Just six claims with an estimated total cost of less than $100m hit the protection-and-indemnity (P&I) clubs pool through the first half of the current policy year.
The outcome confirms the notably benign claims climate, with serious casualties in 2016 well below the level of recent years.
The six claims of the current year contrast with 16 for the policy year to 20 February, a general range of 25 to 30 over recent years and a peak of more than 50 in 2006.
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