Tag: maritime claims

The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) has released its 2024 hull trends from the Nordic Marine Insurance Statistics (NoMIS).

The American Club has issued an alert on 29 October regarding the prevention of claims during transit in the Suez Canal.

During the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)'s 150th annual conference in Berlin, Ilias Tsakiris, General Manager of American Club Europe, CEO of Hellenic Hull, and Chair of IUMI’s Ocean Hull Committee, examined the continuing growth of global ocean hull premiums, which rose by 7.6% in 2023, reaching USD 9.2 billion.

Gard P&I Club has issued its 2024 Crew Claims Report to provide an analysis of key statistics and trends from crew claims observed over the past five years.

As the quality of bunker fuel continues to be a source of concern to shipowners and charterers, the UK Defence Club has published a guide with important procedures that should be adopted in order to reduce the chances of fuel-related engine damage. 

The American Club & Eagle Ocean Marine recently hosted in Piraeus a Loss Prevention & Claims seminar which looked at both the technical and legal aspects of bunker contamination claims, explains Andrew Dyer, Regional Claims Director EMEA - SVP, The American P&I Club & Global Claims Eagle Ocean Marine.

Gard P&I Club has published an article to inform interested parties of off-specification bunker claims and present mitigation measures against the phenomenon. 

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released its 2023 analysis of the global marine insurance market, which finds that in 2022 there an 8.3% uplift compared to 2021, regarding global marine insurance premiums. 

Ansuman Ghosh, Director of Risk Assessment, UK P&I Club highlights how mould, self-heating, wet damage and heat damage can affect the quality of soybeans during transportation and discusses possible mitigation methods. 

As the American Club informs, silver nitrate testing for the presence of sodium chloride (salt) in cargo holds prior to loading is an important practice to prevent claims for damage to steel cargoes.