BIMCO gives a status report one year on from the launch of the Gulf of Guinea Declaration about piracy
BIMCO to partner with ORCA to offer training to mitigate ship strike.
Refund guarantees are complex legal documents and must meet the requirements of the issuing banks. BIMCO has, in close co-operation with legal and commercial experts, banks and shipyards, been working to develop a standard refund guarantee which can be used for shipbuilding contracts, such as SAJ.
Digitalisation has taken on a new urgency in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular when it comes to digital data exchange in ports, and for facilitating trade and logistics in general. BIMCO and other maritime NGOs are inviting public and private players to help create global digital ISO... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Contract of Carriage versus Contracts for Carriage: GENCON and CONGENBILL revisited
This article outlines the upcoming mandatory implementation of Amendment 07-23 to the IMSBC Code on January 1 2025. It introduces a new cargo database covering all cargo descriptions, including 14 new cargoes, along with a summary of the amendments, exclusively available to BIMCO members.
Prepare for the imminent mandatory implementation of Amendment 06-21 to the IMSBC Code on December 1, 2023, introducing significant revisions to solid bulk cargo regulations.
Download the updated list provided by the IMO which features solid bulk cargoes approved for transport on ships lacking CO2 fittings.
"In one sense, GENCON is a curious anomaly," says John Weale, who chairs the GENCON revision subcommittee.
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) has published the 4th edition of the SCMA Arbitration Rules which take effect as of 1 January 2022.
