Black Sea war risk zone widened as attacks on shipping intensify
- Joint War Committee extends Black Sea war risk reporting requirements beyond Russian and Ukrainian coastal waters to the entire basin
- Move follows a sharp escalation in attacks on merchant vessels, ports and energy infrastructure, with more than 50 seafarer deaths reported since the invasion
- IMO warns conflicts are increasingly being used as a pretext to target commercial shipping, citing 80 verified attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz this year
The Lloyd’s market has expanded Black Sea war risk reporting requirements to cover the entire basin as attacks on merchant shipping, ports and energy infrastructure intensify, prompting fresh warnings from the International Maritime Organization over rising seafarer casualties
