Oil & Gas
Methanol-Fuelled Ships: Underwriting the Fuel-System Change
Describe the actual fuel-system design, operating profile, approvals, supply arrangements and crew preparation, rather than changing only the vessel's fuel label.
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MARINE INSURANCE GUIDES & INSIGHTS
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Marine insurance guides, shipping risk insights and practical information for vessel owners, operators and cargo businesses.
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Oil & Gas
Ammonia Bunkering: Questions Ahead of the September 2026 IMO Seminar
IMO has scheduled a technical seminar on ammonia as marine fuel for 17 September 2026.
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Shipping Risk
Bunker Adjustment Factor: Separate Freight Fuel Costs from Insured Value
A bunker adjustment factor is a freight-pricing mechanism associated with fuel costs.
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Shipping Risk
Shipping Carbon Surcharges: Reconcile the Invoice with the Contract
A carrier's carbon-related surcharge is a contractual charge, not necessarily a single price prescribed for every shipment by a regulator.
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Claims
Cargo Misdelivery: Check Release Authority and Preserve the Handover Trail
Cargo misdelivery concerns delivery to a party not entitled to receive the goods under the applicable arrangement.
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Shipping Risk
Freight Forwarder Scams: Verify the Booking and the Payment Change
Verify changed payment instructions through an independently established contact channel before sending funds.
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Cargo
Abandoned Cargo: Control Storage Costs Without Losing the Evidence
Establish its location, condition, contractual parties and legal release status before deciding what to do.
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Claims
Cargo Claim Time Limits: Keep Notice, Suit and Policy Deadlines Separate
Track policy notification, carrier notice and the deadline for commencing appropriate legal proceedings separately.
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Oil & Gas
Delay in Start-Up Insurance: Connect Project Cargo Damage to Lost Revenue
Marine delay in start-up insurance can address agreed financial losses when an insured cargo event delays a project's commencement, subject to the wording.
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Cargo
Seafood Shipping Insurance: Separate Delay, Spoilage and Temperature Evidence
Separate delivery delay, evidence of physical deterioration and food-safety disposition.
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Cargo
Pharmaceutical Shipping Insurance: Product Release and Cargo Damage
A temperature excursion is evidence requiring investigation, not automatic proof that the product is unusable or that insurance responds.
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Cargo
Used Car Shipping Insurance: Photograph Condition Before Collection
Record the vehicle's identity, agreed valuation, existing condition, collection point and complete transport arrangement before it moves.
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Cargo
Lithium Battery Shipping by Sea: Evidence Before the Booking
Start with the battery's identity, chemistry, configuration, condition and manufacturer documentation, then obtain a competent assessment under the applicable sea-transport rules.
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Cargo
Dangerous Goods Declarations: Match the Paperwork to the Cargo
A dangerous goods declaration should accurately describe the consignment under the applicable transport rules and agree with the cargo, packaging and booking information.
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Compliance
ISPM 15 Wood Packaging: Avoid Treating a Mark as a Cargo Guarantee
An ISPM 15 mark relates to the phytosanitary treatment and identification of regulated wood packaging.
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Cargo
Container Condensation: Packing Records That Help Explain Wet Cargo
Establish where moisture came from, how the goods and packing were prepared, and what conditions they experienced during transit.
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Cargo
FCL vs LCL: Compare Cargo Handling, Consolidation and Claims Evidence
Compare the actual handling and custody chain, not only the freight price or the amount of container space purchased.
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Shipping Risk
Golden Week 2026 Shipping: Work Back from the Cargo-Ready Date
Work backwards from the goods' required delivery date through receiving capacity, sailing options, document cut-offs, inland collection and factory readiness.
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Compliance
Certificate of Origin: Trace the Evidence Behind a Shipping Claim
A certificate or other accepted proof of origin supports an origin claim under the applicable trade rules; it does not prove that goods are undamaged, properly insured or cleared for every destination.
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