Our Services

ShorelineHudson provides specialized marine insurance and integrated risk-management services designed to help shipowners and operators navigate U.S. regulatory exposure and complex operational risk.

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By combining targeted insurance solutions with hands-on compliance, casualty response, and loss-prevention support, we help vessels trade with confidence and avoid unexpected disruption, delay, or cost.

Our Expertise

Insurance

At ShorelineHudson, insurance is more than compliance. Our solutions function as strategic enablers, providing assurance to shipowners navigating today’s complex regulatory environment. By anticipating risks (Predict), developing specialist products (Innovate), and standing as guarantor and insurer (Protect), we offer certainty in an uncertain World.

OPA90 / Compliance

ShorelineHudson assists the international maritime industry in navigating the complex domestic and international regulations their operations are challenged with in order to allow them to operate in a highly competitive industry. ShorelineHudson specializes in OPA 90 compliance, ISPS, and International Shipping regulations.

Risk Management

ShorelineHudson empowers clients to meet regulatory, commercial, and operational needs efficiently and profitably by delivering high-quality, cost-effective risk management solutions aligned with clients’ evolving needs.

Claims

ShorelineHudson’s claims and casualty response management team has an outstanding track record for success. ShorelineHudson’s casualty response/incident management approach always prioritizes protection of life, the environment and the commercial operations during any response.

Advisory Services

Managing Risk Where Operations, Regulation, and Reality Meet. ShorelineHudson’s Advisory Services support shipowners, insurers, ports, and public authorities operating in complex, highly regulated maritime environments.

Who we work with

Shipowners & Operators

We help you navigate evolving U.S. and international regulatory requirements, your exposure to vessel detention and delay, and protect you against unforeseen operational costs and liabilities.

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P&I Clubs & Insurers

Our affirmative insurance products complement Club cover. Our marine technical team provide trusted claims and casualty support, including on-the-ground P&I correspondent services in the U.S.

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Ports & Terminals

Our advisory, security, cyber resilience, and casualty response services keep cargoes moving and facilities secure and operational.

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Government & Regulators

We deliver independent expertise, policy advice, research and feasibility studies that inform policy makers and develop stronger international trade links for governmental organizations.

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Our team are ready to help

Wherever your fleet trades, ShorelineHudson ensures vessels remain compliant, protected, and prepared for inspection.

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Webinar Recap: Navigating U.S. Section 301 “China-Linked” Port Fees

ShorelineHudson’s live broadcast on October 31st — “Navigating U.S. Section 301 ‘China-Linked’ Port Fees” — took place when media reports surfaced suggesting a potential one-year suspension of the newly introduced U.S. port-fee regime.During the session, Captain Thomas Brown and Andrew Baskin, ShorelineHudson’s Global Policy Advisor, explored the origins, scope, and operational implications of the Section 301 fees while emphasizing that, despite press speculation, no formal U.S. Government notice confirming a suspension has yet been issued.

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Webinar | Navigating U.S. Section 301 “China-Linked” Port Fees — Friday 31st October 2025

A practical one-hour briefing to help shipowners, managers, and brokers understand the new fee regime and prepare for U.S. port calls. Please register by following this link to the news article. Registration is required.

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China Imposes Reciprocal Port Fees on U.S.-Linked Vessels — What U.S. Shipowners Need to Know

In a direct response to the United States’ Section 301 Port Fee measures targeting Chinese-linked maritime interests, China has announced the imposition of Special Port Service Fees on vessels deemed to be “linked to the United States.” The fees, introduced by China’s Ministry of Transport on 10 October, took effect on 14 October 2025.