Triggered by the recent revision of the York-Antwerp Rules,BIMCO has made updates to its clauses related to general average,in order to meet the needs of shipowners and operators,and help reduce administrative costs. The BIMCO Average Bond

The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will start issuing a letter of warning from 1 January 2019 on the sulphur content of marine fuels during inspections in order to incr

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and MAN Energy Solutions hosted a conference for software suppliers delivering Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to expand the use of Shipdex. Shipdex is the standard pr

As shippers go on to make large-scale vessel sharing agreements, carriers are formulating new strategies to survive, reports Drewry. What are the new ways? It has been said that differentiation is impossible in the container shipping indust

With less than a week until Christmas and most of our presents bought, were feeling the pinch. However, thats nothing compared to the amount that some have been spending this year. VesselsValues Senior Analyst Court Smith gives a rundown on

De Nora, a market leading supplier of electrochlorination equipment, announced that it has received Type-Approval from the United States Coastguard (USCG) for its BALPURE ballast water treatment system (BWTS). The BALPURE system has been ap

In a federal court in Beaumont, Texas, two Greek shipping companies, Avin International, and Nicos IV Special Maritime Enterprises, pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from several discharges of oil into Texan waters says TankerOpe

Shipowners and operators who have not already done so, should undertake risk assessments and incorporate measures to deal with cyber risks in their ships safety management systems (SMS) and crew awareness training. While the IMO has given s

The risks posed by contaminated bunkers are one of the biggest challenges facing the marine fuels industry, according to North PI director of freight, demurrage and defense (FDD) Mark Church Speaking at the recent Tackling Global Challenges

A ship wreck can be a hazard to navigation. Other vessels and their crews can potentially be endangered, and, depending on the nature of the cargo and remaining fuel on board, a wreck may also cause damage to marine environments and other c

The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh (26 November). The 19-month project is funded under a

The two clauses are: BIMCO 2020 Marine Sulphur Content Clause for Time Charter Parties BIMCO 2020 Fuel Transition Clause for Time Charter Parties. The subcommittees objective has been to create clauses that are simple and practical, and Im

The industry will soon be under the obligation to incorporate measures to deal with cyber risks in the ships safety management system. This had not been tackled in the previous versions, says Dirk Fry, chair of BIMCOs cyber security working

Oslo, Norway, 4 December 2018: Hydrogen can play a significant role in decarbonizing world energy supply to mitigate climate change, according to a new research paper by DNV GL, the technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. Decarboniza

Ukraine has acceded to an important IMO ship safety treaty the 1988 Protocol relating to the International Convention on Load Lines. Limitations on the draught to which a ship may be loaded make a significant contribution to the ships safet