war risk


Saturday, March 7, 2026
front altair oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman
News

Iran’s IRGC Challenges Trump To Have US Vessels Escort Tankers In Strait Of Hormuz

March 7(Reuters) – A spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards challenged U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy U.S. naval vessels to

March 7, 2026
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Friday, March 6, 2026
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Featured

Washington Moves to Break Hormuz Shipping Paralysis With $20B Maritime Insurance Plan

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping through the

March 6, 2026
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Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
Maritime Security

Maritime Insurance Premiums Surge as Iran Conflict Widens

As the conflict in the Gulf widens, maritime insurance premiums for war coverage are surging -- in some cases by more than 1000% -- dramatically driving up

March 6, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz
News

When the Underwriters Blinked: What the Hormuz Insurance Crisis Really Means

The viral social media post claimed Donald Trump had just "killed the British Empire" in a matter of minutes. The truth is simultaneously more complicated,

March 6, 2026
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Thermal targeting image showing a torpedo detonation alongside the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, with a large water plume rising from the explosion during a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean on March 4, 2026.
Incidents

Reinsurers Scrap War-Risk Cover After US Torpedoes Iranian Ship

London-based reinsurers are issuing seven-day cancellation notices on marine war-risk coverage after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka,

March 6, 2026
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz
News

Hormuz Crisis Triggers War-Risk Measures for Seafarers

The global shipping industry is raising urgent warnings about the safety of civilian seafarers as escalating conflict in the Middle East halts commercial

March 5, 2026
Total Views: 565

Tuesday, March 3, 2026
ships at anchor
News

Trump Orders Federal Insurance Backstop for Gulf Shipping, Signals Possible Navy Tanker Escorts

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has directed the U.S. government to provide political risk insurance and financial guarantees for maritime trade

March 3, 2026
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tanker underway at sea from the bridge
News

White House Weighs U.S. Backstop for Tanker Insurance Amid Gulf Shipping Crisis

President Donald Trump will review a set of policy options on Tuesday aimed at controlling energy prices during the escalating Middle East conflict,

March 3, 2026
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Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
Maritime Security

London Marine Insurers Expand Gulf High-Risk Zone as Mideast Conflict Escalates

London's marine insurance market has expanded the Gulf high-risk zone to include Bahrain, Djibouti, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar as the Middle East conflict

March 3, 2026
Total Views: 778

Monday, March 2, 2026
Oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz as marine insurers cancel war risk coverage for Gulf waters amid Iran conflict
Maritime Security

Ship War Risk Insurance Canceled After Iran Strikes

By Emily Chow and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Marine insurers are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge

March 2, 2026
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: People look at the oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, which was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard last week, as it is moored in the Moray Firth, off the coast of Scotland, Britain
News

Shadow Fleet Standoff Off Scotland Signals New Era of Sanctions Enforcement at Sea

The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, and its prolonged standoff off the coast of Scotland has become one of the most significant

January 28, 2026
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Thursday, July 10, 2025
EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
Shipping

War Risk Premiums Surge Amid Renewed Red Sea Attacks

The insurance cost of shipping goods through the Red Sea has more than doubled in recent days after Yemen's Houthis attacked and sank two ships, killing at

July 10, 2025
Total Views: 1462

Monday, July 7, 2025
Countless cargo ships in the strait of hormuz
Ports

ITF Calls for Warlike Operations Areas Designation for Strait of Hormuz

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has formally requested that the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, and Israeli ports be designated as

July 7, 2025
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Monday, June 23, 2025
Countless cargo ships in the strait of hormuz
Shipping

Middle East Conflict Drives Spike in War Risk Insurance Costs

 U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's reprisals have doubled the price of insuring shipments to the Middle East and the Gulf in the last week,

June 23, 2025
Total Views: 944

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Smoke rises at an impacted facility site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, at Haifa
Shipping

War Risk Premiums for Israel Surge as Conflict With Iran Escalates

War risk insurance premiums for shipments to Israel are as much as three times higher than a week ago as the war between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day,

June 17, 2025
Total Views: 1374

Friday, April 11, 2025
French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

BIMCO Updates War Risk Clauses Amid Red Sea Crisis and Global Maritime Threats

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association and one of the primary providers of standardized contracts and charter party agreements used in the

April 11, 2025
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