‘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

Car carrier is declared a constructive total loss following a fire on board the vessel last month at the Port of Jacksonville. The vessel was on charter from Ocean Yield

Slavery ‘is real and present in all societies and we want to do our part to root it out,’ says Fidelis

‘We are able to go to other industry organisations and say, we’re not North, we’re not Gard, we’re not UK Club, we are the International Group. When that’s said, people listen a little bit more,’ argues Nick Shaw

‘Claims have cost about 2% more with claims inflation, and if you don’t keep abreast with that, you will have less premium adequacy,’ argues Lars Rhodin

London P&I Club anounces operating surplus and an increase in free reserves over the past financial year 

Predecessor leaves to pursue other interests

No serious damage to vessel structure or pollution reported, but personal injury claims could be substantial once liability is established

The draft comes as figures show more than 170 seafarers perished on board ships in the past decade. RightShip’s standard is not the only project under development, although it is closest to fruition

The eight vessels have been tracked shipping liquefied petroleum gas to China and India during the past year. Five under investigation have reflagged to Panama after being deregistered by Liberia

Building a picture of fleet risk and vessel behaviour is important not only to the insurance industry and underwriters, but also to legislators, charterers, shippers, traders and the trade finance community