Bimco signed an agreement to become an executive member of a group looking to digitise shipping data.
Bimco and Shipdex said the agreement would "support the development and exchange of technical and logistic data across the shipping community."
Shipex's members include MAN Diesel, Rolls Royce Marine, Alfa Laval and Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering.
Shipdex offers a set of computer protocols for distributing instruction manuals, maintenance plans and spare parts catalogues across any company or organization.
