Money from a proposed IMO environmental compensation fund could be used to help ports adapt to the effects of rising sea levels as a result of climate change. The proposal was made
The Round Table of International Shipping Associations wants to see shipping protected from Somali pirates by armed guards – provided by the United Nations. The Round Table (International Chamber of Shipping (ICS),
Johan Roos, director of sustainability at Sweden’s Stena group since 2006, will join ferry industry trade association Interferry as executive director of EU and IMO affairs in September, working from an office
Somali pirates have released a merchant ship on payment of a ransom, but have kept seven crew members hostage. The International Chamber of Shipping, ITF, Indian National Shipowners’ Association, NUSI, MUI, IMEC,
Some of the world’s most influential maritime organizations have created a campaign to raise awareness regarding the social and economic costs of piracy and urge international governments to take a firmer stand
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is now recommending the carrying of military guards on ships, and is recognizing the use of private armed guards, subject to certain conditions. However, it reaffirmed
The International Union of Marine Insurance has welcomed the announcement by the International Chamber of Shipping that it is now taking a more neutral position on the use of private armed security
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has changed its position on providing armed security guards to protect merchant ships against pirates. The ICS Executive Committee, representing national shipowners’ associations from over 30
Outraged by the recent incident in which Somali pirates reportdely shot and killed a member of the crew of the Beluga Nomination (see earlier report), the Round Table of international shipping associations
Four leading shipping organizations today congratulated the governments of Korea and Malaysia for recent counter piracy rescues, but called for more naval assets to be deployed against pirates. BIMCO, the International Chamber
