Baltic And International Maritime Conference (BIMCO) → Διεθνές Ναυτικό Συνέδριο της Βαλτικήςhttp://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/BIMCOThe decision on the establishment of the Conference was accepted in summer 1905 at the Meeting of Representatives of tramp shipping companies of Belgium, Great Britain, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. The founders of the Organization aimed to establish minimum freight rates for shipping timber from Sweden, German and Russian ports. The biggest European shipowners decided to develop coordinated policy and practice in the field of tramp shipping.
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