EMSA: Newsletter april 2021
In this issue: First meeting of the year for EMSA’s Administrative Board; Popular workshop on Shore-Side Electricity gathers valuable feedback for EMSA’s ongoing guidance project; Pollution response services: Annual Report of Drills and Exercises available online;...
New ICS Leadership Insights monthly newsletter
L'ICS ha pubblicato il primo numero della nuova Newsletter mensile, disponibile a questo link: https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ICS-Leadership-Insights-newsletter-April-2021.pdf. Chi desidera ricevere la Newsletter direttamente al proprio...
EMSA: Newsletter march 2021
In this issue: International Women’s Day 2021: Inclusive and gender balanced sectors more efficient and successful; EMSA sets out priorities for the year ahead in recently published ‘Outlook 2021’; EMSA responds to Belgian authorities’ request for institutional...
ICS Press release: Statement from Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, on the refloating of the Ever Given
“Along with the wider shipping community, ICS is pleased and relieved by the news that the Ever Given has been successfully refloated, and that traffic will begin to return to normal in the Suez Canal in the coming week. We applaud the team which led this herculean...
ICS Press Release: ICS welcomes call from United Nations agencies to prioritise seafarers for COVID-19 vaccines
26 March 2021 Oxford University vaccine trial. Credit: University of Oxford, John Cairns 26 March 2021: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the joint statement signed by the heads of five UN bodies calling for seafarers to be prioritised for...
ICS Press Release: Suez demonstrates just how much global supply chains rely on shipping, says International Chamber of Shipping
25 March 2021 Ever Given ran aground on 23 March and continues to block the Suez Canal. Credit fallenhearts17 – Instagram The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a statement on the ongoing blockage of the Suez Canal by the ship Ever Given, noting...
ICS Press Release: ICS launches COVID-19 vaccine guide to secure seafarer safety
24 March 2021 March 24th 2021: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has coordinated a number of shipping bodies in launching a practical guide on COVID-19 vaccinations for use throughout the industry. The guide is part of an effort to ensure that seafarers are...
ICS PRESS RELEASE: Shipping companies in ‘impossible position’ as proof of seafarer vaccinations poses legal minefield
London, March 22 2021: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that lack of access to vaccinations for seafarers is placing shipping in a ‘legal minefield’, while leaving global supply chains vulnerable. A legal document due to be circulated to the...
ICS-ITF PRESS RELEASE: Concerns of rise in number of seafarers impacted by crew change due to new COVID-variants
London, UK. 19 March 2021- Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seaferers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to new variants. The latest collective industry analysis shows that...
Industry backs United Nations $5 billion ‘moon-shot’ programme to decarbonise shipping
Joint Press Release issued by BIMCO, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERFERRY, International Chamber of Shipping INTERTANKO, IPTA and World Shipping Council. Industry partners welcome “moon-shot” proposal from governments to set up a $5 billion...