News & Insights

The beauty of customizable cargo insurance is in its comprehensive applicability to very specialized shipping needs, but under that beautiful face lies a web of wrinkles that could represent hidden exposures to uninsured losses. Three issues that should be at the top of your list when placing a cargo insurance policy are the insolvency exclusion, […]

June 12, 2015

Roanoke’s own Glenn Patton, Regional Vice President – Los Angeles, will be speaking at the BAFT 2015 West Coast Global Trade Finance Workshop in an important presentation titled “Cargo Insurance: Insurance Policies and Surety Bonds in International Trade”. Glenn’s session will cover an overview of cargo insurance, liability insurance for the carrier and customs, forwarder and […]

June 02, 2015

Profits in a number of big shipping lines rose dramatically in the first quarter of 2015. A drop in the price of oil and the rising value of the U.S. dollar helped bolster profits, even though unit costs increased for some shipping lines. The influence of market forces outside shippers’ control suggests that high profits […]

May 29, 2015

The newest FreightWatch International EMEA Intelligence report is out, and the news isn’t good for the Netherlands and Germany. In the first quarter of 2015, the Netherlands had 31% of the cargo thefts in Europe, the Mideast and Africa, followed closely by Germany at 26%. The U.K. had the next greatest cargo theft risk, with […]

May 27, 2015

In honor of Memorial day, our offices will close at 3:00PM on Friday, May 22nd. We will remain closed on Monday, May 25th and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26th. We would like to take this time to remember the brave men and women that gave their lives while defending and maintaining our […]

May 21, 2015

Force majeure is a term rarely used, often overlooked and almost never clearly understood by shippers until it is declared. Unfortunately, at that point it is too late to take appropriate steps to avoid additional expenses or mitigate risks. Please join us as our speaker, Jason Odgers, Vice President – Client Development of Roanoke Trade, discusses […]

May 20, 2015