Insurance and vessels not available for Iran-bound cargo amid Middle East conflict, India’s basmati rice shipments to Iran stuck at ports

Insurance and vessels not available for Iran-bound cargo amid Middle East conflict, India’s basmati rice shipments to Iran stuck at ports

The shipments are primarily held up at Kandla and Mundra ports in Gujarat, with neither vessels nor insurance available for Iran-bound cargo due to the Middle East conflict, said president Satish Goyal New Delhi: Around 1,00,000 tonnes of basmati rice destined for...
Nuclear-powered ships may reshape trade with cleaner, faster transport, to pose problems for insurance

Nuclear-powered ships may reshape trade with cleaner, faster transport, to pose problems for insurance

Commercial insurance companies won’t provide coverage for ship that runs on fission because the potential cost of a nuclear accident is simply too high. Without insurance, few civilian ports would allow a nuclear-powered cargo ship to dock The commercial shipping...