Stinne Taiger Ivø named BIMCO deputy secretary general

The world’s largest shipping association, Copenhagen-headquartered BIMCO, has appointed its director of contracts & support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, as deputy secretary general, effective January 1, 2024. She succeeds Søren Larsen, who will be retiring in May after 39 years of service.

Ivø joined BIMCO in early 2022 to lead the contracts & support department. The contracts & clauses team develops and provides the shipping industry with contracts and clauses in close collaboration with industry...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/stinne-taiger-ivo-named-bimco-deputy-secretary-general/

Skuld Reports Positive Nine-Month Result

Credits: Fredrick Filix/Unsplash

Skuld today announces a positive result of USD 13.4 million for the first nine months of the 2022/23 financial year (ending 20 February 2023), an improvement of USD 33.9 million compared with the same period last year, reports an article published on their website.

About the outcome

The technical result also continued the positive development from the half-year, ending this reporting period at USD 21.6 million, with an overall combined ratio of 94% driven by the...

https://mfame.guru/skuld-reports-positive-nine-month-result/

Skuld celebrates 125 years of world-leading marine insurance with new visual identity

Skuld celebrates 125 years of world-leading marine insurance with new visual identity 

Oslo: 13 January 2022 – Skuld, a world-leading marine insurance provider, is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a new visual identity. Established in 1897, Skuld has grown and developed over the past 125 years from a P&I Club for Scandinavian shipowners into the highly regarded and global marine insurer that it is today.

As one of the largest marine insurers, with 10 offices around the world, Skuld has...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/13/skuld-celebrates-125-years-of-world-leading-marine-insurance-with-new-visual-identity/

Skuld enhances drive for zero carbon shipping

Skuld enhances drive for zero carbon shipping

Ståle Hansen, Skuld president and CEO

Oslo: 5 January 2022 – Skuld, a world-leading marine insurance provider, today announces its participation as mission partner in a global initiative to decarbonize the maritime industry. Skuld has joined the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center (MMMC) for Zero Carbon Shipping as part of the insurer’s stated intention to protect ocean industries.

The center, based in Copenhagen but operating globally, was founded in 2020...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/05/skuld-enhances-drive-for-zero-carbon-shipping/

Skuld launches online claims tool

Skuld launches online claims tool

Oslo: 27 August 2021 – Skuld, a world-leading marine insurance provider, today announces the launch of its inaugural online claims tool.

Skuld is the first dedicated marine insurer to develop an online claims tool that will allow members to receive reimbursement of crew claims automatically.

The solution will allow members, clients, brokers and crewing managers to notify all crew claims to Skuld on skuld.com, add information, documents and cost. Simpler claims...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/27/skuld-launches-online-claims-tool/

Nor-Shipping welcomes world to Ocean Now

Nor-Shipping welcomes world to Ocean Now

Shipping’s very own super band – tuning up for The Today Show

Nor-Shipping is getting ready to open its digital doors to the industry, with the new Ocean Now initiative launching next week. The two-day, hybrid activity programme is free to all, with content designed to deliver value, insights, analysis, and even a little light entertainment to everyone with a commercial interest in the ocean space. Ocean Now will also build excitement for Nor-Shipping 2022...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/25/nor-shipping-welcomes-world-to-ocean-now/

Lessons Learned: Manual handling leads back injury

Skuld Club published a case study of an incident reported to them to highlight the importance of being in line with the safety culture in order to prevent musculoskeletal injuries during operations onboard the vessel.

The Incident

Two crewmembers were instructed by an officer to transfer a main engine spare, weighing about 250 kg, from the engine room to the wet deck above. The crew decided to pull and lift the engine part as there was a swell making unable the roll of the engine spare.

The...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-manual-handling-leads-back-injury/

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