After the Second World War, in Genoa, on 14th August 1945 Master Giuseppe Messina and representatives of Italian Navy founded CAIM cooperative (Cooperativa Armamento Imprese Marittime) to employ veterans, sailors and the sons of fallen soldiers.
The first activities of CAIM were demining of the Port of Genoa and the implementation of all types of vessel of the period.
CAIM developed a department of construction and repair of nautical instruments (compasses, sextants, graphometers, ..) and one of mechanical ship repair with its own workshops located in the Port of Genoa.
This activity formed many workers in the shipbuilding industry.
In the next years, CAIM got representation for the sale and the distribution of cartographic works issued by United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, US Navy Hydrographic Office and US Coast & Geodetic Survey.
CAIM also represented many national and foreign manufacturers of electromechanical instruments.
The Chamber of Commerce of Genoa gave a recognition on the occasion of the fiftieth year of establishment of the cooperative.
Since then, CAIM developed and specialized to be today, after more than 60 years, British Admiralty International Service Agent and distributor of the most important English and American Institutions of technical publications and nautical regulations.
Nowadays:
CAIM is leader in Italian market, one of the world's largest International Chart Agents and sole agent for RINA publications (Registro Italiano Navale).
It has been supplying the professional mariner in the SOLAS regulated nautical market since 1945.
CAIM is a ISO 9001-2000 certified company.
We operate in 3 main sectors:
CAIM holds in stock more than 20,000 Admiralty charts and more than 10,000 Admiralty books completely updated by its trained correctors. Its professional staff ensures best service of all time and specialization in despatch of supplies to any port in the world at short notice.
With the Outfit Management Service CAIM offers an automatic supply on new edition of charts and publication in order for the vessel to carry always the latest information ever.
The company also offers a various range of self produced IMO signage and posters, flags, nautical & safety equipment, recording paper, printers & cartridges, chart table instruments, .. Everything for navigation.
Since years CAIM is aware on the development of digital products and technologies. CAIM is proud to offer all the newest and best softwares to aid mariners during navigation and hardware, including bridge equipment and Integrated Navigational System (ECDIS and full-ECDIS certified) obtaining a great know-how for their installation and service.
CAIM is distributor also for Sat-Com solutions for the navigation, communication and updating services.
CAIM is available, upon customer's request, to seek and produce any kind of navigational product needed.
CAIM provides innovative and breakthrough solutions for navigation.
Our mission is to offer a broad range of products and services to help our clients succeed in the new shipping world; a client-oriented company to maintain and increase the speed of service without compromising the close relationship it has with its clients.
We offer consolidated products and develop emerging solutions to allow our costumers to optimizes their activities.
We supply by worldwide shipments and tailored services to satisfy your vessel requirements as Outfit Management Service for automatic supply on new edition of charts and publication.
Self produced IMO signage, posters, flags.
Reseller of nautical & safety equipment, recording paper, printers & cartridges, chart table instruments.
Digital solutions for the navigation:
Bridge equipment (INS - ECS - ECDIS - full ECDIS),
Sat-com equipment and updating solutions,
Hardware installation & service.
