The BIMCO Maritime Operations Academy offers a comprehensive week-long training programme covering highly relevant topics related to maritime operations, such as decarbonisation, digitalisation, and geopolitical tensions.
In an encouraging development for trade digitalisation, BIMCO's "25 by 25" campaign has surpassed its initial target within its first year, achieving a 25.1% adoption rate of electronic bills of lading in iron ore trade.
In a recent incident, the loss of paper bills of lading led to significant complications, costs and delays that could easily have been avoided if electronic bills of lading had been used.
The Covid-19 crisis has painfully demonstrated the heterogeneous landscape that currently exists across ports worldwide. With the world’s attention now focused on exiting from lockdowns and preparing for a ‘new normal’, there is an urgent need to co-operate and accelerate the pace of digitalisation,...
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Aron Sørensen is Head of Marine Environment and has been with BIMCO since 2008. He is an expert on maritime digitalisation, cyber security, safety and environmental regulation and a number of other technical topics within the sector.
His positions prior to joining BIMCO include senior navigator and...
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Explore the maritime industry's digital transformation: new IMO requirements for electronic data exchange via single window in 2024. Join the BIMCO survey to assess current digital processes in ports.