U.S. Sues Ship Owner, Operator Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse September 18, 2024 By Chris Strohm The U.S. sued the owner and the operator of a Singapore-flagged ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge in March,...
Insurers Say Dark Fleet Oil Tankers Pose a Major Claims Risk September 17, 2024 By Alex Longley Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned producers...
Cargo Theft Increases Heading into Labor Day Holiday, Report Shows August 30, 2024 While workers are taking a break to celebrate a holiday that honors labor, crooks will be laboring to take advantage...
The White House Wants $4B to Rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore And Respond to Other Disasters July 1, 2024 By Seung Min Kim The White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse...
Insurer Chubb Prepares to Pay $350M in Baltimore Bridge Collapse May 2, 2024 By Niket Nishant Chubb, the insurer of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed in March, is preparing to make a $350 million...
Bridge Disaster in Baltimore Gets FBI Criminal Investigation April 15, 2024 By Chris Strohm The US has opened a criminal investigation into what occurred on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore’s Francis...
US Eyeing Ship’s Electrical System After Baltimore Bridge Crash April 11, 2024 By Ari Natter Federal investigators looking into what caused a ship to crash into a vital Baltimore bridge last month are honing in...
Ship Owner in Bridge Collapse Seeks to Limit Its Liability April 2, 2024 By Ethan M Steinberg and Chris Dolmetsch The owner of the ship that rammed into a bridge in Baltimore last week, killing six workers and throwing the...
Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo April 1, 2024 By Brendan Murray Ports along the US East Coast are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists...
Risk Reigns in Ocean Shipping, Industry and Economic Experts Say March 6, 2024 By Lisa Baertlein Risk is the “new normal” for the global ocean shipping industry that handles 80% of global trade as pressure from...