The marine insurance industry continues to navigate uncertain waters in 2025.

At least three seafarers dead in Houthi attack on bulker True Confidence

At least three seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on the 2011-built Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence and others have reportedly suffered serious burns. These are the first seafarer fatalities

Sergei Kotov

VIDEO: Ukraine takes out Black Sea fleet ship Sergei Kotov

In another bad week for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for its former commander — and video has appeared on YouTube showing the sinking

GAO report looks at MARAD sfinancial assistance programs.

GAO: USCG needs to act further on sexual assault and harassment

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that while the U.S. Coast Guard has taken actions to address sexual assault and harassment (SASH) it has not developed a plan

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Bearing brings maritime AI to bear on EU ETS compliance

Palo Alto, Calif., headquartered maritime AI (artificial intelligence) solutions provider Bearing AI has launched an update to its Fleet Deployment Optimizer (FDO) solution that is designed to help shipping companies manage their

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Philip Shapiro announces generational change in Liberty Maritime leadership

Successions aren’t always as fraught as in some TV drama series and a new generation is taking the helm at Lake Success, N.Y, headquartered Liberty Maritime Corporation, which operates a fleet of

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB: Speed a factor in a costly collision between a Z-drive tugboat and a VLCC

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a January 22, 2023 incident in which the azimuthing stern drive, or Z-drive, tugboat Mark E Kuebler, owned by Bay-Houston Towing Co.

Chartered by Airbus, LDA ship Ville de Bordeaux has now been retrofitted with bound4blue suction sails

Airbus ship heads for Mobile, powered by suction sails

The decision by Airbus and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) to install Norsepower rotorsails on their three next-generation newbuilds is just one part of the story on how the two are looking to

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MSC containership struck by Houthi missile

An MSC containership has become the latest vessel to be damaged in a Houthi attack. U.K. Maritime Trade Operations today issued a report at 1500 UTC on an incident 91 nautical miles

John Doyle comments on expanding Unity Ukrrain war risk insurance

Unity Ukraine war risk insurance now covers all non-military cargo

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) has announced a major expansion of its Unity Ukraine war risk insurance facility. Launched in November 2023 to support Ukrainian exports of grain and other critical food supplies

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Bio-UV Group cuts ribbon on new Bio-Sea BWTS training facility

With most ships now compliant with IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention in that they have now installed an approved system, ballast water treatment system (BWTS) manufacturers are focusing on the aftersales market

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