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Message from the President: A warm welcome to Canada

IUMI comes together this September for its annual conference in Toronto. Our last visit to Canada was 11 years ago (in Vancouver) and it’s...

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IUMI acts on preventing fires on container vessels

A number of container ship fires have already happened in early 2019. Yantian Express, APL Vancouver, Grande America, E.R. Kobe, KMTC Hong Kong....

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Cargo theft – anything but a victimless crime: Revised IUMI position paper

Throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe theft of cargo, alone or with the vehicles, has reached alarming...

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IUMI embarks on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics

A change in public awareness initiated by the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement on Climate...

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IUMI supports paper to IMO on non-declared and misdeclared cargoes

As discussed in the article ‘IUMI acts on preventing fires on container vessels’ of this IUMI Eye, the non-declaration...

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International Quality Assessment Review Body IQARB established

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) agreed during MSC 100 in December 2018 to the proposal for the establishment of a fully independent...

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Q&A with Ann Waite and Charlotte Warr, IMCC

In a nutshell, how would you describe the main role of the IMCC?   To provide a neutral forum where those interested in the marine claims...

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Post-harvest Spoilage of Fruit

Finding the cause of impairments in fruit is sometimes difficult. Special attention needs to be paid to the distinction between transport-related and post-harvest...

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Report of 101st session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee

The 101st session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) met at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) headquarters from...

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Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): essential tools for the future of marine insurance

Historically, 80% of the information needed to make an underwriting decision has...

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Inland Hull, Fishing Vessel & Yacht Market: An Underwriting View

As a North American marine underwriter, it becomes routine to check the National Hurricane Center website...

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NATO Allied Maritime Command Security Symposium (MMSS)

On 20 June 2019, the NATO Maritime Command held their 4th Maritime Security Symposium. Due to the...

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Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% - sulphur marine fuel

A number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organisations have worked together to produce a...

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Moneyball for Underwriters

In the film Moneyball, Peter Brand, the data savant played by Jonah Hill, says of one baseball player: “Nobody in the big leagues cares about him, because he looks...

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Report of 6th session of the Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III)

The 6th session of the Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) met at the International...

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The changing face of logistics in India

As the Indian economy moves ahead, changes are happening at every sphere in the giant wheel of progress. Developments in infrastructure, especially in...

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People at IUMI: Astrid Seltmann

How long have you been associated with IUMI? My first contact with IUMI was in 2000, after joining The Nordic Association of Marine Insurers (Cefor) to become...

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Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz

The countries around the Gulf possess almost half of the world’s oil reserves and have often been a focus for tension. The Gulf states in turn rely on...

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IACS/IUMI technical meeting in June 2019

In 2017, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and IUMI established an IACS/IUMI technical meeting. The group, of high level...

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New Incoterms® rules to be published in September

The Incoterms® rules are an agreement between seller and buyer relating to the formalities and obligations concerning the tasks, costs and...

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IUMI input to IMO Legal Committee’s regulatory scoping exercise for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS)

In response to technological advances, the IMO’s Maritime Safety and Legal...

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