14th May 2020

Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Coast Guard issued this advisory to provide those involved in the maritime industry - including marine insurers - with further information to counter current and emerging trends related to illicit shipping and sanctions evasion.

8th May 2020

Major fires on container vessels count among the worst hazards of the global shipping industry. Crew members face considerable risks when fighting fires with the equipment currently required under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).

30th April 2020

To assist operators avoid issues with local regulations, the Exhaust Gas Cleaning System Association (EGCSA) has launched a free Global Marine...

24th April 2020

Norway-based marine insurer Gard has noted that the first three weeks of April 2020 had seen a high number of piracy attacks on offshore support vessels in the...

9th April 2020

Carlos Rodriguez, a Washington DC-based partner with law firm Husch Blackwell LLP and leader of the firm’s Supply Chain Logistics group, has written...

25th March 2020

In view of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, owners and managers were likely to face challenges in meeting various operational and regulatory...

20th March 2020

The World Maritime University (WMU), established within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the International Union of Marine...

19th March 2020

IUMI is delighted to have agreed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Insurance Academy (NIA) in Pune, India. India’s marine insurance...

11th March 2020

In this concise briefing paper Stephen Gordon, Managing Director at Clarkson Research Services Limited, analyses the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the...

4th March 2020

Today at the 7th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), Are Solum from Gard gave a presentation on "Containership Fires From the Insurers’ Perspective". Containership fires have long been a concern for marine insurers and current SOLAS regulations have not kept pace with the growth of the vessels or the complexities of fighting larger and more dangerous fires.