The 2018 BIMCO Holiday Calendar now available online and in hardcopy
Overview
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.
First published in 1913, this handbook enjoys worldwide distribution as an indispensable tool when negotiating charter parties, planning voyages or computing Laytime.
BIMCO members receive one complimentary copy of the Holiday Calendar annually. The 2018 Holiday Calendar dates are also available on the BIMCO website for our members.
If you wish to buy a copy of the 2018 BIMCO Holiday Calendar, visit our online shop.
VPS Bunker Alerts
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) publish regular Bunker Alerts based entirely on fuel samples and have kindly permitted BIMCO’s Members to access this information.
The Bunker Alerts are not intended to be an evaluation of overall bunker quality in the port or area concerned, but usually highlight a specific parameter within the fuel which has raised a quality issue.
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