Tag: ICS

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), will be co-hosting the high-level ‘Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit’ in Athens in June.

The fourth Enclosed Space Entry – Joint Industry Workshop took place at OCIMF’s London office in late March, where a working group drawn from maritime organisations gathered to identify measures to reduce or eliminate deaths in enclosed spaces onboard vessels.

The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) has published its second set of industry good practice guidelines, the Fire Response – High Level Guidelines, providing key steps for operators to deal with fires onboard. 

The Industry Associations of BIMCO, ICS, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO & OCIMF supported by over forty maritime stakeholders, released on 31 March a consolidated and enhanced publication Best Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime Security (MS).

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) commented on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Section 301 Investigation public hearing.

The ICS and the Comité Maritime International (CMI) have launched an updated campaign to get governments to ratify urgent maritime treaties.

The world of shipping is only a few months away from the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships coming into force, on Thursday, 26 June 2025. However, clarification on the legal framework for shipowners and Flag States to recycle vessels is yet to be confirmed, and is not expected to be revealed until mere weeks before the new convention takes effect, ICS highlights in the latest Leadership Insights newsletter.

Following a week of intensive GHG negotiations at the IMO, ICS, emphasized the need for urgent progress ahead of the critical IMO MEPC 83 in April.

The 2024/2025 Shipping Industry Flag State Performance, published by the ICS indicates that flag administrations continue to demonstrate high levels of performance.

ICS, LROO & the Maritime Industry Authority of the Republic of the Philippines signed a MoU for seafarer certification systems.