BIMCO has submitted a paper to the IMO advocating for a comprehensive strategy on maritime digitalisation, aiming to exploit its potential for efficiency, safety, and sustainability in ship design, operation, and port activities.
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AGM (formerly known as "Asian Gypsy Moth" - notice extending risk periods
Learn about CO2 Emission Conversion Factor (Cf) guidelines for MARPOL Annex VI, encouraging sustainable biofuels and certification schemes for reduced emissions in fuel consumption reporting to IMO DCS.
During its 80th session, the IMO's Marine Environmental Protection Committee introduced updated guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling, aimed at minimising the spread of invasive aquatic species, enhancing compliance, and safeguarding the health of the marine environment.
BIMCO's Ashok Srinivasan explains the updates to guidelines for places of refuge for ships
IMO's new future fuels and technology website refers to the Glossary of Climate Change Definitions in relation to shipping.
In recent months, Somali pirates have repeatedly attacked and hijacked a number of merchant vessels in international waters. BIMCO discusses ship self-protection
BIMCO's Ashok Srinivasan discusses hull fouling of tankers in this article reproduced with kind permission of Riviera.
BIMCO and other industry bodies call for the establishment of a new traffic separation scheme (TSS) south of Sri Lanka to protect marine species including the endangered Blue Whale.
