A comprehensive overview of the recent global roundtable discussions on ship recycling during London International Shipping Week.
BIMCO's Ashok Srinivasan explains the updates to guidelines for places of refuge for ships
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In an effort to improve the safety of pilots and seafarers, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA), in collaboration with a number of industry organisations including BIMCO, have released the third edition of the Shipping Industry Guidan... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO will be present at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon - read what we'll be doing
As thousands of commercial ships traverse the open sea each day, they are a source of underwater radiated noise. Low-frequency ambient noise in oceans can have a devastating impact on fish and whale populations. At meetings at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) starting on 17 January, the... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO’s approval body for contracts and clauses will meet online on 23 February. The development of a series of carbon clauses is high on the Committee’s agenda. An Emissions Trading System Allowances (ETSA) Clause for time charters is up for adoption and the Committee will also be asked to review a... Please follow the link to continue reading.
The development of a new BIMCO Force Majeure Clause is progressing and continued last week as the subcommittee met to draft a bolt-on provision relating to situations when cargo has been loaded onto the ship and a party declares force majeure.
The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has launched a survey to better understand some of the corruption risks faced by seafarers to make MACN able to better focus its future efforts.
The California State Lands Commission (Commission) has adopted ballast water discharge standards meaning that ships arriving into the US will be one step closer to having to follow just one set of standards as opposed to different state-specific regulations. BIMCO welcomes the decision, as having st... Please follow the link to continue reading.
