International Forum Seafarers Ukraine
25 August 2021BIMCO's Ashok Srinivasan will be presenting the Seafarers' Workforce Report 2021.
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BIMCO CEO David Loosley to moderate panel session at Sea Asia 2021
25 August 2021BIMCO’s Secretary General & CEO, David Loosley will be moderating the panel session "Proactive and practical solutions for the crewing crisis" at the 2021 Sea Asia conference.
New BIMCO/ICS Seafarer Workforce Report warns of serious potential officer shortage
28 July 2021Launched today, the new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping warns that the industry must significantly increase training and recruitment levels if it is to avoid a serious shortage in the total supply of officers by 2026. Given the growing demand for STCW certified officers, the Report predicts that there will be a need for an additional 89,510 officers by 2026 to operate the world merchant fleet. The report estimates that 1.89 million seafarers currently serve the world merchant fleet, operating over 74,000 vessels around the globe.
BIMCO push for more cross-industry collaboration
28 January 2021BIMCO has joined the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Well-being and Crew Change, and was encouraged to see the first publication from the Together in Safety initiative. The initiatives signal the need for increased collaboration in the face of great challenges.
Transparency and dialogue between owners and charterers key to crew change challenge
20 January 2021World trade has to flow - we get that. Charterers have contractual obligations under short term spot charters that sometimes leave little room for delays - we get that too. Owners are responsible for managing and relieving their crews - that's not in doubt either. But what we don't accept is that a minority of charterers may simply be looking the other way when they are presented with a ship that also happens to be in need of a crew change. We don't expect charterers to foot the bill and we recognise that hiring ships is a matter of commercial negotiation - but we see no reason why charterers and owners should not have an open and honest dialogue to try to find a solution for much needed crew changes.
BIMCO and ICS prepare for new Seafarer Workforce Report
24 August 2020With the future of crewing high on the agenda, BIMCO and ICS are preparing for the launch of the latest Seafarer Workforce Report (previously known as the Manpower Report), the industry standard resource for ship operators, agencies and governments seeking the market intelligence they need to develop crewing and training strategies fit for the future.
Closed borders, closed minds
15 July 2020The global summit hosted by the UK Government on 9 July 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes was attended by just fifteen countries. Thirteen pledged to take action to help cut through bureaucratic red tape preventing crew changes, which is a step in the right direction.
COVID-19 Extension on crew certificates
05 August 2021Providing members with the latest information on extensions to crew certificates by various states in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The page might be updated several times per day, so please check back for the most recent information.
BIMCO makes all COVID-19-related content free
16 March 2020In view of this extraordinary crisis, BIMCO has made all COVID-19 related content on its website open and free for everyone.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - crew change challenges
03 February 2021In the wake of COVID-19 have the BIMCO received a number of reports and circulars with imposed restrictions intended to keep the virus at bay. These restrictions have proven to disturb crew mobility. In this page, we'll guide our members on the ship/shore interface restriction regimes BIMCO is aware of
