IBIA and BIMCO partner on fuel and maritime challenges
NewsIBIA and BIMCO partner to address bunkering challenges, foster clean energy solutions, and advance sustainable shipping practices....
COVID-19 caused drop of 24.6M TEU in container market growth, BIMCO says
NewsThe global container market grew by 1.5% to 173.5 million TEU in 2023, but without COVID-19, it would have reached 198.1 million TEU....
Upcoming elections could cause further uncertainty in supply chains
NewsThe impact of elections in India, Mexico, the European Parliament, and the United States, could introduce further uncertainty to supply chai...
BIMCO: Average containership set to surpass 5,000 TEU in 2025
NewsNeo Panamax and Post Panamax ships are projected to command nearly 70% of capacity growth shaping the future of global shipping....
Cargo volumes decline 21% in Red Sea region
NewsIn February, the number of ships passing through the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal plummeted by 50% and 37% compared to the previous year....
FIT Alliance pushes for industry to commit to eBLs
NewsThe FIT Alliance wants to see the shipping industry and its customers to commit to using electronic bills of lading (eBLs) by 2030....
ShipNEXT digital platform launched
NewsAn entrepreneur behind Odessa-based shipping company Varamar Group has launched ShipNEXT, touted as the "first independent online platform f...
Fourth industrial revolution means slower trade growth
NewsPeter Sand, chief analyst of BIMCO, the shipowners association, tells Hamburg liner conference container shipping is vulnerable to changes i...
Boxship scrappage at "all-time high"
NewsScrappage, however, is not keeping pace with entry of new tonnage, so oversupply is set to continue...
Scrapping at record levels
NewsFigures recently published by Bimco, show that the demolition of container ships has reached a record level, with more than 0.5M TEU scrappe...
Container weighing: a process challenge
NewsCan verifying the weight of containers before they are loaded be achieved without unduly disrupting terminal operations?...
BIMCO in US talks
NewsBIMCO, the world's largest private association of shipping companies, with nearly 2,600 members in 122 countries, has arranged for meetings ...