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Total US crude exports to all destinations other than China hit a new all-time high in September at 6.96 million tonnes.
Meanwhile the exports of soya beans to China from the US are down 31% for the first eight months and 95% in August alone, compared to the same periods of least year.
Peter Sand, BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, has completed his Q3 market report and goes through some of the key takeaways in a very unpredictable market situation.
Please find attached the 15 October 2018 United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Intelligence Bulletin.
BIMCO has been advised of yet another attempted fraud against one of our members.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the awaited third Vessel General Permit (VGP 3.0) will be delayed, putting pressure on shipowners and operators to make sure they are covered prior to the December 18 deadline.
Read the latest digest of maritime security incidents and the weather forecast for piracy threat areas for the week to come.
Based on a request from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), BIMCO is doing a so-called “Bad Bunker Survey”. We ask members for their experiences and data with bad bunkers in order to collect data for EPA to potentially be used as evidence in cases against bad bunker suppliers.
Some provisional ice forecast conditions for the new winter season 2018-2019 on the Gulf of Finland around areas of St.Petersburg, Ust-Luga and Vyborg/Vysotsk.
BIMCO is calling for an action plan to ensure that adequate facilities for plastic waste disposal and processing for recycling are available ashore, as such facilities are a prerequisite for preventing plastic from entering the ocean when delivered to port reception facilities by the ships.
BIMCO and the World Shipping Council (WCS) have launched a proposal for a mandatory and standardized reporting system to be developed, to address the safety and environmental risks associated with containers lost at sea.
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