BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report dated 10 September 2021

This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 10 September covers updates on Republic of Korea, Pakistan, the UK P&I club and the latest from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).  Every week, BIMCO summarises measures imposed by governments for sea transport, including for crew change, as well as updates from United Nations bodies such as the IMO, World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).

• News story
• Crew support
• COVID-19
• Crew change
• Ports

BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report

The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport including for crew change as well as from the United Nation bodies like the International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO). BIMCO provides the following update for this week ending Friday, 4 June 2021.

• News story
• Crew support
• COVID-19
• Crew change
• Ports

BIMCO says FONAR guideline is good news, fuel sampling issues need more work

BIMCO has at the latest meeting at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) called for clarification and guidelines for shipowners and flag states in cases when ships cannot buy compliant fuel in a port from 1 January 2020.

• News story
• Environment
• 2020 sulphur cap
• Fuel oil
• Scrubbers

China’s aim of 7.5% GDP growth for 2014 is positive news for the shipping market – in particular, dry bulk

“The importance of China to the shipping market is second to none. This goes for all major shipping segments. In spite of leaving the double-digit growth rates behind us in the previous decade, the sheer size of the world’s second-largest economy now gives so much impetus to our industry that we have become addicted to China.”

• Market analysis

Macro Economics - The main shipping drivers looking healthier in a tricky environment

This recession was caused by a financial crisis, and what we do know about recessions caused by financial crises is that they are followed by very weak recoveries.

• Market analysis
• Macro

Priority news

• Priority news