26th June 2019

Speaking in an All India Marine Underwriters’ meet on 19 June at Cricket Club of India, Lars spoke on the importance of Asia as key focus and growth area for IUMI.

14th June 2019

IUMI is pleased to announce that ALSUM, the Latin American Association of Marine Underwriters, has joined IUMI as an affiliate member. ALSUM is a non-profit foundation comprising insurance and reinsurance companies with a presence in Latin America.

5th June 2019

On the first day of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee's 101st session IUMI gave a presentation to IMO delegates from around the world....

29th May 2019

France-based liner carrier CMA CGM has announced a new order for 50,000 Traxens trackers, fitting containers with “connected” trackers that would...

29th May 2019

The growing risks associated with fires on mega-containerships was looked at in a recent seminar of the American Institute of...

21st May 2019

The London market has extended the list of waters termed “high risk” to include Oman, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf after attacks on four vessels off Fujairah.

27th March 2019

Cruise ship Viking Sky (IMO 9650420) berthed safely in Molde during the afternoon of March 24th. Four tugs helped the ship into the Molde-Fjord. The ship would now be surveyed.

13th March 2019

Container vessel Grande America (IMO 9130937), which caught fire on March 10th about 263km southwest of the Pointe de Penmarc’h, sank at 15:26 local time on March 12th.

12th March 2019

The Round Table of international shipping associations and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) have issued new advice to merchant ship operators on the areas in the Indian Ocean defined as high-risk.

11th March 2019

Marine insurer Skuld has reported that 2018 saw a huge increase in bunker quality disputes, starting around March/April, with bunkers stemmed in Houston and gradually spreading to different regions and countries.