The outlooks, forecasts and predictions for 2020 which were compiled at the end of last year now look like they were made in another age and on another planet. So what has the remainder of this most unusual year got in store for the industry?

AIS switch-offs and STS are entirely legitimate. Masters of vessels from countries antagonistic to NATO cannot be expected to report suspicious activity to the western military alliance

International Group’s only Asian member may have seen claims experience deteriorate, brokers believe

Big gains in free reserves pulled back half of last year’s losses

Fewer sailings and slow steaming should mean fewer claims, but drill down and the picture is far more complicated

Fewer sailings and slow steaming should mean fewer claims, but drill down and the picture is far complicated than that

‘We know from past downturns that crew and maintenance budgets are among the first areas that can be cut. It is crucial that safety and maintenance standards are not impacted by any downturn’ — Rahul Khanna

American Club elevates Dorothea Ioannou to deputy chief operating officer. Club’s managing outfit also appoints Molly McCafferty claims director for the Americas

The American Club and American Bureau of Shipping subsidiary ABS Consulting are to work together on cyber security for the marine mutual’s members

The wholly owned unit of American P&I Club said it posted a 52% increase in gross written premiums in the first six months

‘We don’t think reinventing the wheel and trying to compete in established sectors of the market is the way to go’— Tom Bowsher

‘Most shipowners have long since decided that Iran is an area they don’t want to be involved in. And if the trade is sanctionable or unlawful, we’re not going to go anywhere near it, either,’ says P&I lawyer