BIMCO Ice Information section - complete update

Check out our BIMCO Ice Information section which has been completely updated.

BIMCO expands ice information service

As part of its offering to members, BIMCO has updated and expanded its online database on ice information. Foremost, the web-resource reflects the recently amended Polar Code and the subsequently revised national rules, which regulates navigation in arctic waters.

Greenland

Recommendation on Electronic Chart Display and Information System for Inland Navigation (Inland ECDIS)

Ice information for northern hemisphere now available for 2021/22 season (members only)

BIMCO’s Ice Information for the northern hemisphere is now live for this season. Reports will be published weekly, or twice weekly if ice conditions become harsher.

Ice information for northern hemisphere now available for 2021/22 season (members only)

BIMCO’s Ice Information for the northern hemisphere is now live for this season. Reports will be published weekly, or twice weekly if ice conditions become harsher.

Basic guidance in understanding ice navigation

To have a basic understanding of ice navigation, this section provides useful references for members to have an overview of the various types of ice-information services available in the world as well as some guidance on the types of ice formation and conditions for ships operating in ice-covered waters.

Japanese Ice Reports

Get the latest ice reports for the Sea of Japan covering the sea of Japan and Okhotsk areas including the Le Perouse Strait.

General Baltic Sea ice information

Providing information on average dates of freezing and ice break-up, ice extent. Baltic Sea icebreaking report, Finnish and Swedish Winter Navigation reports as well as recommendations by HELCOM can also be found here.

St Pierre-Miquel, Saint Pierre - Ice