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BIMCO President speaks about opportunities and threats for shipping from digitalisation including stressing the human element

28 September 2017

The BIMCO President Mr Papagiannopoulos highlighted the main opportunities and threats for shipping coming from digitalisation at the 3 rd ShipIT conference in Athens on 27 September 2017. The opportunities and threats include the admin burden on board ships, autonomous ships, blockchain, cyber risk management and not least the human elements of all these issues.

Ship arrest clauses focus on “sphere of responsibility”

14 June 2019

BIMCO has published two clauses that take a balanced approach to termination risk following ship arrest, in response to cases seen in recent years when some dry cargo charterers have tightened procedures to arrest under a charter party.

Progress made on ballast water matters by MEPC 81

25 March 2024

MEPC 81 addressed ballast water management for ships while operating in challenging water quality, and temporary storage of treated sewage and/or grey water in ballast water tanks. The recent meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (81st Session) made significant progress on the application of the BWM Convention to ships operating in challenging water quality conditions, and on temporary storage of treated sewage and/or grey water in ballast water tanks – with guidance adopted on both issues.

Are autonomous ships on the horizon?

23 March 2021

Millions of dollars are invested into the research and trials of systems needed to expand autonomous shipping. The question is: will it pay off?

US heading for changes to ballast water management bill

15 November 2018

The US Senate has approved changes to the VIDA Bill (formerly known as Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, CVIDA), creating a new approach for regulating ballast water discharges from vessels while recognizing special regional situations.

IMO agrees on GMDSS updates to enhance safety for ships

06 May 2022

Modernisation of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which was initiated a decade ago, has finally been completed at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). In the process, changes to satellite service providers have been implemented. Changes have also been made in the definitions of the SOLAS regulations Chapter IV, whereas no changes have been made to the carriage requirements of the ships

Cargo volumes in Red Sea area drop 21% due to attacks on ships

27 February 2024

During the first seven weeks of 2024, cargo volumes to and from ports in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea declined 21% y/y. The number of ships arriving in these ports significantly declined as merchant shipping increasingly avoided transiting through the region due to concerns over attacks on ships by the Houthis.

Newbuilding contracts should require use of Shipdex

21 December 2018

BIMCO and MAN Energy Solutions hosted a conference for software suppliers delivering Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to expand the use of Shipdex. Shipdex is the standard protocol for exchanging technical data - such as manuals – electronically between supplier and ships directly, cutting the need for huge stacks of - often outdated - paper manuals.