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Background

SHIPMAN is one of the most widely used ship management agreements in the shipping industry. The agreement was first published in 1988 and updated in 1998 and 2009 to reflect changes in ship management practices, regulatory developments, etc.   Despite the continuing wide use of SHIPMAN 2009, changes... Please follow the link to continue reading.

US regulations affecting your ships - get the March update!

This is the latest in a series of reports supplied by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) with the intention of keeping BIMCO members appraised of legislative developments in the US affecting international shipping. BIMCO highlights only the relevant developments that would impact members.  The... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Significant developments at the Documentary Committee Meeting on 22 March 2024

The BIMCO Documentary Committee (DC) met on 22 March 2024 in Hamburg, chaired by Nick Fell, marking a significant milestone in BIMCO's documentary work with the adoption of key projects and review of ongoing developments. Highlights include the adoption of the revised SHIPMAN and updates on ASBATAN... Please follow the link to continue reading.

BIMCO and RINA propose method to calculate energy efficiency of existing ships

BIMCO and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) have identified a need for – and therefore proposed - an alternative method to determine an accurate reference speed in connection with a carbon reduction framework currently under development by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Michael Elwert

Capt. Michael P. Elwert has worked within the global shipping industry his entire working life and has over two decades of international management experience within the maritime industry. He gained his education with Maersk in Copenhagen and grew his global shipping acumen and exposure working from... Please follow the link to continue reading.