ICS Press release: ICS launches new ‘Shipping Policy Principles for Pandemic Recovery’ during WTO Ministerial Conference
13 June 2022 ICS will join the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva this week, as shipowners’ global trade association launches ‘Shipping Policy Principles for Pandemic Recovery’, setting out Calls to Action to governments as...
ECSA Press Release: Joint statement from ECSA and ICS on the current situation in the Persian Gulf
01 Jun 2022 Following the seizure of Greek flagged oil tankers “Delta Poseidon” and “Prudent Warrior” on 27 May 2022, the International Chamber of Shipping and the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) jointly call for a quick and diplomatic resolution in...
ICS Press release: New data shows future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables
17 May 2022 Huge and immediate need for renewable-based fuels in shipping represents opportunity for investors, according to ‘Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution’ report released today. Investment in green infrastructure key, as shipping will carry more...
ICS Press release: Global shipping community updates Maritime Labour Convention to reflect lessons of pandemic
17 May 2022 Governments, ship owners, and unions agree to a record number of Maritime Labor Convention amendments in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and crew change crisis. New regulations improve access to onshore medical care, strengthen PPE requirements,...
IV Meeting dello Special Tripartite Committee della Maritime Labour Convention dell’ILO
Dal 5 al 13 maggio a Ginevra, presso l’ILO-Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro, si è tenuto il quarto meeting dello Special Tripartite Committee della Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) dell'ILO. Il meeting di 7 giorni si è concluso con l'adozione di otto...
EMSA: Newsletter May 2022
In this issue: Children’s competition evokes a sea of ideas when asked the question: how do you see the ocean in 20 years’ time?; EMSA and Transport Community Organisation hold second meeting of the Technical Committee on Waterborne Transport and Multimodality; Just...
ICS Press release: International Chamber of Shipping and Suez Canal Authority sign landmark agreement to enhance cooperation
11 May 2022 Esben Poulsson, Admiral Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie The International Chamber of Shipping, representing 80% of world’s merchant fleet, signs its first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Suez Canal Authority. Agreement focuses on safety, pricing,...
ICS Press release: International coalition completes repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped for nearly two years due to the COVID pandemic
10 May 2022 Over 600 I-Kiribati seafarers have safely returned home, some after being stranded overseas for nearly two years The repatriation of the seafarers was undertaken by a coalition of ship owners, transport workers unions, the UN, and the government of...
ICS Press Release: 500 seafarers remain trapped on vessels stuck in Ukrainian ports, 1,500 evacuated since March
3 May 2022 IMO London headquarters • 500 seafarers remain onboard 109 vessels stranded in Ukraine ports or nearby seas, down from 2,000 six weeks ago. • The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) calls for the preservation of humanitarian corridors for seafarers out...
ECSA Press release: ECSA appoints Sotiris Raptis as Secretary General
02 May 2022 Sotiris Raptis has been appointed by the General Assembly to lead the European Community Shipowners’ Associations as its new Secretary General. Sotiris Raptis (41) has extensive EU political and policy experience, having worked for different...