On March 9, Tokio Marine America Insurance Company, which is the U.S. arm of Tokio Marine, a multinational insurer based in Tokyo, filed a pair of lawsuits against two international shipping giants: Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) and A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk). The lawsuits claim the defendants failed to deliver shipments of Epson