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What we do

Facilitating trade is at the very heart of our business, and since 1905, we’ve helped our members keep world trade moving. We make it our business to help our members with theirs.

We create maritime contracts and clauses, explain and inform global regulation and provide practical business services, training, information and market insight.

Our work

Watch David Loosley, our Secretary General and CEO, talk about who we are, what we do and why.

Membership

We have supported the shipping industry for more than a century, and are ready to support your business too.

Membership
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Contracts

We’ve been creating contracts and clauses since 1905. We believe that standardised terms create equality, fairness and support business, and we believe this matters.

Contractual affairs
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Regulation

We work to promote transparent and non-discriminatory standards and harmonisation within the shipping industry.

Regulatory affairs
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Products

We offer a range of products in support of the wider shipping industry, not just our members, from our maritime training courses, our online contract editor SmartCon, ship performance tool SHIP PI and BIMCO publications.

Products
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