All Marine Live articles
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Features
Spotlight on: bird flu and the risk it could spread to humans
The FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are urging countries to work together across sectors to prevent the spread of bird flu
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Case Studies
Case study: How Taprobane Seafood Group are using parametrics to protect against nat cats
A new and innovative parametric structure is allowing shrimp farms in Sri Lanka to protect themselves against multiple weather risks not covered by traditional insurance
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Analysis
Shipping threats are evolving - here’s what risk managers need to know
Shipping losses hit a record low in 2022, but a jump in fires, shadow tanker fleet and economic uncertainty pose new safety challenges
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Analysis
Inflation drives up cost of vessel, cargo repairs
The rising prices of steel, spare parts and labour are all factors in the increasing cost of hull repair and machinery breakdown claims
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Analysis
WTW launches ports and terminals risk forum
It is collaborating with the University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to develop an index of risk disruptors
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Analysis
AGCS: Bigger ships, bigger exposures
Suez Canal incident shows ever-increasing vessel sizes exacerbates marine and supply chain risks
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Analysis
Suez backlog presents further disruption
Brexit, the pandemic and recent Suez Canal blockage have brought into question lean manufacturing philosophies
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Headspace
Reducing risk from a changing ocean
Leaders from across the political, economic, environmental and risk sectors gathered in Bermuda in May for the first Ocean Risk Summit
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Analysis
Blockchain insurance buying tech unveiled for Maersk
The first blockchain marine insurance transaction, between shipping company AP Møller-Maersk and insurers MS Amlin and XL Catlin, was the topic of debate at an event in London today
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Analysis
Maritime sector faces cyber supply chain risk
Maersk’s costs from NotPetya and the prospect of more cyber-attacks like it raise concerns about cyber risk and resilience for shipping and maritime logistics firms. David Benyon reports
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Analysis
Maritime AI firm Windward adds ex BP boss to board
Marine analytics tech firm Windward has added former BP CEO Lord Browne to its board
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Analysis
Maritime firms fear cyber-attack supply chain breakdowns, XL Catlin warns
Cyber attacks like the NotPetya malware that struck Maersk are raising concerns about cyber risk and its effects on resilience, according to specialty insurer XL Catlin
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Analysis
Regulatory and cyber liability questions delaying unmanned ships
Doubts raised about the maritime sector’s readiness for unmanned vessels, in a study from Clyde & Co and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology
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Analysis
TT Club reports on marine freight claims trends
The freight insurer’s analysis of weather claims showed ships were better secured in ports, but containers and equipment were still being blown away, creating more claims
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Analysis
Cyber risk to hit the marine sector hard – AGCS
Without clear risk management and an airtight contingency plan, the shipping industry could face significant losses in vessels
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Analysis
How larger cargo ships are changing marine insurance needs
Cargo ships are getting larger, but so are the risks
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Analysis
What global marine businesses need to know to get the right cover
The risks of not having an international programme
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Analysis
New law marks milestone in Spanish maritime legislation
Legislation makes Spain one of the few countries in the world where the majority of maritime law is governed by a single statute