War in Ukraine Puts Shipping’s Recovery in Jeopardy March 10, 2022 By K. Oanh Ha, Ann Koh, Devika Krishna Kumar and Verity Ratcliffe Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has the shipping industry bracing for new shocks to its labor force, which relies on...
COVID-19 Vaccination Rates of Seafarers a Threat to Marine Insurers August 4, 2021 By Tom Johansmeyer and Ted Gregory COVID-19 once again poses an intensifying threat to supply chain resilience. Marine reinsurers and insurers, in particular, should stay vigilant...
Rogue Captain’s Mid-Ocean Detour Tips Investors to Crisis at Sea February 2, 2021 By Alastair Marsh Terence Tsai started hearing about the growing labor crisis in shipping in a roundabout way. First, in March, an official...
Ship Insurers Primed to Raise Rates After Red Sea Attacks January 13, 2021 By Jonathan Saul LONDON — Insurers are set to raise the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Red Sea after...
Fidelity Leads $2 Trillion Investor Group Seeking Seafarer Aid January 13, 2021 By Alastair Marsh Investors managing more than $2 trillion of assets are calling on world leaders to address the “unfolding humanitarian crisis at...
What Happens When Tycoons Abandon Their Giant Cargo Ships December 18, 2020 By K Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
Viewpoint: With Sailors Stranded, Shippers Face a Hard Choice April 9, 2020 By Adam Minter Before the pandemic, 100,000 seafarers traveled in and out of the world’s ports every month. Some had spent weeks or...
Shipowners and Unions Raise Concerns at Casualty Reporting Failures April 22, 2013 By Denise Johnson Shipowners and seafarers’ unions have joined forces to express concern at flag states’ failure to submit maritime casualty reports as...