Containing oil spills may be impossible in Middle East war zone, experts warn
Steamship Mutual and ITOPF call for safety drills and heightened watchkeeping to limit potential damage
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Wavelength podcast: Ceasefire confusion in the Middle East
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China and India crack down on substandard shadow fleet ships
Detention rates up sharply for sanctioned vessels with Asian oil-buying nations taking the lead
Conflict and sanctions threaten global shipping order, warns world’s largest marine insurer
Gard’s Rolf Thore Roppestad says shipping needs to fight its corner in a turbulent world
Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission
Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University mapp…
Ambitious shipowners urged not to neglect crew in fleet-building race
Skuld CEO Stale Hansen says investors recognise that seafarers are crucial to protecting valuable assets
Marine insurance giants digest ceasefire ‘rollercoaster’ as heightened risk remains in Gulf
Questions remain over Iranian toll proposals, reparations and other key issues amid two-week pause
Clyde & Co ordered to pay costs over alleged fake collision case
The crew of an aframax tanker denied hitting a Vietnamese fishing boat in 2019
Second Star Bulk vessel crosses Hormuz Strait in rare passage of US-listed ship
Iran does not take a dogmatic approach in the vessels it allows to escape the world’s largest blind alley
Delayed US-backed insurance plan for Strait of Hormuz to start ‘soon’, organiser claims
Details of who can apply for war risks cover through global chokepoint remain unclear