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25.03.2021

What are the new challenges and opportunities for dry bulk shipping?

Maintaining integrity and achieving high operating standards has been made more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, in this article, Luke Fisher, DryBMS project lead explains why it’s not the only test that our industry faces. While COVID-19 has been a central focus for the maritime industry, and a major hurdle for us to overcome, the last decade has been full of moments that have increasingly demanded that we evolve our attitudes to performance beyond […]

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23.02.2021

INTERCARGO & RightShip joint interview: why the dry bulk industry needs DryBMS

RightShip and INTERCARGO joined forces to deliver the DryBMS together. In this Q&A, RightShip CEO Steen Lund and INTERCARGO Secretary General Kostas Gkonis discuss the benefits of the new standard and their aspirations for industry-wide safety enhancements. Why you think the industry needs DryBMS? KG: It is essential that companies in the dry bulk sector […]

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16.02.2021

How the DryBMS scoring system works

In this article, DryBMS Project Lead Luke Fisher highlights the importance of the standard’s scoring system and explains how it works under the revised system The DryBMS scoring system is an essential component of the self-assessment process, with criteria specifically developed in order to give those using the standard a clear indication of their […]

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21.01.2021

RightShip and INTERCARGO announce important new quality standard for dry bulk sector to be governed by new NGO

RightShip, and INTERCARGO have today announced the launch of an important new quality standard for the dry bulk sector, DryBMS. The standard will be governed by a new NGO to be established later this year and will support the improvement of safety in the dry bulk segment. Both RightShip and INTERCARGO have strongly and consistently advocated the need for significant improvements to […]

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