Tag: World Shipping Council

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.

The European Commission unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal touching on several relevant areas to the shipping and maritime sector.

The WSC called on the EU Commission to recognise that liner shipping is investing in Europe and urged the Commission to support the sector.

WSC, IGP&I and TT Club created a guide to ensure shippers are well informed about IMDG Code changes regarding charcoal.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) Board of Directors has elected Soren Toft as the new Chair of the WSC Board and Randy Chen as Vice Chair.