BIMCO's 2011 AGM to be held in Vancouver June 6-8, 2011

THE Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) is to hold its General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia from to June 6-8 next year with a series of Seatrade events to follow including a high profile speaker's conference focusing on matters central to shipping industry concerns.

The venue location is important given British Columbia port's increasingly importance as a focal point in the past twenty years for the Pacific trades allowing shipping people from North America, Far East and Europe to network during the conference and social programme.

BIMCO's, the largest international shipping association has a total membership of approximately 2,600 individual members from 123 countries, composed of shipowners, shipbrokers and agents and other entities with an interest in or associated with the Maritime Industries. It is accredited as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).

In recognition of its position within the international shipping community, the US Coast Guard formed a partnership agreement with BIMCO to jointly address issues of regulatory compliance and maritime governance in an effort to find practical and workable solutions for shipowners plying US trade.

(Source:www.schednet.com)