BIMCO
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & 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 64% of the global fleet and consist of local, global, small, and large companies. We are an organisation and global shipping community of over 2,100 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.
EU Legislative Interests
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 MRV, 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 are 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. BIMCO is the world largest shipping association, representing EU and global 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.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
BIMCO is accredited as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), holds observer status with a number of United Nations organs e.g. IMO, UNCITRAL UNEP and UNFCCC and is in close dialogue with maritime administrations, regulatory institutions, IGOs, NGOs 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.
Organisation Members
https://webresources.bimco.org/misc/bimco%20members.pdf
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.