Insurance, Legal & Finance

Ayrshire, UK-based marine operator, Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd has further expanded its fleet of vessels and workforce following new funding from Clydesdale Bank. The package, which includes £10m of new support,…

Damage encountered in marine losses came into sharp focus recently when Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association), referred to as Braemar SA, welcomed an invited group of marine insurance professionals onto its specialist…

Prudential has been named as the cornerstone investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, making it the fifth UK insurance company set to invest over the next four years.

In the UK a number of coastal development projects require consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) as well as terrestrial planning permission from the local planning authority. However, thanks to a…

Henderson Insurance Brokers has set up a new marine division as the UK maritime and ports sector continues to grow. Building on the company’s existing marine client base, the new division is…

The Swedish Club has seen the successful conclusion of its latest Marine Insurance Course held in Gothenburg, with a packed programme of discussions, seminars and speeches from industry experts in marine insurance.

The UK P&I Club’s Pre-Employment Medical Examination Programme, a leading scheme for assessing the fitness of prospective seafarers, has just completed its 300,000th examination.

The UK’s Crown Estate has announced that law firm Bond Dickinson has been reappointed to its legal panel after the conclusion of a competitive tender process.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has received approval for the expansion project at Noatum’s facilities at the Spanish Port of Valencia.

State and port authorities have cut a financial deal which creates the groundwork for swift and much-needed quay expansion costing some €35m in the German Elbe port of Cuxhaven.

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, welcomed the foreign direct investment by Dubai’s DP World into London Gateway, while visiting the recently opened deepsea container port and Europe’s…

At the SMM Ship Finance Forum, just ahead of the SMM trade fair in Hamburg in September, experts will discuss the potential and prospects for new ship financing models.