International shipping association Baltic International Maritime Council, or BIMCO, today issued its Reflections, a yearly analysis of the past year and predictions for the upcoming. In this years report BIMCO [...]
International shipping association BIMCO announced today that it will be moving forward with the development of a standard contract for the employment of armed guards onboard ships to weed out [...]
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BIMCO President Robert Lorenz-Meyer address’ the importance of international governments cooperation in helping combat piracy on the high seas at the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery [...]
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Maritime University (WMU) have announced the appointment of Mr. Torben Skaanild (pictured) as new Chairman of the Executive Board of the University. [...]
The following update was issued today, February 9, by BIMCO: General advice Operations can in most cases continue, but be aware of potential disruptions due to the effects of civil [...]
BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have issued a joint statement expressing their outrage that Somali pirates have executed, apparently in cold [...]
Editor’s Note: The following is a joint statement issued by shipping associations BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO released earlier today. BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, [...]
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