Shipping Loss Total Tumbles

01 Mar 2007

There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of total losses of merchant ships since the year 2000.  

Owners Beware of Inadvertent Pollution

01 Mar 2007

The recent bad weather in which ‘MSC Napoli’ was grounded in Lyme Bay UK has caused more than the usual headaches for port authorities trying to ensure that vessels do not pollute or become contaminated by pollution.  

Insurers Advise on Floating Box Risk

01 Mar 2007

The recent and ongoing loss of containers from the grounded ‘MSC Napoli’ has drawn attention to the risk of hitting semi-submerged objects, (containers included) in most oceans.