BIMCO
Acronym: BIMCO
General Information
Identification Code: 31226213614-86
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Membership Organisation
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 5/19/2010
Last Update: 2/5/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1
Mission & Interests
Goals: BIMCO – the practical voice of shipping
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.
BIMCO members cover over 60% of the global fleet and consist of local, global, small, and large companies. We are an organisation and global shipping community of over 2,000 members in more than 130 countries.
From our offices in Houston, London, Copenhagen, Athens, Singapore, Shanghai and Brussels we aim to help build a resilient industry in a sustainable future whilst protecting world trade. We do this by finding practical solutions for our members to help them manage risk in a changing world.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Digital economy and society
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Research and innovation
- Taxation
- Trade
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: All relevant initiatives which have potential bearing on the international shipping industry, including but not limited to maritime transport, environment, competition, etc. Recent examples are those files that relate to shipping under the EU fit for 55 package and the EU Green Deal in general. Very specific files are the Fuel EU Maritime, the EU ETS, the EU MV the Environmental Crime Directive and the EU ship recycling regulation. In addition, EU files that relate to safety, security and piracy and the wellbeing of seafarers will also be on the focus of BIMCO (eg port state control directive) as well as digitalisation. More in general, apart from those specific files, trade is a topic inherently linked to the very nature of the shipping industry. Files can be very divers and important, showcased by eg the export of grain from Ukraine by the international shipping industry.
Communication Activities: Possible activities are meetings with EU legislators in which the focus will be on the practical aspects of shipping and the way shipping works. The BIMCO is the world largest shipping association, representing EU and other ship owners directly. BIMCO members cover over 60% of the global fleet and consist of local, global, small, and large companies, representing all fleet types. We are an organisation and global shipping community of around 2,000 members in more than 130 countries. In addition, BIMCO membership also contains ship management companies, brokers and P&I clubs allowing the association to provide an holistic overview on the world of shipping and the way it works.
Existing BIMCO publications (see website) could be relevant during those meetings.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Stakeholders Advisory Group on Maritime Security #E01087#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1087 #MEMBER #C#Industry#ProfessionalsWaste from Ships(Port Reception Facilities & Ship-Source Pollution )#E02869/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100882 #MEMBER #C#IndustryWorking Group on the Implementation of the ETS and MRV Maritime#E02869/10#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=104372 #MEMBER #C#IndustryHigh Level Steering Group for Governance of the Digital Maritime System and Services#E03450#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3450 #OBSERVER #C#ProfessionalsSustainable Alternative Power for Shipping- Mid- to Long-Term Solutions for Maritime GHG Emissions Reductions#E02869/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100883 #MEMBER #C#IndustryEuropean Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2869 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCooperation group on Places of Refuge#E03450/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100484 #OBSERVER #C#ProfessionalsShip Energy Efficiency#E02869/6#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100884 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Green new deal,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Head Office
Address: Bagsvaerdvej, 161
Post Code: 2880
City: Bagsvaerd
Country: DENMARK
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EU Office
Address: De Meeûssquare 35
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: probably around 5 different persons involved at very reduced working time on EU related matters
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.bimco.org/about-us-and-our-members/membership-list
Organisation Members: BIMCO is accredited as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), holds observer status with a number of United Nations organs e.g. IMO, UNCITRAL, and UNFCCC and is in close dialogue with maritime administrations, regulatory institutions and other stakeholders within the EU, the USA and Asia. The association provides one of the most comprehensive sources of practical shipping information and a broad range of advisory and consulting services to its members.