Seminars, Masterclasses, Short Courses and Programs in Shipping, Cargo, Chartering, Marine Insurance, Bills of Lading Worldwide and Online
Headquartered in Denmark, BIMCO is the largest of the international shipping associations representing ship-owners controlling around 65 percent of the world’s tonnage and with members in more than 120 countries drawn from a broad range of stakeholders having a vested interest in the shipping industry, including managers, brokers and agents. BIMCO is accredited as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with all relevant United Nations organs.
BIMCO Education arranges a variety of courses around the world for BIMCO members and non-members alike. Industry experts guide participants through relevant and current topics and cases from the maritime industry. The courses often have limited number of participants and are very popular. All BIMCO Courses and Seminars can be delivered as in-house events. Available to BIMCO Members only, this is a cost-effective way of training larger groups of employees. All courses can be tailored to specific requirements and can be delivered world-wide.
Training Programs
BIMCO Training
- BIMCO Masterclasses (2-3 days): The topics of the BIMCO Masterclasses are broad and cover a range of issues, such as Marine Insurance or time chartering.
- BIMCO Seminars (0.5 - 2 days): BIMCO Seminars cover a specific issue or BIMCO document(s) – like bunkering or SUPPLYTIME.
- BIMCO Shipping Schools (4-5 days): The shipping schools are extended courses covering multiple topics and skills. The courses are residential, and the participants stay at the conference hotel for the duration of the course.
Masterclass Online
- Laytime and Demurrage Masterclass Online: Laytime and Demurrage Masterclass Online is a series of 10 online sessions highlighting key laytime and demurrage topics. Each session will run for 60 minutes and will cover essential laytime and demurrage issues.
- Voyage Charters Masterclass Online: Voyage Charters Masterclass Online is a series of 10 sessions each lasting 60 minutes. This course highlights key VC issues, presents ways for parties to allocate risks and gives an overview of the relevant legal principles.
- Bills of Lading Masterclass Online: The Bills of Lading Masterclass Online is a series of 10 online sessions, each lasting 60-90 minutes. During the masterclass, the trainers will focus on issues related to drawing up and handling the B/L.
- Time Charters Masterclass Online: The aim of this course is to highlight the various problem areas and to consider ways in which parties attempt to allocate risk and so provide you with a balanced understanding of the relevant legal principles and practice.
- Commodity Trading and Chartering Masterclass Online: The close links between the sale contract, the insurance contract and the carriage contract will be examined in presentations and cases to see why and how the various documents which are customarily issued interrelate. Each aspect of the arrangement such as the Cargo sale, the cargo insurance and the carriage contracts will be considered both separately and in relation to the other relevant aspects.
- Towage and Salvage Masterclass Online: Bills of Lading Masterclass Online is a series of 10 online sessions highlighting the wide range of ocean towage and salvage agreements provided by BIMCO. This course focusses on practical solutions and ways for the parties to allocate risks and obligations.
- Charter Party Workshop Online: The Charter Party Workshop Online is a series of 10 online sessions and combines a range of lecturers on voyage and time chartering with sessions on related day-to-day issues and troubleshooting.
- Carriage Contracts, Liabilities & Cargo Claims Masterclass Online: Carriage Contracts, Liabilities and Cargo Claims Masterclass is a series of 10 online sessions, each lasting 60-90 minutes. During the masterclass, the speakers will examine specific issues arising when goods are damaged, lost or delayed during transit.
- Marine Insurance Masterclass Online: The Marine Insurance Masterclass Online is a series of 10 online sessions, focusing on the interrelationship between marine insurance, charter parties and the commodity sales contract. It covers the legal and practical aspects of hull and machinery, cargo claims and P&I.
Summer Shipping School
- Maritime Economics
- Maritime Regulation
- Standard Contracts and Clauses
- Overview of International Trade
- Dispute Resolution
- Introduction to Time Chartering
- Introduction to Laytime and Demurrage
- Introduction to Bills of Lading
- Case Study
BIMCO eLearning Modules
- Introduction to Shipping
- Bills of Lading
- Time Chartering
- Dry Cargo Laytime and Demurrage
- Tanker Chartering Laytime and Demurrage
- Voyage Chartering
- SUPPLYTIME 2017: Key changes and features
- NYPE 2015: Key changes and features
In-House Training
- Bills of lading
- Laytime & demurrage
- Offshore, heavylift, renewables
- Ship management
- Time/voyage chartering
- Towage & salvage
- Specific BIMCO documents (Supplytime)
BIMCO Documents
BIMCO produces a wide variety of standard forms, which are published in the Forms of Approved Documents (FAD) - this annually updated portfolio of documents contains over a hundred separate charter parties, bills of lading and other forms and an extensive range of general purpose and specialized clauses issued, supported or recommended by BIMCO.
Charter parties
BIMCO issues numerous voyage and time charter parties, ranging from general-purpose forms such as GENCON and GENTIME to charter parties designed for use in specific trades, such as coal and ore, oil, gas, chemicals, cement, grain, fertilizers, wood and containers.
Bills of Lading and Way Bills
Many of BIMCO’s voyage charter parties are complemented by tailor made bills of lading and, in some cases, way bills. There are also a number of widely used general purpose bills of lading, such as CONGENBILL and its liner trade equivalent, CONLINEBILL 2000.
Standalone/Specialist Clauses
BIMCO also produces a number of standalone and specialist clauses, which can be incorporated into any charter party or agreement as appropriate. Such clauses are often developed in response to specific events, such as the implementation of the ISPS Code or new regulations relating to Maritime Security.
Specialist forms
New developments in maritime services have created demands for specially created agreements where no specific form of contract existed before. BIMCO has been at the forefront of developing such specialist documents for many years. Chief among these forms are the ship and crew management agreements that were first drafted in the late 1980s and have proved very successful. BIMCO has also developed special forms for, among others, the ship repair industry, the bunker trade and the offshore sector.