Tag: World Shipping Council

The World Shipping Council (WSC) issued a response regarding the European Commission's public consultation on "Ship recycling – European list of ship recycling facilities (14th edition).

Pest-resistant container design took centre stage at a meeting between specialists from the global container shipping industry and biosecurity experts, aiming to address the $423 billion global challenge posed by invasive pests every year.

The maritime industry, represented by the signatory industry organizations, BIMCO, CLIA, Interferry, ICS, IPTA, Intertanko, and WSC is united in its pursuit of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 consistent with the International Maritime Organization’s 2023 Strategy.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has further developed the Green Balance Mechanism, a regulatory measure designed to ensure that shipping meets its net-zero goal by 2050 in an efficient, just and equitable way.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual report on containers lost at sea, showing a significant decrease to 221 containers lost in 2023.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) applauds the recent adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108).

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking to have the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) correct an internal contradiction in its new rule on detention and demurrage. 

The World Shipping Council (WSC) is calling on the EU to design policy frameworks that facilitate the essential role of shipping in a globally connected economy and to forge the path to net-zero shipping by 2050 in partnership with industry.

The World Shipping Council along with – the Bureau International des Containers (BIC), the Container Owners Association (COA), and the Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) have released the updated version of the Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers. 

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