana Choukeir The U.S. military is deploying thousands of Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President Donald...
Lloyd’s CEO Says It’s Critical Mideast War Cover Stays Available March 19, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Alex Longley The Lloyd’s of London insurance market will continue to provide cover for vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz even...
India Offers Insurance Support as Small Exporters Face Cash-Flow Strain March 19, 2026 By Manoj Kumar and Shivangi Acharya Indian small and medium exporters are facing payment delays and cash鈥慺low stress as war鈥憆isk premiums and emergency surcharges drive freight...
Countries Propose Safe Corridor to Free 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Gulf March 19, 2026 By Jonathan Saul A proposal from the UN’s shipping agency on Wednesday calls for a safe maritime corridor to free some 20,000 seafarers...
Iran War Could Raise Exposures for Global Terrorism, Political Violence Underwriters March 18, 2026 By L.S. Howard The Iran war is likely to raise uncertainty in the global terrorism and political violence insurance markets, particularly in the...