ECSA urges regulators to guarantee seafarers’ mobility and their rights as essential workers. European shipowners are following very closely the impacts of the events in…
Shipping has taken important steps on its decarbonisation journey in recent years but concrete action, certainty over investments, political leadership, and importantly, collaboration, are needed to reach…
European shipowners welcome the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause…
Brussels, 14 December 2021 – Shippers and carriers met yesterday to talk about the causes and effects of recent supply chain disruption coinciding with the…
Written by: Sinan Dalli, Article No. 81 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°92 – Fourth Quarter 2021] International shipping accounts for 2-3% of global…
London, 26 November 2021: Following the conclusion of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have…
The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping, (ICS) has put forward a comprehensive proposal for a global levy on carbon…
Emaneule Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group, long serving ICS Board member and current Vice Chairman Mr Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi…
International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts key mandatory measures to reduce ships’ carbon intensity; establishes ship rating system. The MEPC adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex I to…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that without decisive government signals declining levels of Maritime research and development could jeopardise industry’s ability to…
A key meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) has begun. Opening the session, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim highlighted key amendments set for…
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the international Maritime Organization (IMO) has highlighted the need for seafarers to be given priority access to COVD-19 vaccines,…
