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People Moves: Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior U/W, Marine Cargo; GC&C Names Chubb’s Selff as Head of Underwriting Asia

Nov 22 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows. Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior...

Russian Missile Hits Fourth Cargo Ship in Ukraine This Month

Oct 15 2024 // A Russian missile hit a fourth cargo ship in Ukraine this month, as the Kremlin ramps up its attacks on Kyiv’s trade infrastructure.A grain storage facility at Odesa port was attacked on Monday, killing one person...

South Africa Races to Contain Oil Spill From Wrecked Cargo Ship

Jul 30 2024 // South Africa dispatched crews to contain an oil spill from a cargo vessel that ran aground earlier this month because of extreme weather conditions.Strong waves eroded the hull of the 125-meter (410-foot) MV Ultra Galaxy,...

Cargo Ship Sustains Damage After Houthi Attack in Gulf of Aden

Jul 19 2024 // A Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel was hit by Yemen’s Houthi missiles in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, forcing it to return to its last port of call to assess the damage.Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles...

Dali Cargo Ship Leaves Baltimore for Virginia, Nearly 3 Months After Bridge Collapse

Jun 26 2024 // The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to...

People Moves: AXIS Appoints Boulos and Ryan to Head US Ocean Marine

Jun 7 2024 // AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda, appointed Paul Boulos and Rob Ryan as heads of ocean marine.Boulos and Ryan will be responsible for building a suite of ocean marine-related products into...

Sentry Expands to Marine Cargo With Falvey Partnership

Jun 3 2024 // Sentry Insurance announced it has partnered with Falvey Insurance Group to offer admitted and non-admitted marine cargo capacity to Falvey’s broker partners.Falvey is a niche leading MGA offering several property and...

Markets/Coverages: Rokstone, Allianz Commercial Partner for $10M Marine Cargo Facility

May 21 2024 // Allianz Commercial and Rokstone, the Aventum Group’s international re/insurance MGA, announced a collaboration for a US$10 million facility to write marine cargo business worldwide with immediate effect.This broadens...

Newark Wants Cargo Ship Firefighters’ Deaths Handled Under Workers’ Compensation

May 2 2024 // The city of Newark is asking a federal court to dismiss negligence and wrongful death claims against it by the families of two firefighters who died last July while battling a fire on a cargo ship,The city maintains that...

US Investigators Interview Cargo Ship Personnel in Maryland Bridge Collapse

Apr 11 2024 // U.S. National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said at a Senate hearing Wednesday that investigators had conducted interviews with key cargo ship personnel in the investigation of the March 26 Baltimore...

Twenty Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Coast of Somalia, Security Firm Says

Mar 14 2024 // Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday.The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by...

China Cargo Ship Smashes Through Bridge Sending Vehicles Into River: Reports

Feb 22 2024 // A cargo ship slammed into a bridge in southern China, sending several vehicles tumbling into a river.Two people died and three others were missing after the accident Thursday in Guangzhou, state-run Global Times said on X,...

People Moves: Falvey Group Names Olsen to Marine Cargo

Feb 6 2024 // Falvey Insurance Group Names Olsen as Vice President, Marine Cargo Falvey Insurance Group, headquartered in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, named Jason Olsen as vice president, marine cargo. Olsen is based in Seattle,...

Mayday Call From Burning Cargo Ship Prompted Doomed Rescue Effort

Jan 17 2024 // The Grande Costa D’Avorio cargo ship was being loaded with 1,200 West Africa-bound cars at Port Newark last July when a deadly fire began. Dense black smoke limited visibility to about 3 feet, and the floor was so...

Worker Tells of Fleeing Burning Jeep on Cargo Ship Where 2 Firefighters Died

Jan 12 2024 // Gaven Puchinsky had been pushing vehicles onto a huge cargo ship in one of the nation’s busiest seaports when he heard a loud “clunking” noise that he believed came from the yellow Jeep Wrangler he was...

Because ‘Location’ Is Ambiguous in Marine Cargo Policy, Travelers Must Pay Fire Loss

Jan 8 2024 // A New York-based apparel company is entitled to its claim for the full $600,000 limit on its marine cargo insurance policy because the policy was ambiguous as to whether a warehouse fire that destroyed its goods was at an...

Georgia Awards $189M Bridge-Raising Contract to Allow Bigger Cargo Ships

Jan 5 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah`s towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo...

Storms Delay Search for Crew Missing After Turkish Cargo Ship Sinks in Black Sea

Nov 21 2023 // Severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday.The Turkish-flagged Kafkametler sank on...

Update: Rescuers Call Off Efforts to Find Missing Sailors After Cargo Ship Sinks

Oct 24 2023 // Rescuers abandoned efforts to find four missing sailors a day after a British cargo ship sank in the North Sea following a collision with a larger vessel.“Due to the numerous operational resources – ships and...

Maritime Industry Eyes Nuclear Power for Ships as Tech Advances; Insurers Are Wary

Sep 21 2023 // The maritime industry is exploring whether nuclear fuel can be used to power commercial ships as advancements in technology open up such options, industry officials said.Nevertheless, any possible nuclear fuel solutions...