BIMCO joins industry in calling for establishment of a new traffic separation scheme south of Sri Lanka

BIMCO has joined with a number of industry bodies and the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to submit a paper to the upcoming meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 80). The paper calls for the establishment of a new traffic separation scheme (TSS) south of Sri Lanka to protect marine species including the endangered Blue Whale.

WRECKSTAGE 2010

WRECKSTAGE 2010 is an international wreck removal and marine services agreement based on payment of a lump sum in stages. The latest edition of this contract is WRECKSTAGE 2010. Copyright in WRECKSTAGE 2010 is held by BIMCO.

BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO launch new fuel oil survey

The International Maritime Organisation’s 2020 global sulphur limit for marine fuel oil has been in force for more than a year. BIMCO, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO are calling on Fleet Managers, Vessel Managers, Technical Superintendents, Masters and Chief Engineers to share their insight and experiences with marine fuels in a new survey aimed at identifying potential quality and quantity issues.

Guidance on low-sulphur fuel oil now available

BIMCO has contributed to a guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% sulphur marine fuel.

15+15 webinar: Getting what you pay for – a novel concept in bunkering?

Early in 2024 Adrian Tolson published a White Paper arguing for the global adoption of calibrated mass flow meters (MFMs) in the bunkering industry. He argued that this progress will bring much-needed transparency to bunkering by generating accurate, real-time data for all stakeholders along the marine fuel supply chain. Describing the problems for the industry caused by inaccurate quantity measurement he sets out a number of remedial actions. The paper recognizes the success of Singapore’s MFM based bunker licensing system and proposes this as a template for regulators in other regions across the world. It calls on all supply chain participants to actively support MFM-based deliveries, promote transparency and encourage digitalization in the long-term interests of the bunker industry and to help further the decarbonization goals of the shipping industry. This 15+15 will explore these ideas and assess if there is a chance for real progress.

Califonia State - Ships Fee Increased to $1,000 Effective 1st April 2017

The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) approved regulations that increased the fee paid by vessels with a qualifying voyage arrival at a California port. The fee was increased from $850 to $1,000. The Board of Equalization will begin collecting the increased fee on or after 1st April 2017. The Marine Invasive Species Act requires ships over 300 GRT and carrying or capable of carrying ballast water that arrive at a California port to submit a US Coast Guard Ballast Water Management Report to the CSLC.

Aqaba Port Marine Service Charges effective 1 July 2012

Baltimore Marine Terminal Association Schedule - Effective 15 November 2013

Shipping industry should brace for underwater regulation

As the world’s seas and oceans become noisier, with little doubt that low levels of continuous noise can seriously impact the health of marine species, it is ever more likely that the shipping industry will have to get used to noise-reduction requirements and new regulations.

“When BIMCO speaks, the other guys listen”

So says Panos Zachariadis of Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd, the acting chairperson of BIMCO’s Marine Environment Committee.