BIMCO’s approval body for contracts and clauses gathered on 23 February to discuss a highly topical agenda. Two contracts of affreightment and a contract for conversion work on ships were adopted. Split views on whether adopting the ETSA Clause was premature postponed the adoption of this clause.
A republication of a blog post by BIMCO President Sabrina Chao about ship recycling, first published in The Economist Impact
MEPC 82 outcomes on GHG midterm measures.
You wouldn't navigate a ship without a chart, so why sign a contract without advice? Avoid unnecessary costs you couldn’t have foreseen.
BIMCO has been busy updating BARGEHIRE 2008 and the project is close to completion. But before we finalise and publish the new edition in March, we would like to hear the views of barge owners, operators and charterers. Your comments and views received by 13 January 2021 will help shape a successful... Please follow the link to continue reading.
A new Emission Control Area is being born
In a bid to encourage wider adoption of just in time (JIT) arrival principles in the bulk sector, BIMCO has published a new clause for voyage charter parties to promote more efficient shipping procedures and as a result, help reduce CO2 emissions.
BIMCO's Dr Bev Mackenzie reports from the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon June 2022
Aside from GHG discussions what kept attendees at the 82nd meeting of the MEPC busy?
BIMCO's Dr Bev Mackenzie talks about the Single Use Plastics Campaign - listen to the Gard Podcast
