19 06, 2026

Space Startups Seek Insurance for Orbital AI Data Centers

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Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The concept of data center satellites — designed …

19 06, 2026

US and Iran Delay Nuclear Talks as Lebanon Clashes Worsen

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The US and Iran have postponed the start of their negotiations over a permanent peace deal and restricting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.It’s uncertain why the talks, meant to be held in Switzerland on Friday, have been delayed, though Israel …

19 06, 2026

Hormuz Traffic Thins Friday as Shipowners Err on Side of Safety

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Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin early on Friday, just a day after a burst of oil flows through the waterway as the US and Iran vowed to lift a dual blockade. No tankers were seen moving …

19 06, 2026

People Moves: Hub International Names Collins Northeast Area President

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Hub International Limited (HUB), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Paul Collins as Northeast area president, effective July 1. In this expanded role, Collins will continue to lead HUB Northeast while also assuming responsibility for HUB New England. Collins has been …

19 06, 2026

Viewpoint: Hormuz Is Reopening, but Global Shipping Won’t Return to Normal for Months

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Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil. Oil prices reacted quickly to the announcement of the tentative …

19 06, 2026

Trump Administration Backtracks on Removing Ocean Sensors

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The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system after encountering resistance from scientists and Congress. The National Science Foundation said Thursday it will pause efforts to decommission most of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, …

19 06, 2026

Markets/Coverages: Chubb Leads New Lloyd’s War Risk Consortium for Hormuz Shipping

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A new Lloyd’s market consortium has been launched to provide additional marine war risk insurance capacity for vessels and cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Lloyd’s announced. Chubb will serve as lead underwriter, supported by participating Lloyd’s syndicates and specialist …

18 06, 2026

Wanted: War-Zone Divers to Scrape Barnacles From Ships in Persian Gulf

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Demand for ocean divers who specialize in barnacle scraping is soaring as ships stranded in the Persian Gulf for more than three months prepare to disembark. The surge in orders for crews to clean ship hulls fouled by algae, slime …

18 06, 2026

People Moves: Hiscox appoints Bailey as Head of Channel, Traded and Corix; CRC Group Names Greenwood CEO of Underwriting Division

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Hiscox appoints Bailey as Head of Channel, Traded and Corix in the US Hiscox, with headquarters in Atlanta, appointed Lori Bailey as head of channel, traded and Corix. Bailey will report to Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA, and will …

18 06, 2026

Uber to Offer Robotaxis in Houston With Lucid and Nuro, Posing Challenge to Waymo

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Uber Technologies Inc. will offer driverless robotaxi rides in Houston in vehicles developed by Lucid Group Inc. and Nuro Inc., setting it up to challenge Waymo in the fourth-largest US city. Nuro is already testing the vehicles in Houston, but …