The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) brought shipowners, charterers, insurers and service providers together in Athens to tackle a growing issue in dry bulk shipping - How ship-to-ship (STS) transfers are actually carried out.
Most rated insurers in the GCC are expected to remain broadly stable in the short-to-medium term, as they have sufficiently robust capital buffers to absorb a potential increase in capital market volatility and any claims related to the war in the Middle East, according to S&P Global Ratings.
