DryBMS, a voluntary standard for the dry bulk sector which aims to ensure the highest levels of safety, security and environmental excellence.

The new Dry Bulk Management Standard (DryBMS) aims to support the improvement of safety and risk management standards within dry bulk ship management and help drive collaboration, conversation, and increased standards in the sector.

Industry (Intercargo, Rightship, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMC etc) have strongly and consistently advocated the need for significant improvements to dry bulk safety standards.

This voluntary program allows ship managers to measure their Safety Management System (SMS) against agreed industry standards, with the aim of improving fleet performance and risk management.

The benefits of the standard are:

• The program increases dry bulk safety standards to the highest levels. It incorporates current international legislation, recognized guidelines, and best practice from across the industry – not just in dry bulk shipping.
• Shipowners and managers can easily demonstrate their operational excellence to stand out from the crowd and increase their attractiveness to charterers.
• Ship operators can easily identify and plan the most effective management upgrades required across their company – saving time and money.
• Charterers can show their commitment to operational safety by choosing from shipping service providers who adhere to DryBMS.

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