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ICS Comments on Future of Maritime Antitrust Guidelines

Shipping s Environmental Impact Is Well Regulated By IMO And UNCLOS Should Be Left AloneShipping s Environmental Impact Is Well Regulated By IMO And UNCLOS Should Be Left Alone

ICS Comments On Proposal To Modify Panama Canal Tolls

ICS Welcomes IMO Action On ECDIS Performance and Decision to Reject 1,000 Mile Routeing Measure in Mozambique Channel

ICS Challenges Conference Attendees

During IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation ,2- 6 July , in London At a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation (2- 6 July in London) the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - which represents global shipowners and 80% of the world merchant fleet - will be opposing a proposal to establish a new recommended route for all ships in the Mozambique Channel that would be approximately 1,000 miles long.The proposal has been made by Comoros, France, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa and Tanzania, having been given impetus by work conducted by the World Bank.ICS Director Marine, John Murray said : "ICS is very concerned with this proposal for a new recommended route in international waters which will result in all vessels following the same proposed track. This will increase the risk of collision to the hundreds of ships that would be using the scheme at any one time, particularly given the current lack of Vessel Traffic Services in the region. The concept could also set an unwelcome precedent for the management of deep sea navigation elsewhere, and will require very careful consideration by IMO."John Murray added "The compelling need for this ...

Agreement to eliminate market distorting measures from shipbuilding At the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris on Thursday 21 June, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) will call on governments to resume negotiations on a new global agreement to eliminate market distorting measures from shipbuilding.Speaking to governments attending an important OECD Working Party, ICS, on behalf of the world's national shipowners' associations (which collectively represent more than 80% of the world merchant fleet) will explain that it was a source of great disappointment that the OECD had, three years earlier, terminated negotiations on a new agreement to eliminate subsidies and market distorting mechanisms in the shipbuilding industry.This was primarily due to differences between the European Commission and Asian governments about the treatment of pricing of new ships in any new agreement, the latter wishing instead to concentrate on the elimination of subsidies, a position that was supported by ICS.ICS believes that current poor markets are demonstrating just how seriously damaging the oversupply of ships has been to shipowners' revenues, with many companies now struggling to meet their operating costs.ICS reiterates concern about the overcapacity that exists in many shipyards, with an almost obsessive commitment to market share ...

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is grateful for the opportunity to comment on proposed changes to Chilean anti-trust law as it applies to merchant shipping .The membership of ICS comprises national shipowners' associations from 36 countries including the Asociacion Nacional de Armadores in Chile. ICS represents over 80% of the world's merchant shipping tonnage.ICS is the principal international trade association for the shipping industry, representing all sectors and trades including containership operators, tanker operators and dry bulk carriers, as well as specialised trades such as chemical carriers and car carriers.ICS wishes to make a few remarks from the international perspective. Any major changes that might be proposed to the current maritime competition regime in Chile could have implications for the liner (container) shipping industry globally, not just for those companies involved in trades to and from Chile.Liner shipping conferences and consortia agreements (permitting, inter alia, slot sharing) have existed worldwide for decades and have facilitated the phenomenal success of international container shipping for almost 40 years. These co-operative arrangements have served to provide stability in what are generally volatile and highly cyclicalmarkets, helping to guarantee the adequacy and efficiency of maritime services to the shipping industry's customers.The current regulatory ...

Shipping produces between 40 and 100 times less CO2 than other industries On Saturday 16 June, at a high level 'Oceans Day' event during the United Nations 'Rio+20' Summit on Sustainable Development, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) presented the views of the world's merchant shipowners on delivering green growth.On behalf of ICS, the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing over 80% of the world merchant fleet, ICS Regulatory Affairs Director, David Tongue, told Rio + 20 delegates: "Shipping carries about 90% of world trade but is already by far the greenest form of commercial transport producing between 40 and 100 times less CO2, per tonne of cargo moved one kilometre than cargo aviation and significantly less than trains and trucks. Shipping is the only industrial sector already to be covered by a binding international agreement for the further reduction of CO2 emissions, which will deliver a 20% improvement in energy efficiency by 2020."He added: "Other international sectors concerned with the Oceans could learn a great deal from the way in which the UN International Maritime Organization successfully regulates shipping."ICS used the UN Summit to explain that without the low cost of transport provided by modern shipping, the movement ...

Submission made by Simon Bennett Simon Bennett, ICS Director of External Relations, made submission to the European Commission's Consultation on State Aid Guidelines for Maritime Transport as follows:"I am pleased to respond on behalf of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to the Consultation on State Aid Guidelines for Maritime Transport, having been advised that the deadline for comments has been extended until 11 June. ICS is the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing all sectors and trades and 80% of world merchant tonnage. The membership of ICS comprises national shipowners' associations from 36 countries, including national shipowners' associations in the Americas and Asia, as well as members of the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA).The first general point is that we fully support the detailed response to the consultation submitted by ECSA in support of the maintenance of the status quo with respect to the Guidelines (subject to the minor clarifications which ECSA mention) which we strongly believe should be continued in their current form. This is primarily because the Guidelines provide the framework that permits the operation of EU Member States' tonnage tax regimes, which in turn has provided a successful model that has been emulated by many ...