Cash-rich shipowners double container ship order book in 2021

What’s not to like about 2021 for container shipping?

IMO SDC 5 will continue the work to make mooring safer on future ships

The 5th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 5) will be held in London from 22 to 26 January 2018.

BIMCO Shipping Analyst spoke at Ship Finance & Investment Conference

Shipping Analyst at BIMCO, Peter Sand, spoke earlier this week at the 23rd International Lloyd's List & Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance & Investment Conference in London, UK on 16-17 November 2010.

7 July – Ship in Mariupol seized by Russian-backed separatists

Having been stuck in the port of Mariupol since the beginning of the Russian invasion, on 30 June 2022 the Liberian flagged 15,800 DWT bulk carrier MV Smarta was forcibly appropriated and converted into state property by the Russian-backed separatist “Donetsk People's Republic”, without compensation to the owners.

Owner membership (companies who own, manage, operate or charter ships)

Owner membership is open for companies who own, manage, operate, or charter ships. Find out prices and more about joining BIMCO as an owner member

US Coast Guard introduces new examinations for foreign ships calling US ports

BIMCO has received information about changes made by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to its Port State Control (PSC) boarding matrix.

Boost in orders for ships below 8,000 TEU drives order book to 17.3% of fleet

In October 2020, the order book for new container ships bottomed out at 8.4% of the combined trading fleet. For ships smaller than 8,000 TEU, the order book bottomed out one month later at 3.7% of the trading fleet, and only accounted for 18.2% of the total container order book. Interest in the smaller segments, however, is bouncing back after months of hibernation.

Canada, Ontario, St Lawrence Seaway - St. Lawrence Ship Channel Maintenance Dredging Services Tonnage Fees Bulletin - No. 6 - July, 1999

Container cargo industry guidelines for seed cakes transport to mitigate fire incidents onboard ships

Seed cakes transported in containers continue to provide a risk in terms of causing container fires onboard and BIMCO urges the use of joint-industry guidelines to BIMCO members to improve safety for ship and crew.

Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Risks of severe legal actions against ships

Navigating the waters of Straits of Malacca and Singapore and associated waters, is not always straightforward and members need to be aware of certain legal risks that exists in these waters.