Tag: ICS

ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Associations) and ICS (International Chamber of Shipping)  welcome the decision of the European Commission to continue to recognise the certificates of Filipino seafarers, confirming the compliance of the Philippines with the requirements of the STWC Convention. 

Mr. Guy Platten, Secretary General of ICS, talks about the CEM-Hubs initiative that aims to ensure the availability of required ships, infrastructure and workforce to decarbonise the industry as we are heading towards a zero-emission future.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), released a statement mentioning FEDIL Shipping, Luxembourg and the Brazilian Association of Cabotage Owners have become Affiliate Member National Associations. The ICS Board has approved their membership, taking effect from 1 March 2023.

The International Chamber of Shipping and Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority have re-signed an agreement covering key issues impacting international shipowners and operations of the Suez Canal.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued a press statement,  informing that the whole shipping industry calls for the release of the more than 300 seafarers still strapped in the Ukranian ports since the onset of the war. 

ICS Board met in London last week to unanimously support the proposal for shipowners to make mandatory contributions per tonne of CO2 emitted to create a new IMO fund to be established by 2024.

ICS published the annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, highlighting a 25% increase in flag states reporting on seafarer labour standards compared to last year.

ICS has published its first publication on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the maritime industry to aid businesses and organisations with best practice and guidance.

Global organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines’s Department of Migrant Workers on 11 January, to form the International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs (IACGMA).

ICS welcomed the China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) as a Full Member from 1 January 2023. The CSA will join the ICS Board, which oversees the policy positions ICS presents on behalf of shipowners’ worldwide with the shipping industry’s global regulators, including the IMO and the International Labour Organization.