24 maritime news articles about BIMCO
The Convention, officially the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sale of Ships, entered into force on 17 February. The Convention is intended to address the transborder effects of judicial sales and aims to clarify the legal uncertainty regarding the clean title which the judicial sale
For decades, the industry has relied on carefully drafted standard contracts, agreed in principle and then managed separately through manual processes and downstream systems. While the words on the page remain critical, the way contractual obligations are executed, monitored and acted upon is changing rapidly.
An overview of FD&D issues arising from the hostilities and attacks in the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas. We are seeing a high volume of FD&D issues arising from the recent hostilities and attacks in the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas, affecting both our owner and charterer Members.
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What we do What we do What we do Membership Types of membership Benefits How to join How to get involved Contractual affairs Our contractual work BIMCO Contracts BIMCO Clauses Contractual advice Sanctions Regulatory affairs Our regulatory work Policy positions Insights Products BIMCO SmartCon BIMCO SHIP PI BIMCO Public
What we do What we do What we do Membership Types of membership Benefits How to join How to get involved Contractual affairs Our contractual work BIMCO Contracts BIMCO Clauses Contractual advice Sanctions Regulatory affairs Our regulatory work Policy positions Insights Products BIMCO SmartCon BIMCO SHIP PI BIMCO Public
What we do What we do What we do Membership Types of membership Benefits How to join How to get involved Contractual affairs Our contractual work BIMCO Contracts BIMCO Clauses Contractual advice Sanctions Regulatory affairs Our regulatory work Policy positions Insights Products BIMCO SmartCon BIMCO SHIP PI BIMCO Public
What we do What we do What we do Membership Types of membership Benefits How to join How to get involved Contractual affairs Our contractual work BIMCO Contracts BIMCO Clauses Contractual advice Sanctions Regulatory affairs Our regulatory work Policy positions Insights Products BIMCO SmartCon BIMCO SHIP PI BIMCO Public
Home News and Resources News News 14 Jul, 2025 West's Head of Defence speaks on BIMCO's war risks webinar Nicola Cox Head of Defence Claims On Wednesday 9 July, Nicola Cox, West’s Head of Defence claims, spoke at BIMCO’s webinar on BIMCO’s 2025 War Risks clauses for time and voyage charter parties. Download PDF
Home News and Resources News News 11 Oct, 2022 Neptune - Bunker Info tab updates Dmitry Kisil Senior Loss Prevention Officer BIMCO-IBIA survey carried out in May 2022 suggests that an average bunker quality dispute costs US$ 54,000. Access to bunker quality statistics may help avoid such conflicts.
Home News and Resources News News 22 May, 2020 COVID-19: IMO Framework for Safe Crew Changes Dean Crossley Head of Loss Prevention Asia The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has drawn up a recommended framework of protocols for ensuring safe crew changes and travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Download PDF Th
Home News and Resources News News 13 May, 2020 Mexico alert - smuggling of illegal narcotics - risk of ship detention and crew arrest The International Group of P&I Clubs, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and InterManager (the “international industry organisations”) draw Members’ attention to the seri
Home News and Resources News News 06 May, 2020 Ship Lay-Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic Dmitry Kisil Senior Loss Prevention Officer In light of volatile global markets and the impact of Coronavirus, Members may be considering taking a ship out of service until demand rises again. Download PDF Many companies already
Home News and Resources News News 14 Jun, 2019 Attacks on Shipping in the Gulf of Oman Two tankers were attacked in the morning hours of 13 June 2019, in international waters just east of the Strait of Hormuz. This follows attacks on four ships offshore Fujairah on 12 May 2019.
Home News and Resources News News 19 Nov, 2018 MARPOL Annex VI Low Sulphur Limit - BIMCO C/P Clauses - Club Seminars Further to the Club’s News Item of 31 August 2018 , Members are advised that BIMCO is due to publish its low sulphur recommended charter party clauses in early December 2018 and which the Club plans to p
Home News and Resources News News 13 Dec, 2018 MARPOL Annex VI Low Sulphur Limit - BIMCO Clauses Published - Further Club Seminar Further to the Club’s News Item of 19 November 2018 , Members are advised that BIMCO has now published its low sulphur recommended charter party clauses and which can be found here: 20
Home News and Resources News News 27 Jul, 2018 Australia - Increased Fines for Polluters In 2012 the Club advised Members of changes to legislation in Australia which both increased fines for pollution from ships and allowed for these fines to be imposed on charterers as well as shipowners. The International Group Clu
Home News and Resources News News 28 Apr, 2015 Latest Claims Guide – Electronic Bills of Lading To reflect the growing use of paperless trading systems a new Claims Guide has been published to assist Members. Setting out details of the systems that have been approved by the International Group (IG) and the practicalit
Home News and Resources News News 06 Feb, 2015 New Clause For Voyage & Time Charter Parties To Address Infectious Disease Issues The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has focussed attention on the possible implications that trading to ports where an infectious or contagious disease is prevalent can have on the o
Home News and Resources News News 23 Jan, 2015 BIMCO - New Asian Gypsy Moth Clause for Time Charter Parties The Asian Gypsy Moth is a destructive forest pest found in the Far East where there is a risk of vessels being infested with the moth’s larvae during the female moth’s flight season. A number of countries that a
Home News and Resources News News 03 Oct, 2014 Piracy - Updated Gulf of Guinea Piracy Guidelines Published Translations: Vietnamese In January 2013 a number of key industry organisations including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intertanko and Intercargo produced “Interim Guidelines for Owner
Home News and Resources News News 20 Jun, 2014 Nigeria - Employment of Armed Guards A few weeks ago a vessel sailing within Nigerian territorial waters was arrested by the Nigerian Navy for employing armed guards provided by the Nigerian Police. It would appear that there are complicated and unresolved jurisdictional
Home News and Resources News News 23 Jan, 2013 Piracy – Gulf of Guinea – Interim Guidelines In response to the growing number of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, several key industry organisations including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intertanko and Intercargo have produced “ Interim Guidel