Europe Storms: Ships Collide Off Dutch Coast; Crew Evacuated February 1, 2022 By Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rescue helicopters evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless...
Expect More Shipping Chaos as Omicron Forces Transport Workers to Quit December 28, 2021 By K. Oanh Ha and Ann Koh From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure...
Insurance industry Joins Push to Decarbonize Global Shipping December 16, 2021 LONDON– Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the cutting of...
No Coverage Owed for $1.2 Million Loss Caused by Gold Coin Shipping Scam December 7, 2021 By Jim Sams A Dallas gold coins dealer cannot evade a fraudulent check exclusion in its insurance policy by putting the onus on...
Maersk Suspends Five Crew Members as it Investigates Alleged Sexual Assault October 14, 2021 COPENHAGEN — The world’s largest shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk has suspended five employees as part of an investigation into an...
Global Supply Disruptions Could Still Get Worse, Central Bankers Warn September 30, 2021 By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT –Supply constraints thwarting global economic growth could still get worse, keeping inflation elevated longer, even if the current spike...
As Ida Leaves Gulf, Analysts Foresee Modest Economic Damage August 31, 2021 By Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure...
Shipping Snags Prompt US Firms to Mull Retreat From China August 6, 2021 By Paul Wiseman WASHINGTON — Game maker Eric Poses last year created The Worst-Case Scenario Card Game, making a wry reference to the...
Global Supply Chains Buckle as Virus Variant and Disasters Strike July 28, 2021 By Jonathan Saul, Muyu Xu and Yilei Sun LONDON/BEIJING — A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South...
Explosive-Laden ‘Drone’ Boat Targets Saudi Port of Yanbu April 28, 2021 By Jon Gambrell and Isabel Debre DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A remotely piloted boat packed with explosives targeted the Saudi port of Yanbu in...