DP World has introduced a cargo war risk insurance solution designed to provide continuous coverage across the entire supply chain for businesses trading in or through the Middle East, addressing critical gaps left by conventional insurance products that typically cover only a single leg of a cargo journey.
The solution is described as the first of its kind in the market and is available to all companies operating across the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea and surrounding inland routes.
The programme covers physical loss or damage arising from war-related risks including conflict, civil unrest, seizure and derelict weapons, with all valid claims settled with zero deductible.
Coverage extends from ocean or air transit through port storage and inland delivery within a single policy, eliminating the fragmentation that has characterised traditional war risk insurance in the region, where coverage has become increasingly costly and difficult to obtain as geopolitical tensions have intensified.
The product offers several coverage configurations, including end-to-end protection from transit to inland delivery, standalone ocean, air or land transit policies, and automatic port storage cover for up to 14 days.
Coverage limits reach up to US$ 400 million per shipment and US$ 1 million per inland movement.
By leveraging its scale and relationships across global insurance markets, DP World has secured pricing that is significantly more competitive than standard war risk premiums currently available in the market.
Yuvraj Narayan, Group CEO of DP World, described the solution as a direct response to an immediate and practical problem for global trade, noting that supply chains do not stop at port boundaries and that insurance protection should reflect the full reality of how cargo moves through high-risk environments.
The initiative is designed to maintain supply chain continuity and keep trade flowing across key Middle East corridors at a time of heightened disruption.
