In today’s fast-changing business environment, a year can be a long time. While I stated in 2017 that the shipping and logistic industry was lagging behind other...
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 72nd session from 9 to 13 April 2018 in London. The following topics raised are...
It is often said that data is the oil to make the digital revolution successful. Without high quality data analytics, effective business decisions can't...
The 50th SAGMaS (Stakeholder Advisory Group on Maritime Security) Meeting took place on in Lisbon on 28 February 2018 and was hosted by the European Maritime Safety...
The official countdown to the marine insurance event of the year has commenced. In just under three months the annual IUMI Conference will come to Africa for the first time in 144 years and will take place in the truly diverse city of Cape Town (16-19 September 2018).
As the US makes plans to open its entire coastline to offshore exploration and the UK applauds the discovery of new North Sea fields, New Zealand has recently...
The Convention of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) was first published in 1972 at a conference of the International...
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I have been actively involved as a member of the Inland Fishing and Yacht (IFY) committee since 2013.
What is...
BIMCO recently published the new 2017 standard Bareboat Charter Party Barecon. Various amendments were made and of particular note the insurance clause was...
The European Union Naval Forces programme in the Mediterranean Sea – EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia – does an excellent job in ensuring safety and security...
I was first approached to gauge my interest in joining the IUMI Nominating Committee at the Paris conference in 2011. My initial reaction was that “this...
Classification societies and their work is extremely important to the role of marine insurers, and vice-versa. Accordingly, IUMI has a close collaboration...
For the third time IUMI’s Technical Committee (TC) members were invited to travel to Hamburg for the annual Spring Meeting. The event is an opportunity for...
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has become a close partner of IUMI. Many topics and issues within shipping are relevant for both associations and are equally...
In May, the 2nd Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum was attended by representatives from over 40 interested organisations, in addition to the eight Arctic States...
It is with great pleasure we announce the appointment of Corinna Wintjen as IUMI’s new Executive Assistant. Corinna joins the growing IUMI team to provide office...
