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    Pre-order: BIMCO's Holiday Calendar 2025

    BIMCO’s Holiday Calendar covers general holidays in over 150 countries plus local holidays and working hours in more than 680 ports around the world.

    • Pre-ordered through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Cyber Security Workbook for On Board Ship Use

    A practical workbook on identifying cyber risks and how to respond in case of a cyber attack.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • Print
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    Ice Navigation and Seamanship Handbook - 2nd Edition

    This 360-page publication will allow seafarers to acquire the necessary knowledge, that when combined with practical experience, will enable safe navigation in ice. 

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    BIMCO's Holiday Calendar 2024

    BIMCO’s Holiday Calendar covers general holidays in over 150 countries plus local holidays and working hours in more than 680 ports around the world.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Independent testing & certification of in-water cleaning companies

    The procedure replaces the “Approval procedure for in-water cleaning companies". It was written:

    • Free
    • eBook
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    BIMCO's Holiday Calendar 2023

    BIMCO’s Holiday Calendar covers general holidays in over 150 countries plus local holidays and working hours in more than 680 ports around the world.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Shipmaster's Bunkering Manual

    The BIMCO & IBIA Shipmaster’s Bunkering Manual is the first practical industry guide for both owners and suppliers providing practical guidance and advice for safe bunkering globally.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Shipmaster's Security Manual

    The BIMCO Shipmaster’s Security Manual is the industry guide to safely navigating threats to maritime security. It contains guidance to shipowners, masters and crew on the most pertinent security challenges facing the maritime industry today.    

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Glossary of Climate Change Definitions

    BIMCO has compiled this glossary to clarify and harmonise definitions and terminology in order to ensure that the discussions around climate change and potential solutions for the shipping industry are based on a mutual understanding of what the comm...

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    • eBook
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    Check Before Fixing

    This publication builds upon decades of BIMCO’s experience as the world leader in developing standard shipping contracts and clauses and its daily practice of advising BIMCO members about contractual issues.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Seafarer Workforce Report

    Seafarer Workforce Report : The Global Supply and Demand for Seafarers in 2021

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • Print
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    BIMCO Bulletin (discontinued)

    The archive of BIMCO's digital magazine which was published quarterly until mid-2021.

    • The bulletin is free of charge
    • eBook
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    The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships

    Ships and shipping are vulnerable to cyber attacks so the industry joined forces and developed Guidelines on Cyber Security onboard Ships based on high-level principles

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    • eBook
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    eBook explanatory notes for BARECON 2017

    This eBook includes a sample copy of the BARECON 2017 contract and the related explanatory notes in the latest version.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook
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    Offshore Heavylift and Project Cargo Contracts

    The handy guide contains all of BIMCO’s current standard offshore contracts and charter parties along with detailed guidance notes.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Ship Management Contracts

    The handy guide contains explanatory notes to all of BIMCO’s current standard ship management contracts.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    Shipmaster's Ballast Water Manual 2.0

    The background for this publication is the new regulations relating to ballast water that have changed dramatically in recent years and the operational aspect of the running of a ship has undergone a major overhaul.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    COVID-19 guidelines for office workspaces

    BIMCO has produced posters and guidelines to protect employees and visitors in offices and office buildings against Coronavirus (COVID-19). 

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    • eBook
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    COVID-19 posters for ships

    BIMCO-made posters to protect seafarers and visitors onboard ships against Coronavirus (COVID-19). Black-and-white posters that can be easily printed and used onboard ships at shoreside, shipside of gangways as well at various locations in the accomm...

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    • eBook
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    Ship Lay-up Guide

    This essential guide covers all aspects of a ship lay-up.

    • Purchased through Witherbys
    • eBook, Print
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    BIMCO & IBIA Bunkering Guide issued June 2018

    An easy at hand guidance to help seafarers involved in bunkering operations to act in compliance with the appropriate regulations and industry best practices.

    • Free
    • eBook
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    Industry Standard Software Maintenance of Shipboard Equipment

    Proposed industry-wide standard for software maintenance produced by BIMCO and the international association for the marine electronics industry, CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime).

    • Free
    • eBook
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    The Inspection Regime on Paris MoU

    BIMCO and the participating administration of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding of Port State Control (Paris MoU) have updated the pamphlet “The Inspection Regime on Paris MoU”.

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    • eBook
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    Avoid Life Boat Accidents

    The ‘Avoid Lifeboat Accidents’ pamphlet gives clear guidance on how to prevent accidents with lifeboats and rescue boats equipped with on-load release systems. 

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    • Print
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    Road to recovery

    In 2016 the dry bulk shipping sector experienced some of the worst market conditions in history. In response, BIMCO produced a unique analysis model, named "Road to Recovery" to highlight actions needed for the struggling shipping markets to recover ...

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    • eBook