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Lloyd’s Europe avoids payout after scrap dealer fails to declare multiple past cargo fires
Decisions spells out meaning of duty of fair presentation under Insurance Act 2015
Black Sea shipping attacks see hull war premiums surge
Greek shipowner in court battle with Berkshire Hathaway and slew of big-name Lloyd’s syndicates over Ukraine claim
Greek owners warn Brussels ETS tweaks fall short
European Commission has failed to ‘fully grasp’ what is needed to sustain competitive European shipping industry, the Union of Greek Shipowners said
Why shipowners don’t need to find the smoking gun on sanctions compliance
Yes, you can refuse voyage orders if you have genuine suspicions about your counterparty
The Week in Charts: The rise and fall of Gabon’s shadow fleet ship register | SCFI falls again as peak season appears to have peaked
Lloyd’s List’s weekly showing of the data and figures behind our news, analysis and markets coverage
The rise and fall of Gabon’s shadow fleet ship register
Gabon has severed ties with sanctioned ship registry operator Intershipping Services, ending the relationship that briefly turned the west African state into one of the shadow fleet’s fastest-growing flags and a favoured haven for vessels linked to Russian oil trades
Brussels proposes extending ETS to smaller ships, reserves billions for green shipping
The European Commission’s plan to overhaul the Emissions Trading System from 2030 would earmark billions for shipping decarbonisation and include more neighbouring ports to stop evasive calls
Trial of Smyrtos master set to become test case for criminalisation of shadow fleet seafarers
The UK’s prosecution of Ajay Pant, captain of the seized shadow fleet tanker Smyrtos, is shaping up to become a landmark sanctions case that could test whether individual seafarers can be held criminally liable for their role in Russia’s shadow fleet operations. David Hammond, founder and executive director of Human Rights at Sea International attended Southwark Crown Court as an independent observer, and reports on the case for Lloyds List
MSC wants voyages with EU transhipment calls exempted from ETS
Mediterranean Shipping Co is pushing for EU ETS exemptions for its containerships’ transhipment calls at EU ports, as pressure grows to weaken the green regulation in its ongoing revision
Industry waits to see what Brussels has in store for the EU ETS
How much money will be raised, how it will be spent, and how to maintain a level playing field are the biggest points of contention as the ETS revision draws closer
LNG charter rate calculations are ‘one-way bet’, judge tells Tsakos
Greek shipowner’s plea for moral fairness from Trafigura rejected by Commercial Court
Stateless ships seek quick flag changes before entering European waters
European efforts to detain stateless shadow fleet tankers are prompting sanctioned vessels to scramble for new registrations before entering EU waters, shifting activity into obscure flag states and triggering a diplomatic backlash from Russia
Court of Appeal upholds decision in forged war risk policy case
Lloyd’s Europe must pay out on mortgagee interest insurance policy after lenders hoodwinked
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