Ukraine Urges Marine Insurers to Withdraw Coverage for Russian Shipping Companies March 31, 2022 By Benjamin Robertson The Ukrainian government has asked international marine insurers to stop all dealings with shipping companies carrying Russian fossil fuels in...
UK’s Asset Freeze of Russian Shipping Firm Sovcomflot Causes Problems for Re/Insurers March 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Russia’s top shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF), already struggling to find berths to discharge cargoes, is facing fresh pressure after the...
Russia Dropped From World’s Top Association of Ship Certifiers as Sanctions Deepen March 14, 2022 The world’s top association of ship certifiers has withdrawn membership from the Russia Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) due to...
Norwegian Ship Certifier DNV Winds Down Russia Business March 11, 2022 Norway’s DNV, one of the world’s top ship certifiers, is winding down its Russia business and reviewing all existing contracts...
Top Ship Certifier Lloyd’s Register Withdraws Services to Russia March 11, 2022 Lloyd’s Register, one of the world’s top ship certifiers, is stopping services to Russia after sanctions were imposed on Moscow...
Burnt-Out Cargo Ship With Luxury Cars Sinks Off Portugal’s Azores March 1, 2022 LISBON — A burnt-out cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars, including Porsches and Bentleys, sank on Tuesday off the...
VW Fears Most of Its Cars on Cargo Ship ‘Felicity Ace’ Are Beyond Salvage February 26, 2022 By Monica Raymunt Volkswagen AG has lost hope that many of its roughly 4,000 vehicles aboard a cargo ship that caught fire last...
Fire on Massive Car Transport Ship, Felicity Ace, Is Likely Extinguished February 25, 2022 By L.S. Howard The fire on the cargo ship Felicity Ace, which had burned for more than a week, is likely extinguished and...
Fire on Car Transport Ship Felicity Ace Continues After One Week February 23, 2022 By Craig Trudell and Joao Lima The operator of Felicity Ace, the ship transporting thousands of Porsches, Lamborghinis and other Volkswagen AG vehicles, said Tuesday it...
Porsches and Lamborghinis Lost at Sea in Cargo-Ship Fire Could Cost $155 Million February 22, 2022 The cargo ship that caught fire last week carrying about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles could cost the automaker at least...