The US Coast Guard has said that 1,000 icebergs drifted into North Atlantic shipping lanes this year, making it, in theory, the fourth consecutive “extreme” ice season.
Lloyd's List just announced their top 10 list of marine insurance professionals of 2017. We are proud that IUMI President Dieter Berg from Munich Re is heading the list. Also among the host of heavy hitters is IUMI Executive Committee Member Agnes Choi from Axa.
The International Maritime Organization assembly has elected a new 40-member Council, the executive body responsible for supervising the work of the Organization.
It is hardly news that the much hoped-for recovery of the shipping sector remained elusive, said Jardine Lloyd Thompson at the start of its 2017 report on the P&I Group Clubs.
Ship operator Maersk, in conjunction with consultancy EY, data security firm Guardtime, and Microsoft, is to build a blockchain-based marine insurance platform to be rolled out from the beginning of next year.
Corrosion, mold and condensation (“rain”) in an ocean container are responsible for tremendous monetary losses. The reason for this loss is usually a humidity found for instance in the cargo, packaging or dunnage which is too high.
Loss-free delivery of cargo whether it's grapes from South Africa to Northern Europe, high-tech machinery from Europe to Australia or even clothing from China to Brazil, all cargoes need adequate protection.