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Capital and Risk, Insurance

Ukraine to Set Up $500M Insurance Fund for Cargo Ships Entering Ports

February 24, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Ukraine will offer compensation for possible damages to civilian vessels entering its ports, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Friday, as Kyiv tries to boost exports that are vital for its war-hit economy. Ukraine is a major producer and […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine Despite Moscow Exit From Deal; Insurance Cover Paused

October 31, 2022

Via: Insurance Journal

Ships brought grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger, despite suspending its participation in a U.N. program to safely export grain from the war zone. Air […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Exxon’s Russia Oil Output Collapsed After Rejection of Local Tanker Insurance: Sources

October 17, 2022

Via: Insurance Journal

Oil output at the giant Exxon-led Sakhalin-1 Russian Pacific project collapsed following the U.S. major’s refusal to accept local insurance for tankers after Western insurers pulled out due to sanctions, several industry sources told Reuters. Western insurers withdrew cover from […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Reuters: Russia’s State-Owned RNRC to Reinsure Russian Oil Shipments: Sources

June 10, 2022

Via: Insurance Journal

State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) is now the main reinsurer of Russian ships, including Sovcomflot’s fleet, after Western insurance firms withdrew cover for Russian shipowners, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Insurance is essential for maritime transport, […]


Activity, Insurance

Insurance for Middle East Oil Shipments Soars to More Than $500,000

June 25, 2019

Via: Insurance Journal

The cost of insuring Middle East oil shipments is soaring as tensions mount in a region responsible for about a third of all seaborne petroleum. So-called war risk premiums for a standard oil cargo from the Persian Gulf and the […]


Activity, Insurance

Insurance Rates for Crude Oil Tankers to Jump After Gulf Attacks

June 14, 2019

Via: Insurance Journal

Oil tanker owners are turning increasingly nervous about loading cargoes from the world’s largest export region for crude after the latest round of attacks on vessels. Both owners and the companies that charter their ships paused bookings on Thursday as […]