Bimco is launching a new key performance indicator (KPI) programme and is hoping to include around 10,000 ships through the involvement of owners and managers outside of the shipowners’ association.

The scale of the venture promises to provide the largest benchmarking platform for owners and managers to compare performance.

Incoming Bimco president Sadan Kaptanoglu says the KPI scheme will give managers the information and digital solution they need to improve at a time when the regulatory and technical demands on them are increasing.