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• BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report dated 17 September 2021

  17 September 2021

  This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 17 September covers Azerbaijan, Iran, Philippines, Russia  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).

  

• BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report dated 10 September 2021

  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).

  

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - new season 2021/2022 starts now!

  03 September 2021

  The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season 2021-2022 has begun on 1st September. BIMCO provides the measures for this season introduced by countries for ships arriving from targeted "BMSB" countries.

• BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report dated 3 September 2021

  03 September 2021

  This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 3 September covers updates on Argentina, Myanmar, Portugal, Ukraine and USA.  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 International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).

  

• An encouragement to use End User Support for added value

  31 August 2021

  Following several recent adjustments and new features, we encourage Shipping-KPI users to take advantage of the complementary support function.

  

• BIMCO calls on shipowners to provide information on biofouling management

  30 August 2021

  BIMCO is launching a new survey with the aim of gathering information from shipowners about the effectiveness of their anti-fouling systems (AFS). The information gathered will help BIMCO provide factual information to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) about biofouling management in practice.

  

• BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report

  27 August 2021

  BIMCO provides weekly updates to members about COVID-19 implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport, including for crew change, as well as updates from United Nations bodies such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO). This BIMCO update is for the week ending Friday, 27 August 2021.

  

• Container cargo industry guidelines for seed cakes transport to mitigate fire incidents onboard ships

  20 August 2021 | Updated 23 August 2021

  Seed cakes transported in containers continue to provide a risk in terms of causing container fires onboard and BIMCO urges the use of joint-industry guidelines to BIMCO members to improve safety for ship and crew.