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How vessel rerouting, pharmaceutical boom, and sustainability affect cold chain

News20 Mar 2024

Innovations in energy-efficient refrigeration technologies and sustainable materials contribute to a greener cold chain, aligning with globa...

News1 Oct 2017

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published a position paper calling for better onboard firefighting systems for contai...

News20 Sep 2016

Two recent fires onboard containership have increased concerns at IUMI over the challenges involved with managing these incidents at sea...

News1 Oct 2015

China’s economic slowdown and a strong US Dollar are causes of concern for marine insurers, but all eyes are now on the cost of the explos...

News1 May 2015

Overcapacity is keeping a lid on insurance rates, as underwriters weigh up recent losses and everlarger ship sizes and values....

News31 Mar 2015

The International Union of Marine Insurance has released its Spring Statistics, reporting on key areas...

News1 Oct 2013

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned that proposals to increase the size of flexitanks could pose a risk to contain...

News1 Nov 2012

The overriding message from the 2012 annual conference of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) in mid-September was depressing...

News1 Nov 2011

T he official investigation into the beaching of the MSC NAPOLI off the UK south coast in January 2007 reported many discrepancies concernin...

News11 Aug 2011

Piracy and its impact on world trade and the financial losses inflicted on shipowners and insurers will be fully debated in Paris next month...

News1 May 2011

Marine insurers are displaying distinct feelings of trepidation as they witness another milestone in the evolution of the containership. The...

News1 May 2011

Leading classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on environmental emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a ne...

News1 May 2010

Marine insurers have been welcoming early signs of a reversal in casualty experience as shipping operations continue to be impacted by the d...

News1 Nov 2008

All parts of the shipping industry, and particularly the container trades, are in deep trouble as the worldwide economic and financial crisi...

News1 May 2007

The very substantial pecuniary effects of the HYUNDAI FORTUNE containership casualty last year are still ricocheting around the marine insur...