Israel War Risk Ship Insurance Costs Soar After Iranian Attacks, Sources Say June 17, 2025 By Jonathan Saul War risk insurance premiums for shipments to Israel are as much as three times higher than a week ago as...
Ships Warned to Avoid Red Sea, Log Hormuz Voyages After Israel Hits Iran June 13, 2025 By Jonathan Saul, Yannis Souliotis and Renee Maltezou Merchant shipping is continuing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite Israel’s large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday, the...
Burning Cargo Ship Carrying 3,000 Vehicles Abandoned Off Alaska June 4, 2025 By Jonathan Saul The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of...
Update: UN Shipping Agency Strikes Deal on Fuel Emissions, CO2 Fees April 11, 2025 By Enes Tunagur, Kate Abnett and Jonathan Saul Countries at the U.N. shipping agency struck a deal on Friday on a global fuel emissions standard for the maritime...
Unexplained Ship Collision off UK Coast Triggers Race for Clues March 12, 2025 By Jonathan Saul A collision involving a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military and a container ship off Britain’s coast is...
Red Sea Trade Route to Remain too Risky Even After Gaza Ceasefire: Industry Executives January 20, 2025 By Jonathan Saul and Helen Reid Companies transporting their products around the world are not ready to return to the Red Sea trade route in the...
Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Ports Push Up Insurance Rates: Market Sources October 10, 2024 By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Saul A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels has led to a jump...
Houthis Warn Shipowners in New Phase of Red Sea Campaign: Prepare to Be Attacked October 3, 2024 By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an...
Red Sea Insurance Nearly Doubles After Attacked Oil Tanker Appears to Be Leaking Oil August 28, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Mohammed Ghobari The cost of insurance for ships sailing through the Red Sea has nearly doubled after Yemen’s Houthis attacked a tanker...
Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks August 12, 2024 By Pavel Polityuk, Jonathan Saul and Tom Balmforth Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has...