The Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), launched on Thursday, forecasts that given the growing demand for STCW-certified officers, there will be a need for
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The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has unanimously elected John Denholm CBE as chairman. The decision was made by the board at the organization’s recent annual general meeting, held
The just-concluded 84th session of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee has deferred consideration of the proposed Net Zero Framework (NZF) until its next session, in November. There’s a lot not to like
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released its new Deck Procedures Guide, which, it says, addresses a critical gap in maritime safety guidance by providing the industry’s first comprehensive resource dedicated
The ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025, launched today by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), reveals a steady decline in confidence among global maritime leaders to manage the risks posed by increasing
Best Maritime Practices (BMP) for maritime security have been around and evolving since at least the time that Somali pirate hijackings were in the headlines. Now, with new threats continuing to evolve,
How much closer are we to IMO GHG reduction regulations that include putting a price on ships’ GHG emissions? Following a week of discussions by an IMO working group, Guy Platten, secretary
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next secretary general, replacing Guy Platten who will be stepping down in June 2025. Kazakos has been director general
Hydrogen is widely seen as key to meeting global decarbonization ambitions and a large fleet of specialist hydrogen carrier vessels will be needed to meet projected world demand. To meet a global
With two of its ships having previously been attacked by Houthi missiles, with one of them, the MSC Sky II, receiving damage, Mediterranean Shipping Corporation must be aware of the dangers of
