All of BIMCO's most widely used contracts and clauses as well as advice on managing charters and business partners.
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BIMCO’s maritime clauses and contracts cover the full lifecycle of ship-related operation and activity
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BIMCO’s latest news and expert shipping analysis gives our members the best business insight
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BIMCO’s security reports give members crucial advice to keep their ships and personnel safe
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Professional advice from our experienced staff on key technical and contractual aspects of shipping
Check your business partner and recover undisputed debt
We help members check new business partners and recover millions of USD (undisputed) yearly
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2020 sulphur cap
The sulphur cap of 0.50% came into force on January 1 2020 with wide implications for the entire maritime sector and beyond. BIMCO will address contractual, commercial, regulatory and technical issues to assist our members in navigating the complex implementation of the new regulation as a priority issue. This section will contain articles and relevant information to our members on this key topic.
Holiday calendar
BIMCO's Holiday Calendar covers general holidays in over 150 countries, plus local holidays and working hours in more than 680 ports around the world.
BIMCO Publications
Want to buy or download a BIMCO publication? Use the link to get access to the ballast water management guide, the ship master’s security manual and many other publications.
Shipping KPI System
Do you want to compare your ship performance vs industry standard and identify efficiency improvements? The Shipping KPI system is the tool for you.
BIMCO Publications
Want to buy or download a BIMCO publication? Use the link to get access to the ballast water management guide, the ship master’s security manual and many other publications.
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Shipping KPI System
Do you want to compare your ship performance vs industry standard and identify efficiency improvements? The Shipping KPI system is the tool for you.
News & trends
Latest News
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Slew of new contracts and clauses top BIMCO committee’s upcoming meeting
Projects for standard contracts and clauses covering almost every sector of the shipping industry will be reviewed by BIMCO’s Documentary Committee (DC) when it meets on 21 and 22 September. The gathering of over 70 documentary experts from around the world will take place online for the first time and two new contracts and two clauses are set to be approved for publication.
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BIMCO introduces new PIs and KPIs to help improve performance
With the release of BIMCO’s Shipping KPI version 4, expected to be released by end September, new Performance Indicators (PIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be introduced with the aim to facilitate better benchmarking of operational maintenance and first aid cases.
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BIMCO to publish standard refund guarantee to eliminate legal uncertainty
BIMCO is developing a standard refund guarantee for shipbuilding contracts, including the SAJ and Chinese forms. The current issue is that English law and jurisprudence on guarantees is contradictory, complex and often very difficult to understand from a commercial perspective, and as a result small changes made by negotiators can have wide reaching commercial consequences.
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BIMCO updates information on seafarers' Mental Health
BIMCO provides updated information to assist seafarers to cope with the continuous challenges of COVID-19.
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Simplifying environmental reporting
BIMCO Shipping KPI version 4 is expected to be released by end September. Considering the development in the shipping sector, several Performance Indicators and Key Performance Indexes will be updated.
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The September issue of the Bulletin magazine is out
Get the latest insight and interviews in the latest edition of BIMCO’s Bulletin magazine.
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New benchmarking concept will dominate Shipping KPI
Since the BIMCO Shipping KPI system was launched in 2011, the system has been based on a rating concept. With the release of BIMCO Shipping KPI version 4 at the end of September, the rating concept will be replaced by a ranking concept as dominant benchmarking concept.
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - September season starts with 2020-21 measures in place
For the new season beginning September 2020, New Zealand and Australia have introduced the measures to combat increasing spread of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMST) coming from targeted "BMST" countries which have now risen to 37 countries with the inclusion of Kazakhstan, Moldova, Portugal and Ukraine.
Latest market updates
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Latest press releases
- Slew of new contracts and clauses top BIMCO committee’s upcoming meeting
- Industry survey shows switch to low-sulphur fuel has not been without problems
- Closed borders, closed minds
- BIMCO publishes COVID-19 crew change clause
- First global standard for ship hull cleaning essential for marine ecosystems
Latest market analysis
- Top analysts discuss the COVID-19 world in “The shipping markets checkpoint” webinar series
- Dry bulk shipping: China's demand keeping the dry bulk market going
- Container shipping: capacity management key to carriers’ profitability as volumes falter
- Tanker shipping: freight rates back at loss-making levels after 12 very profitable months
- Macroeconomics: a slow and uneven recovery awaits
Latest market reports
Latest press releases
- Slew of new contracts and clauses top BIMCO committee’s upcoming meeting
- Industry survey shows switch to low-sulphur fuel has not been without problems
- Closed borders, closed minds
- BIMCO publishes COVID-19 crew change clause
- First global standard for ship hull cleaning essential for marine ecosystems
