The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has, today, released its 2026 analysis of the global marine insurance market – the IUMI “Stats Report”. This annual document reports on the state of the marine insurance sector within the framework of …
The car carrier business is rapidly growing with China, once again, at the center of this. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “China’s rapidly expanding automotive exports have emerged as a key driver of the Pure Car and…
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Seafarer happiness has fallen for a third consecutive quarter, according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI), published by The Mission to Seafarers with Inmarsat and Idwal. The Q3 2026 score of 6.81/10 is down from 6.87 in Q2 and 7.26 at the …
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Shipowners and operators need to maintain close checks on fuel quality following a series of off-specification alerts at major bunkering ports, advises German testing specialist CM Technologies (CMT), warning that contaminated or unstable fuels can res…
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The diesel trade seems to be somewhat reopening, with Russian volumes starting to make their way across the Atlantic, but complications remain, with availability more than limited. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “the Trump adm…
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