BIMCO Bulletin
07 June 2021The digital magazine containing all the best comment, analysis and information digests from BIMCO.
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New BIMCO clause promotes harmonised ship-shore data exchange
16 April 2021BIMCO has published a charter party clause promoting the use of the IMO’s data model framework. The publication is an extension of BIMCO’s strategic objective to encourage greater efficiency and harmonisation in the ship-shore interface.
Are autonomous ships on the horizon?
23 March 2021Millions of dollars are invested into the research and trials of systems needed to expand autonomous shipping. The question is: will it pay off?
BIMCO, NGOs invite the industry to help develop global digital ISO standards
05 March 2021Digitalisation has taken on a new urgency in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular when it comes to digital data exchange in ports, and for facilitating trade and logistics in general. BIMCO and other maritime NGOs are inviting public and private players to help create global digital ISO standards to facilitate the digital exchange of data.
First ever standard contract for autonomous ship operation underway
06 November 2020BIMCO is adapting the currently used SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use with autonomous ships, but the lack of actual autonomous ships currently in operation will mean ongoing adjustments as the industry forges ahead with its pioneering projects. Publication of the first version is expected in 2021.
BIMCO to push for international guidelines for ship/shore communication at IMO
25 September 2020Standardising and harmonising electronic ship/shore communication for reporting purposes is high on the agenda at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) virtual Facilitation Committee (FAL) meeting next week (FAL 44).
Associations call for accelerating digitalisation of maritime trade and logistics
02 June 2020The Covid-19 crisis has painfully demonstrated the heterogeneous landscape that currently exists across ports worldwide. With the world’s attention now focused on exiting from lockdowns and preparing for a ‘new normal’, there is an urgent need to co-operate and accelerate the pace of digitalisation, according to a number of leading maritime associations, including BIMCO.
The International Maritime Organization in the shadow of COVID-19
11 May 2020As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has postponed all meetings since March 2020. BIMCO is adapting to the new schedule, and this article provides an overview of the IMO-related work that BIMCO members need to know about, despite the pandemic.
Ship-shore interface
05 May 2020An efficient, safe, and environmentally sustainable port call depends on clear communication before, during and after operations are carried out.
Autonomous ships
05 May 2020In recent years, the prospect of autonomous ships has become a hot topic for commercial shipping. The same fast-paced advances in technology that have led to projects to automate vehicles in every other sector of the transportation industry have also found their way to the shipping industry. Advances in camera technology, sensors, electromechanical actuators, and satellite technology appear to promise a world in which ships will traverse the oceans without a human on board.
