We are delighted to welcome three new IUMI Professional Partners this quarter and we very much look forward to working with them.
Weiland Rechtsanwälte (“Weiland”)
Weiland is a Hamburg headquartered law firm with additional offices in Stuttgart and Paris and was founded over 50 years ago in 1970. The firm is a full-service law firm and has provided legal services to the transport and shipping sectors as well as the marine and shipping insurance markets since its foundation. Weiland partner, Dr Maximilian Guth, has been active in IUMI for many years. He has presented at previous IUMI conferences and hosted IUMI webinars. He is also a member of IUMI’s Legal & Liability Committee. Dr Guth represents Weiland at IUMI.
More information on the company can be found here.
Unseenlabs
Founded in 2015, Unseenlabs operates its exclusive constellation of satellites to intercept the radiofrequency signals emitted by ships to detect, geolocate and track non cooperative vessels (invisible to AIS monitoring systems) over wide areas at sea.
The company owns the most developed space-based RF detection constellation in the world which allows its clients to take quick and objective decisions based on the data provided for sectors such as civil Governments, Maritime insurance and Offshore energy.
Unseenlabs’ data can be collected regardless of the time of day, location or weather conditions.
Rachid Nedjar, Head of Marketing is the company’s representative to IUMI and more information can be found here.
National Cargo Bureau (NCB)
NCB was incorporated in May 1952 as a not-for-profit organization. It was established following a series of maritime disasters which demonstrated the need for uniform standards and regulations. The organization was formed from the inspection divisions of the Board of Underwriters of New York and the Board of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco, with its mission being: “Safety of Life and Cargo at Sea”.
Since inception, NCB has remained focused and continues to grow in support of its mission. In June 2018, NCB acquired Exis Technologies, recently rebranded as NCB Hazcheck, the leading supplier of IT systems and tools for the management of dangerous goods (DG) in sea transport. Given the profile and synergies between the two companies, the acquisition of Exis was a natural fit and has significantly enhanced NCB’s DG service capability on a global basis.
Presently, NCB’s operation comprises130 employees working out of offices in the US and UK. Operations are supplemented globally by remote inspections where applicable and a network of trusted partner companies who have been vetted and approved by NCB.
NCB conducts tens of thousands of surveys and inspections each year essential to the loading or discharge of ships and those considered integral to marine loss prevention and safety. Marine surveyors employed by NCB are predominantly licensed ex-mariners with extensive industry experience in all manners of cargo and vessel surveys. Ian Lennard, NCB’s President and CEO is the representative to IUMI. IUMI Vice-President, Sean Dalton, has recently been elected as Chairman of NCB's Board of Directors.