Tag: ICS

The Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Emanuele Grimaldi, attended a high-level meeting with the G7 Transport Ministers in the morning of Saturday 13 April 2024, in Milan. Grimaldi was invited to the working session on global maritime connectivity in the short, medium and long term.

Georgia Spencer-Rowland, Shipping Policy Manager, ICS, notes that the maritime industry is heading in the right direction in addressing ESG requirements, putting an emphasis on the three dimensions. In that regard, it is important for the industry stakeholders to prioritize materiality assessment in ESG factors and tailor their strategies accordingly, avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach.

The Asian Shipowners’ Association Safe Navigation and Environment Committee (ASA-SNEC) has urged the shipping industry to continue to highlight the maritime security situation in the Red Sea, and to support ambitious net zero targets through the adoption of the Zero Emission Shipping Fund. 

Many topics discussed and decisions made during the MEPC 81 that took place from 18 to 22 March 2024, in IMO headquarters, London.

The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) publishes its first industry good practice guidelines entitled ‘Common Guidance on the loading and presentation of vehicles’.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a set of "Industry principles for establishing effective measures to combat and eliminate harassment and bullying in the maritime sector".

BIMCO, Bangladesh, India, Norway, Pakistan and the ICS, have submitted a paper ahead of the 81st Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting on 18-22 March 2024, to highlight the need to solve possible conflicting requirements of the Hong Kong Convention and the Basel Convention which could have severe consequences, if unresolved. 

As the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) explains in their Leadership Insights newsletter story, Environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance is quickly becoming a differentiator in the maritime job market. 

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) explores in their latest Leadership Insights newsletter story, how the maritime industry takes action against drug smuggling onboard. 

Industry associations BIMCO, ICS, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and OCIMF have revised the security guidance applicable to navigating in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.