The practical voice of shipping

We help our members keep world trade moving. 

See what BIMCO can offer you and your business.

Supporting shipping since 1905

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Contracts

We’ve been creating contracts and clauses since 1905. We believe that standardised terms create equality, fairness and support business, and we believe this matters.

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Regulation

We work to promote transparent and non-discriminatory standards and harmonisation within the shipping industry.

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Expert knowledge

Being the practical voice of shipping means we are more than an industry association. We offer members practical tools and expert knowledge to help them commercially navigate to a sustainable future.

A global shipping community in 120 countries

BIMCO's 2,100 members cover 64% of the world's tonnage and consist of local, global, small, and large companies. 

From our offices in Athens, Brussels, Copenhagen, Houston, London, Shanghai and Singapore we aim to help build a resilient industry in a sustainable future whilst protecting world trade. We do this by finding practical solutions for our members to help them manage risk in a changing world.

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The what, why and what's next of the 2nd MEPC Extraordinary Meeting

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BIMCO to develop standard clause addressing Chinese Special Port Fees

Early Bird BSSS

Get 15% off the fee for the BIMCO Summer Shipping School 2026 if you sign up by 31 December

Upcoming training

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29 Oct

Offshore and Renewables Chartering Masterclass

Plum Room, Courtyard by Marriott Taipei Downtown No. 6, Section 3, Minsheng E Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10480, Taipei, Taiwan
29 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025 2 days
BIMCO Training Contact us
Training Course
EUR 1380 BIMCO members
EUR 1835 Non-members
5 Available seats
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03 Nov

Offshore and Renewables Chartering Masterclass

Meeting Room No. 5, Co-effort Law Firm LLP, 协力律师事务所, 5号会议室 111 Dongyuan Rd. Pudong New Area Shanghai, 200120, P.R. China , 上海市浦东新区东园路111号, Shanghai, China
03 Nov 2025 - 04 Nov 2025 2 days
BIMCO Training Contact us
Training Course
EUR 1380 BIMCO members
EUR 1835 Non-members
5 Available seats
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03 Nov

Bills of Lading Masterclass Online

Bills of Lading Masterclass Online is a series of 10 online sessions delivered over 5 days. The masterclass will focus on the B/L as a part of broader sets of documents, each of which is necessary when selling or buying goods internationally.

Online
03 Nov 2025 - 07 Nov 2025 5 days
13:00 - 15:00 UTC
BIMCO Training Contact us
Training Course
EUR 1380 BIMCO members
EUR 1835 Non-members
6 Available seats

Shipping explained

Discover the interrelationships between the commercial and regulatory sides of shipping, and see where BIMCO fits into the picture.

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Contract editing made easy

SmartCon is the secure and best way of working with BIMCO contracts

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