The practical voice of shipping
We celebrate our 120th anniversary in 2025. Hear from our Secretary General and CEO, David Loosley, about what's coming next.
About BIMCO
Helping our members keep world trade moving - since 1905.
Our values
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Trusted
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Knowledgeable
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Relevant
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Proactive
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Caring
Our vision
To be the chosen partner trusted to provide leadership to the global shipping industry.
Our Mission
To be at the forefront of global developments in shipping, providing expert knowledge and practical advice to safeguard and add value to our members’ businesses.
Facilitating trade is at the very heart of our business, and since 1905, we’ve helped our members keep world trade moving. We make it our business to help our members with theirs.
BIMCO members cover 64% of the world's tonnage and consist of local, global, small and large companies. We are an organisation and global shipping community of 2,100 members in 120 countries.
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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