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by Richard Kamppari Baker, Claims Director, World Insurance Whilst many forwarders might not view Sudan as their main shipping route, as with any conflict, there will be a knock-on...

Food and beverage products coming into ports or warehouses have become the top targets for freight theft in 2023, overpassing household goods and electronics as the previously most stolen...

According to recent data compiled by Bloomberg, Russia is relying on Western insurers to cover more than half of the tanker fleet that exports its oil.  The Group of...

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has voiced its opposition to the Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act, introduced the week of 27 March. Among other key points, the proposed legislation would...

Container Shipping: Nearly all major container shipping lines suspended service to Russian ports shortly after the war broke out and have not returned. Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC), the world’s...

In an ongoing effort designed to expand capacity and enhance navigation safety in the Suez Canal, a new record has been set for the number of transits through the...

By Richard Kamppari Baker, Claims Director, World Insurance Services, Inc. During any economic downturn, cases for uncleared and/or abandoned cargo rise substantially. In the 2008 recession, cases of uncleared cargo rose...

According to data from container logistics platform Container xChange, pickup charges from China to Europe Med for 40-ft-high cube boxes increased 9.7% from week 1 to week 5 in...