Confidence in shipping risk management falls in last year

Confidence in the ability of sound risk management to contribute to commercial success in the shipping industry...

Saudi shakeup could put the geopolitical risk premium back in oil prices: Analyst

Saudi Arabia’s newly named Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is unlikely to make changes to oil production...

ECB Sees Trump Administration as Key Risk to Global Economy

The European Central Bank cited the government of U.S. President Donald Trump as a key reason why the risks to...

Switch to Cleaner Fuels Could Lower Risk for Arctic Shipping: Report

A report published today by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Alternatives to heavy fuel oil use in the Arctic

Surge in Shipping Risk Coverage Widens NordLB’s Loss

As a result of a huge increase in the risk provisioning for ship financing, German shipping bank Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB) closed the financial year 2016 with a loss of EUR 1.9 billion (USD 2.02 billion).

Euro Trading Calm Belies Risk of Lehman-Like Volatility Spikes

A look at the euro’s intraday swings suggests traders are having it easy. Well, look again.

Insurer appetite for Iran crude risk to remain low

Banks, reinsurers and financial institutions have a much lower appetite for risk with regards to crude oil shipping from Iran than in the pre-sanctions era and this will not change in the near future, according to Mike Salthouse, deputy global claims dire