Shippers Rush for Hormuz Insurance After Truce Deal, Broker Says April 9, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Alex Longley Shipowners are placing “huge volume requests” for insurance cover as they look to transit the Strait of Hormuz following the...
US, Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire as Israel Escalates Parallel War in Lebanon April 8, 2026 By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily Relief over a truce between the United States and Iran gave way on Wednesday to alarm that fighting was still...
Shipowners Eye Hormuz Truce With 800 Vessels Still Trapped April 8, 2026 By Weilun Soon Shipowners are rushing to understand the fine print of a US-Iran ceasefire that could temporarily unblock the Strait of Hormuz...
India Plans Sovereign Guarantees for Insurers as Iran War Hikes Shipping Risks: Sources April 7, 2026 By Nikunj Ohri and Ashwin Manikandan India is planning sovereign guarantees to support insurers that provide cover for vessels traveling in the Persian Gulf, as the...
Airline Pilots Must Be Given Final Say on Flying in War Zones, Aviators’ Group Says April 7, 2026 By Allison Lampert Pilots must be given a “final and non-negotiable” say allowing them to refuse to fly over or within conflict zones...
US Doubles Hormuz Reinsurance Guarantees to $40 Billion With New Partners April 6, 2026 By Joe Deaux The US is doubling, to $40 billion, its commitment to provide reinsurance guarantees to ships willing to travel through the...
Trump Risks Confidence in US Role as Guardian of Global Shipping April 6, 2026 By Gerry Doyle, Peter Martin and Weilun Soon Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade...
Secret Codes and Yuan Fees Get Ships Through Iran’s Hormuz Tollbooth April 2, 2026 By Salma El Wardany, Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Serene Cheong In recent days, the operator of an oil tanker stuck in the Persian Gulf received a compelling proposal. After weeks...
Iranian Missile Hit Oil Tanker in Qatari Waters, Qatar Says April 1, 2026 An oil tanker leased to state-owned QatarEnergy was hit by an Iranian cruise missile on Wednesday in Qatari waters, the...
Viewpoint: How Will the Middle East War Affect the Insurance Sector? April 1, 2026 By Johannes Bender - S&P Global Ratings The recent escalation of the Middle East war introduces geopolitical instability with potential long-lasting effects on commodities, financing conditions, global...