The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has launched a new, multi-part guidance resource to support ship owners and operators in improving their environmental performance and the efficiency of their ships.
BIMCO's "Guide to Maritime Environmental & Efficiency Management", developed in partnership with maritime efficiency specialists Fathom, and supported by ClassNK, provides a resource to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations and assist owners and operators in the development of an environmental and efficient management system.
BIMCO's Marine Committee, in addition to a selection of ship owners, operators and industry experts, were fundamental in shaping the structure and content of the guide.
'Part One – The Framework' provides a modular environmental and efficiency management framework to support ship owners and operators in developing and implementing an environmental and efficiency management system.
'Part Two – The Handbook' is a technical and regulatory reference manual inclusive of all international and regional regulations that govern the environmental impact of shipping operations and drive increased ship efficiency. For each area that is governed under international or regional regulations, the relevant regulatory requirements are provided alongside routes to move beyond compliance, the business benefits for moving beyond compliance and how to measure performance.
'Part Three – The Templates' is an extensive library of templates in the form of logbooks, forms and data collection tools that support the information provided in Part Two.
