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Policy positions

Policy positions

Our positions reflect our wide-ranging work with development of the international regulatory environment shipping operates in.

BIMCO Policy Statements

Stylised globe of the world

Position Statement

Keep Shipping Regulation Global

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

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Position Statement

Contractual Standards

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Bow of a ship seen from above

Position Statement

Leveraging Digitalisation

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Position Statement

Collaborating to reduce emissions in the global supply chain

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Collage of images representing caring for the environment

Position Statement

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Armed security personnel on a ship

Position Statement

Piracy, armed robbery and other violent criminal acts at sea

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

A ship recycling yard

Position Statement

Ship Recycling

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

A ship's propellor

Position Statement

Biofouling Management

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Hydrogen storage siloes

Position Statement

Alternative Fuels

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Packets of illegal drugs being inspected

Position Statement

Smuggling

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Compass on a ship's bridge

Position Statement

Safe and Efficient Navigation

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

A seafarer looking out of a ship's porthole

Position Statement

Supporting maritime workforce sustainability

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Plastic litter floating on the ocean

Position Statement

Plastic Pollution

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Ship's propellor

Position Statement

Underwater Radiated Noise

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Hexadecimal numbers on a computer screen interspersed with words relevant to cyber security

Position Statement

Cyber Risk Management

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Aerial view of a container ship

Position Statement

Autonomous Ships

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Water being pumped out of a ship

Position Statement

Operational water discharges to the sea

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Military people climbing up a ship's ladder from a smaller boat

Position Statement

Anti-corruption

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors

Ballast water pouring from ship

Position Statement

Ballast Water Management

This position statement is approved by the Board of Directors