The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko, World Shipping Council (WSC), CLIA and IPTA have criticised “serious implementation problems” in the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention), following the...
During his address at IMO’s World Maritime Day Symposium, Bimco president John Denholm argued that, in spite of recent optimism for the new fuel, LNG is “not an option” for most ships.
The question of what is in the box is a vexing one for container shipping. Modern containerships carry many, many thousands of boxes stuffed with a huge variety of cargoes. Most times the shipping line is simply reliant on the cargo being...
Bimco believes that capesizes will not return to the doldrums seen in the first half of the year over the next two months although will likely remain at below breakeven levels.
The maritime industry does not need to speak with one voice so much as to deliver one message. To achieve this all sectors of the shipping industry have to improve cooperation between themselves and work together, concluded the Liberty Congress, a...
The significant costs of complying with environmental legislation are one of the major threats facing shipping, newly elected Bimco president John Denholm warned during his inaugural address at the body’s agm in Paris yesterday. The environmental...