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MARINE INSURANCE GUIDES & INSIGHTS

Knowledge for the voyage ahead.

Marine insurance guides, shipping risk insights and practical information for vessel owners, operators and cargo businesses.

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War Risk

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Update: Read Carrier Notices by Booking

Read a Hormuz update by carrier, cargo type, booking status, location and publication date.

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War Risk

Cape of Good Hope Shipping Route: Recheck the Cargo Journey

A Cape routing can change transit duration, ports, handling stages, fuel-related costs and delivery planning.

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War Risk

Red Sea Shipping News: What the 10 September Reports Mean for Enquiries

Use verified, dated reporting as a reason to reassess affected bookings, not as proof that every service is suspended or every policy has changed.

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Shipping Risk

Peak Season Surcharge: Read the Dates and Scope Before Booking

Read the surcharge's origin and destination scope, equipment basis, effective date and applicable price-calculation rule.

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Shipping Risk

Blank Sailings and Rolled Cargo: A Booking Recovery Checklist

Confirm whether the sailing was cancelled, a port call was omitted or your particular booking was moved to another voyage.

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Cargo

Port Congestion: Separate Late Delivery from Insured Cargo Damage

Port congestion alone does not establish an insured loss.

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Shipping Risk

Demurrage vs Detention: Check the Clock Before Disputing a Bill

In container shipping, demurrage commonly concerns equipment remaining within a terminal beyond agreed free time, while detention commonly concerns equipment retained outside it.

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Cargo

Container Tracking: What to Check When Updates Stop

First confirm the container number, booking reference and last recorded event with the carrier or contracted forwarder.

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Shipping Risk

Ocean Freight Rates Today: Turn an Index into a Shipment Budget

Use an ocean freight index as a market reference, then obtain a shipment-specific quotation with the same route, equipment, service scope and validity period.

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Shipping Risk

Shipping News, 10 September 2026: A Practical Risk Brief

Shipping decisions currently need to connect route disruption, peak-season capacity and documentation readiness.

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War Risk

Suez Canal Marine Insurance: Transit, Delay and Deviation Questions

Assess the vessel, voyage, cargo and relevant contractual interests under the actual hull, P&I, cargo and any interruption policies.

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War Risk

Bab el-Mandeb War Risk Insurance: A Transit Decision File

Provide vessel identity, ownership and management, flag, cargo, route, intended entry and exit times, recent trading history and security arrangements.

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Hull & Machinery

Laid Up Vessel Insurance: Preservation and Reactivation Conditions

Laid-up vessel insurance should reflect the location, duration, manning, preservation, inspections and permitted activities during inactivity.

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P&I

Wreck Removal Insurance: Liability, Certificates and Limits

Wreck removal insurance concerns agreed liabilities or expenses associated with locating, marking or removing a wreck, according to the applicable cover.

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Claims

Salvage Charges and Marine Insurance: Separate the Payment Duties

Salvage concerns services to property in maritime danger under the applicable law and agreement.

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Claims

General Average and Marine Insurance: Cargo Release Checklist

General average concerns the sharing of qualifying sacrifices and expenses made for the common safety of a maritime adventure.

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War Risk

Marine Kidnap and Ransom Insurance: Cover and Response Boundaries

Marine kidnap and ransom insurance concerns agreed kidnapping, detention, extortion or related events and specified response expenses, according to the policy.

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