Meet BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst in Singapore 01 March 2018 BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst will be visiting Singapore to be the moderator at BIMCO’s own seminar and networking event “Crude Oil Tankers: Road to Recovery”. Peter Sand will furthermore be participating in Maritime CEO Forum and a panel discussion at the 15th edition of Asia Pacific Maritime Conference. All three events are hosted in Singapore and will take place on 13-15 March 2018. Market reports Market analysis Container Dry cargo Tanker
Cyber security is everybody’s responsibility: new poster for ships launched in Singapore 03 May 2017 BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) launched a new cyber security awareness poster at Singapore Maritime Week 2017. Press release Priority news Cyber security Security
MPA Singapore jumpstarts IMO data collection system 07 December 2017 A year before IMO launches it's data collection system (DCS) in 2019, the Maritime and Port Authorities of Singapore (MPA Singapore) has started a voluntary data collection of fuel oil consumption. News story Environment protection Singapore
The Port of Singapore discovers fraud and bans two bunker suppliers. 08 September 2017 Singapore Port Authority drives a hard line on bunker fraud. News story Environment protection Fraud Bunkers Singapore
Singapore MPA to ban use of open-loop scrubbers 30 November 2018 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has decided to prohibit the use of open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems within its port limits, as of 1 January 2020. MPA chief executive, Andrew Tan, announced the new regulation, which is already part of current legislation, in his opening address at the Singapore Registry of Ships Forum. News story Environment protection Ports Singapore
SHIPTERM seminars in Singapore & Hong Kong coming soon 18 April 2017 BIMCO’s new standard term sheet for bilateral ship financing transactions, SHIPTERM, will be the focus of two seminars taking place in Singapore on 24 May and Hong Kong on 25 May. News story Contract Ship financing
Maite Bolivar Klarup 23 June 2017 Maite Bolivar Klarup is BIMCO’s General Manager in Singapore. Maite joined BIMCO in 2016 and her main role is to provide information and advice to members on a variety of key issues- from piracy to bunker quality and navigational safety. Maite is also responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with all relevant maritime governmental and inter-governmental authorities in the region and to create awareness of all of BIMCO’s activities and benefits for potential members. She has more than 17 years of international maritime experience from Southeast Asia, Europe, North and Latin America. She holds an Executive Master of International Business Administration in Shipping and Logistics from Copenhagen Business School.
Punit Oza 07 July 2017 Punit Oza is the Vice President & Head of Supramax Pacific of Klaveness Asia Pte Ltd. Punit Oza has over 23 years of experience in dry bulk shipping. He started his career at Precious Shipping PCL in Thailand in 1993. He then held a number of positions in the Middle and Far East and is currently the Vice President and Head of Supramax Pacific at Torvald Klaveness’ Singapore Regional Office. Punit is responsible for the entire Supramax Portfolio in the Asia Pacific region with a specialisation in the Indian and Thai markets. He is also a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (FICS) and Chairman of the Singapore Branch as well as a member of Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) and Maritime Law Association of Singapore (MLAS). Punit has a degree in Financial Management and Accounting from the University of Mumbai and an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from City University (now CASS) Business School, London. He also has a LLB from the University of London.
BIMCO kicks off its first Advisory Panel in Asia 04 October 2018 On Monday, BIMCO hosted an Advisory Panel in Singapore with the aim to continue to strengthen the shipping voice of members across Asia and establish a new platform for dialogue and involvement. News story Priority news Singapore
