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Op-Ed: Navigating hurricane threats for ports and shipping

World Maritime

By Ed McNamara, CEO of Cleveland-based port insurance broker Armada Risk Partners The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to pose increasingly serious threats to American shipping, coastal ports, and surrounding

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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to pose increasingly serious threats to American shipping, coastal ports, and surrounding areas.

Ed McNamara

By Ed McNamara, CEO of Cleveland-based port insurance broker Armada Risk Partners

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to pose increasingly serious threats to American shipping, coastal ports, and surrounding areas.

With climate experts warning that extreme weather could surpass that of recent seasons which saw widespread damage from multiple high-intensity hurricanes, the resilience of ports and their ability to protect employees, assets, and operations will be sorely tested.

Ports in the Caribbean, Gulf Coast, and Eastern seaboard are on the frontline of risk, and comprehensive marine insurance coverage will be critical to ensuring they are not exposed to massive disruption from severe damage or prolonged port blockage.

When you look at the real and increasing risks from extreme weather because of climate change, ports need to ensure they have the proper insurance in place

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