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Califonia State - Ships Fee Increased to $1,000 Effective 1st April 2017

07 December 2017

The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) approved regulations that increased the fee paid by vessels with a qualifying voyage arrival at a California port. The fee was increased from $850 to $1,000. The Board of Equalization will begin collecting the increased fee on or after 1st April 2017. The Marine Invasive Species Act requires ships over 300 GRT and carrying or capable of carrying ballast water that arrive at a California port to submit a US Coast Guard Ballast Water Management Report to the CSLC.

Meet BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst at Dry Cargo Conference 2017 - POSTPONED to 2018 -

24 March 2017

BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Peter Sand, will be speaking at the Dry Cargo Conference taking place on 1-2 June 2017 at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Discounts for BIMCO members available.

Ballast Water Management - Reminder/Update

31 March 2017

Tne International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) enters into force 8 September 2017!

Container shipping: a year where fleet growth and demand growth are the same

21 February 2018

What will the future bring? Overall demand growth is expected to be lower than in 2017, but still high enough to potentially improve the fundamental market balance.

China's import of iron ore to propel dry bulk shipping demand in 2017

19 April 2017

China's import of iron ore will continue to be a key driver for the demand growth in 2017 for the dry bulk shipping industry, alongside shipping of grains.

Korea, Republic of - National holidays 2017

25 September 2017

Chinese dry bulk imports showed signs of distress in 2018

31 January 2019

Total imports of iron ore and soya beans were lower in 2018 than in 2017, down 1% and 7.9% respectively, and although imports of coal grew 3.7% in 2018, this was slower than the growth in 2017.

US coal export rebounds to support the improvement of the dry bulk shipping industry

09 August 2017

US seaborne coal exports are up 57% in total volume and 61% in terms of tonne-miles for the first five months of 2017 compared to the same period last year. If US coal exports remain high throughout 2017 it will have a solid effect on the global seaborne coal trade and support the overall improvement in the dry bulk shipping industry.

A new addition to the SUPPLYTIME 2017 annex library is underway: Dynamic Positioning Annex

25 January 2023

BIMCO has established a new subcommittee to develop a Dynamic Positioning (DP) Annex for the SUPPLYTIME 2017. The DP Annex is expected to be the next addition to the library of specialist pro-forma Annexes, which is being developed by BIMCO in collaboration with industry experts. It will provide a framework for the use of DP systems in the offshore and other relevant sectors.

AMSA Marine Notice 7/2017 Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports

26 July 2017

The AMSA Marine Notice 7/2017 addresses the following areas; Software quality assurance, Anomalies, ECDIS data presentation and performance check dataset, Chart carriage requirements, Mode of ECDIS operation, ECDIS training requirements and Port state control inspections.