bimco – Maritime Fairtrade

shining a light

container ship arrived at modern city port

There must be level playing field in enforcement of IMO 2020

September 23, 2019

IMO must ensure full enforcement by member states. There must be a level playing field if this important regulation is going to work.

Piracy at Gulf of Guinea continues to endanger ships

August 27, 2019

The high level of piracy and armed robbery attacks in the Gulf of Guinea is not acceptable. The industry is keen to identify actions that can have an immediate impact.

International action can stop pirate attacks

July 31, 2019

Turning the tide of piracy and attacks is not a difficult operation in terms of military and law enforcement, what is needed above all is the will to act.

BIMCO, INTERTANKO publish guidance on scrubber-fitted ships

June 1, 2019

BIMCO and INTERTANKO have jointly published Q&As addressing the contractual implications owners and charterers should keep in mind when chartering ships fitted with scrubbers.

Wah Kwong Chairman Sabrina Chao was elected President Designate of The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Şadan Kaptanoğlu, managing director of HI Kaptanoglu Shipping

BIMCO elects two women presidents

May 20, 2019

Şadan Kaptanoğlu, managing director of HI Kaptanoglu Shipping, was elected President of BIMCO. Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong in Hong Kong was elected as President Designate and joins the Board of Directors.

dagevos ship passing through a canal with rusty scrap materials lying on the side of the bank

EU ship recycling rules look like protectionism

May 5, 2019

Only nine shipyards, out of 26, on the EU list of approved recycling facilities are realistically open for ship recycling, and only three of the 26 could recycle a large ship.

4TH IMO GHG study should be based on realistic economic growth

April 21, 2019

“We will need new solutions, in addition to traditional efficiency measures, to reach the 2050 target. But to pick the right solutions, we need realistic projections.”

Political will needed to combat piracy

March 5, 2019

Turning the tide of piracy and attacks is not a difficult operation in terms of military and law enforcement.

Fighting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

March 4, 2019

“We look towards the EU, China and the United States to join forces and deploy naval capacity in the Gulf of Guinea to end this constant threat to seafarers.”

China: No full ban on open-loop scrubbers

February 1, 2019

Chinese regulators have updated part of its domestic emission control area regulations with effect from 1 January 2019 but has not yet placed a full ban on open-loop scrubbers.