The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), with support from BIMCO, is launching an extensive online survey to identify to which extent the maritime industry believes there is a need for wider adoption of bunker licensing schemes and mass flow metering (MFM) to improve market conditions.
The Maritime Reporting Model (MRM), developed by BIMCO and partners, can reduce the administrative workload for ship masters by 80% in connection with port calls.
In response to Covid-19, many countries have undertaken precautious measures such as curfew, lock down and state of emergency. For a few cases, the appropriate precautious measure was deemed to be general holidays.
This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 26 November covers Singapore, Brazil, the UK P&I Club and the latest from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Every week, BIMCO summarises measures imposed by governments for sea transport, including for crew change, as well as update... Please follow the link to continue reading.
12 May incidents off Fujairah On 12 May between 06:30 LT and 08:00 LT four vessel were attacked while anchored between 6 and 10 NM off shore Fujairah: The Saudi flagged tanker ‘Al Marzoqah’ was hit by an explosion which resulted in a large (4 x 4 meters) hole in the water line. The Norwegia... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Holidays are reflections of the culture we live in, however laytime holidays are detached from cultural context. As our perception of current and historic event are biased by personal views, it should come as no surprise that holidays may be disputed – and even controversial. Having clarification on... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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BIMCO was very satisfied with several developments at the meeting of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee at the International Maritime Organization 22-26 October.
The latest edition of this clause is the War Risks Clause for Time Chartering 2013 (CONWARTIME 2013)
GENCON 2022 is BIMCO's latest edition of GENCON, our flagship contract. See explanations of the new aspects and watch short tutorial videos.
