An Italian judge on Friday April 19th cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration in complicity with human traffickers. The case had been running for seven years. A pre-trial judge in Trapani, Sicily, said there were no grounds to proceed against any of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Save... The post Italian judge throws out seven-year-old case against migrant NGOs appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2023 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2024. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years, IMN is summarizing the results from all syndicates that have a notable marine interest, if they have provided some information on... The post Syndicate Results 2023 #17 Inigo 1301 appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

A 1,000-tonne hydraulic grab has arrived at the Baltimore Key Bridge to help in the extraction of the tangled debris that is currently embedded in the mud on the channel bottom. The Unified Command is targeting a full restoration of waterway access to and from Baltimore Port by the end of May. Salvage crews to... The post Newly-arrived large grab should accelerate Baltimore Channel clearance appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

The first moves of the legal disputes over who will pay for the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster, and how much, so far have followed a predictable course. First there was a filing by the shipowner to limit liability to $43.7m under the 1851 US shipping act (restricting liability limits to the value of... The post Baltimore City lawyers file cases against Dali owner and manager appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

General cargo ship Hayriye Ana (IMO 9557953) was in collision with container ship EF Olivia (IMO 9252735) during the morning of April 22nd when about 14nm from Capo Passero on the southeastern tip of Sicily, south of the ports of Syracuse and Catania. Both vessels were reported to have suffered minor damage. The hull of... The post Collision in Mediterranea near Sicily appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

New York’s just-passed State budget authorizes and funds a new Waterfront Commission to regulate and oversee the containerized cargo operations in the Port of New York. A joint commission between New York and New Jersey was disbanded a couple of years ago. The state’s budget deal sent to Governor Kathy Hochul for adoption includes a... The post New York approves new Port Commission appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said on Friday April 19th that it had failed to reach final contract agreements with the developers of three major offshore wind projects. The projects affected include Attentive Energy One, being developed by TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power and Corio Generation, Community Offshore Wind, backed by... The post New York fails to reach contracts with three major offshore wind farms appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

A report from UK inspection company Idwal has found that general cargo ships were the poorest on average when it came to looking after seafarers’ physical and mental well-being, while also noting that up to 13% of the global merchant fleet had no internet access on board. Idwal has launched a social impact report which... The post Report says general cargo ships the worst for seafarers well-being appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

The number of supertankers carrying crude oil to China rose in March to its highest level for nearly a year, according to Bloomberg. About 124 such vessels are signalling China as their next destination over the forthcoming three months – the highest level since late April 2023. China’s oil processing rose to the highest in... The post Marine round-up : 24th April 2024 appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more

A specialist group of workers is now removing from container ship Dali some shipping containers with goods inside that are defined as hazardous materials. The Dali was carrying nearly 4,700 containers when it struck Baltimore’s Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. Many containers need to be removed as the Unified Command tries to untangle the... The post More heavy lifting at Baltimore Port includes hazchem containers appeared first on Insurance Marine News ..read more