Tag: World Shipping Council

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, showing that 576 containers were lost at sea in 2024.

The industry bodies of the Cargo Integrity Group expand on their concerns relating to cargoes that can catch fire and cause significant damage and casualties under certain conditions.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has written a letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) expressing deep concern with the vehicle carrier remedies that will negatively impact the US exports. 

The USTR announced its plan to impose fees on ships built in China and operated by Chinese companies that dock at U.S. ports.

World Shipping Council President & CEO Joe Kramek has voiced strong support for the U.S. administration’s new plan to rebuild the American shipbuilding industry.

Joe Kramek, President & CEO of the World Shipping Council (WSC) discusses the industry's challenges surrounding decarbonization and highlights the crucial role that its workforce plays in this transformation.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) points out that the IMO is on the cusp of striking the world’s first global carbon pricing deal.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has voiced strong opposition to the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) proposed fees on port calls for Chinese-built vessels, warning that they could raise costs for U.S. consumers and businesses, harm jobs, and negatively impact exporters, especially farmers.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released a new research that shows both renewable-capable vessels and renewable fuels could be available to meet EU 2030 targets, but that the price gap between fossil and renewable fuels is the major barrier to making decarbonisation a reality.

Joe Kramek, President & CEO of the WSC, expressed his request to testify at the Inter-Agency Section 301 Committee’s hearing on 24 March.