Tag: BIMCO

At the request of Angola, IMO fielded a mission to Lobito, from 23 to 27 January 2023, to assess progress made in the implementation of the IMO-Singapore "Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project".

BIMCO and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) teamed up with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its headquarters in London to discuss opportunities and hurdles for the Maritime Single Window.

By 1 January 2024, the single window for data exchange is to become mandatory in ports around the world, marking a significant step in the acceleration of digitalisation in shipping, and BIMCO provides FAQs for further clarification.

BIMCO launched the BIMCO Security Network: a new network for security professionals, aiming to bring together members’ security experience in order to share and learn from each other.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, examines the unusual drop in Chinese export container rates which normally enjoy a spike in the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year.

The BIMCO CII clause has been developed to help address the commercial complexities of the CII regulation entering into force on 1 January 2023. The regulation was adopted at the IMO despite attempts by the industry to point out the potential pitfalls of the CII formula.

With the requirements for CII certification coming into effect on 1 January 2023, three Reed Smith shipping lawyers explain the BIMCO CII Clause for Time Charters.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, takes stock of how the three main shipping segments have performed during 2022 and a brief look at what is in store for 2023.

On 13 December, BIMCO kicked off the BIMCO Tanker Safety Network, with the aim to bring together tanker owners and operators for relevant and timely discussions about industry safety.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines Australia’s wheat export which could account for 13.7% of global wheat exports this marketing year, benefitting panamax, supramax, and handysize ships in Asia.