BIMCO

23/03/2026

📢We need your help - Seafarers Deserve Fairer Seas

Please help us raise awareness of the urgent need for governments and all relevant stakeholders to commit to protecting the men and women who keep the world supplied with food, fuel and everyday goods.

Seafarers continue to be unfairly blamed or imprisoned after maritime incidents. Even when they have done nothing wrong.

Recent years have seen an escalation of geopolitical tension, with more shipping routes disrupted by war.

Currently, around 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf on board ships under heightened risk and considerable mental strain.

Please help us share this important message:

"The world relies on seafarers, seafarers face increasing danger, and seafarers deserve fairer seas."

➡️ 3 ways YOU can help amplify this message

1) Watch our latest film (below) "Fair Seas" which calls for fair treatment and stronger protection for seafarers who keep global supply chains connected

2) Share our "Fair Seas" film to ensure this message reaches as many people as possible including governments and relevant stakeholders

3) Visit www.bimco.org/fairseas to find out how else you can help

12/08/2025

Want to understand the essentials of BIMCO’s Fuel EU Maritime Clause for Time Charter Parties?

Watch our one-minute video to find out how the clause supports owners and charterers in meeting the new regulations, in everything from Biofuel agreements to compliance cost risks.

05/08/2025

In this month's Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook, you can learn more about how slowing Chinese economy threatens dry cargo demand.
Watch the video to find out more.

If you're a BIMCO member, you can also read the full report here: https://www.bimco.org/analysis

29/07/2025

Did you know? We provide the industry with expert market analysis, to help navigating the ever-changing market conditions shipping is heavily impacted by.

Take a look at our Shipping Market Overview & Outlook videos, published monthly on the dry bulk, oil tanker and container sectors at https://www.bimco.org/analysis/

24/07/2025

How does commercial shipping work?

Go behind the scenes to discover the businesses, contracts and people that move goods, like your smartphone, across our oceans, safely and sustainably every day of the year.

21/07/2025

With the smallest environmental footprint of all transportation methods, shipping is the most sustainable way to keep global trade on the move.

15/07/2025

Did you know that we also offer training courses - both online and classroom based in many places around the world.

Improve your skills and gain valuable certification in many different aspects of maritime shipping.

Check out the list of courses at bimco.org/training - and remember to ask if your company is a member of BIMCO, as members get a nice discount!

10/07/2025

We've issued some updated guidance for the Red Sea, as after a hiatus of more than six months, the Houthis have resumed targeted attacks on commercial shipping in the region.

After a hiatus of more than six months, the Houthis have resumed targeted attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, escalating concerns over maritime security in the region.

07/07/2025

Even though the Day of the Seafarer was last month, we still want you see our film again as it's relevant every day of the year of every year.

01/07/2025

The Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships entered into force last week. We believe the convention has the potential to change the face of ship recycling, support the circular economy and provide safe jobs to the people that need them. It will still require some effort to raise the standard of yards throughout the whole Southeast Asia region, but we must not go back to substandard recycling.

27/06/2025

Did you know? Ship recycling could double to 16,000 ships over the next 10 years 📈

As the Hong Kong Convention entered into force we have updated our estimate for the ship recycling potential over the next 10 years.

We now estimate the potential to be 16,000 ships, or 700m deadweight tonnes (DWT), from previously 15,000. The new estimate equals twice the number of ships, and nearly triple the DWT, recycled over the last 10 years and highlights the need for investments in compliant recycling facilities.