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Maritime A BIMCO HELPS PAVE THE WAY FOR AUTOMATED SHIP REPORTING s the shipping sector strives for efficiency, BIMCO has provided input at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in a bid to facilitate the harmonisation of data ahead of the April 2019 deadline when new mandatory requirements come into force for automated ship reporting. New mandatory requirements on electronic exchange of information from ships to the relevant onshore parties when approaching a port, will Credits: VERIFAVIA SHIPPING – Twitter Jeppe Skovbakke Juhl, Manager, Maritime Technology & Regulation BIMCO require public authorities to have systems in place to a