At meetings held at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week, a plan was agreed which aims to find regulatory solutions to mitigate the consequences and tackle concerns over underwater radiated noise generated by commercial shipping.
Laytime & demurrage under the new GENCON - an opinion piece by John Weale, Chairperson of the GENCON revision subcommittee
BIMCO hosted the first ever shipping workshop at its London office, facilitating discussions on stewardship of the Sargasso Sea, organised by the GEF-UNDP-UNESCO-IOC Sargasso Sea Project. Explore the outcomes report on this page.
The Maritime Safety Committee 103 meeting (MSC 103) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held 5 to 14 May 2021. Several important decisions were made that will affect shipowners directly. These include upcoming changes to fire safety systems on board to help prevent fires, as well as... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Recording of BIMCO 15+15 weekly webinar. This week: Scratching the surface of CII
EU recognise seafarers as essential workers
BIMCO’s new standard contract for security escort vessels, SEV-GUARDCON, is now available on SmartCon and the BIMCO website, accompanied by explanatory notes.
World Maritime Day – MARPOL at 50: our commitment goes on – some thoughts from people in the BIMCO Secretariat
For International Day of Women in Maritime 2023, BIMCO's Dr Bev Mackenzie had a chat with Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International
To protect crew against exposure to dangerous substances used in fire-fighting systems, as well as to minimise the impact on the environment, the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) has finalised prohibition of perfluoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from fire-fighting systems on b... Please follow the link to continue reading.
