Topic
Marine insurance
Every Vessel Hunter story on Marine insurance: 7 stories, from 27 August 2026 to 26 September 2026. Newest: "Maritime Briefing of 26 September 2026". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Maritime Briefing of 26 September 2026
A seafarer killed on the Cape Dao in Hormuz, salvage begins on the Caroline Bezengi, Onex's five VLCCs, Navios at HJ Shipbuilding, and Ima gas for Nigeria LNG.
Maritime Briefing of 24 September 2026
Washington extends blocking measures to shipowners, insurers and ports; Chinese yards take 82% of first-half contracting; and the June Aster death toll reaches 77.
US Sanctions the Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Hormuz Transit Fees
OFAC has sanctioned BitBank, the cryptocurrency exchange used to process payments to the IRGC-linked HormuzSafe scheme that charges commercial vessels for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Dali Becomes the Largest Single Loss in P&I Market History
Reserves on the Dali casualty now exceed $2.8bn, passing the 2012 Costa Concordia by more than $1bn and pushing the claim into a layer of the International Group's structure never tested at this scale.
Iran's Hormuz Blacklist Reaches 77 Ships and Now Warns Insurers and Class Societies
Iran's self-declared Persian Gulf Strait Authority has taken its Strait of Hormuz blacklist to 77 named ships and warned insurers, P&I clubs and classification societies to stop servicing them.
Seaspan Becomes First Foreign Owner to Pay P&I Calls in Renminbi
Seaspan has become the first overseas shipowner to settle protection and indemnity calls with China P&I Club in renminbi, covering two 14,000 teu newbuildings.
Swedish Club Lifts First-Half Underwriting Result to $3.6m
The Swedish Club reported a first-half underwriting result of $3.6m and a combined ratio of 96%, with free reserves standing at $282m at the end of June.
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