Cargo news
20th October 2021 Although various risk scores have been updated this month – as they are every month – there were no movements between risk levels, meaning that...
1st October 2021 At NMU, we work closely with our brokers in order to understand their needs and develop insurance solutions and insight pieces which address their...
16th September 2021 Following recent events in Afghanistan, analysts believe that there is a reduced risk to ground transportation and airports as the Taliban transitions...
19th August 2021 Delivering on our commitment to further expand our digital trading capabilities, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Cargo E-trade...
16th July 2021 Because of increased insecurity in the northern Cabo Delgado region, Mozambique has been added to the JCC Cargo Watch List, with a risk score of 2.9...
15th July 2021 Various trends across the world negatively impacted the threat of cargo theft, with various types of thefts involving insider threat emerging and...
26th May 2021 Our War and Strikes risk update for 26th May is now online and can be found by clicking here. Where covered, shipments to or from locations for which...
4th May 2021 Our War and Strikes risk update for 4th May is now online and can be found by clicking here. Where covered, shipments to or from locations for which...
27th April 2021 The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review highlighted that the existing UK analogue Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) was no longer capable of...
1st April 2021 On Tuesday 23rd March the container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal. The vessel, capable of carrying the equivalent of 20,000...
24th March 2021 Our War and Strikes risk update for 24th March is now online and can be found by clicking here. Where covered, shipments to or from locations for...
18th March 2021 Throughout 2020, the speed of change in supply chains caused companies to assess, react, and adapt to new cargo crime challenges at an unprecedented...
15th March 2021 At NMU, we recognise the impact a fast and efficient claims service has for both brokers and policyholders. Even small claims can take months to...
18th February 2021 Our War and Strikes risk update for 18th February is now online and can be found by clicking here. Where covered, shipments to or from locations for...
18th January 2021 Our War and Strikes risk update for 18th January is now online and can be found by clicking here. Where covered, shipments to or from locations for...
7th January 2021 Building on its established and award-winning service, NMU have created a team of Trading Underwriters to meet the ever increasing demand for new...
24th December 2020 The recent closures of UK ports will hopefully be short lived, but with the uncertainty around what the Brexit deal may mean, the port disruption seen...
22nd December 2020 Every winter, millions of pounds worth of damage is done, both domestically and commercially, through frozen and burst pipes Whilst a frozen or burst...
15th December 2020 Our War and Strikes risk update for 15th December is now online and can be found by clicking here. Where covered, shipments to or from locations for...
8th December 2020 Throughout 2020, companies strengthened their supply chains against numerous threats, including the cascading impacts of COVID-19, as well as other...