ICS report sees need for many more hydrogen carriers
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
International Chamber of Shipping
VIDEO: Iran seizes Israeli-linked MSC Aries
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
Houthis put on warning: Now what?
Yesterday saw growing international concern over the situation in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks on merchant ships caused more vessels to avoid the area and sent ocean freight rates soaring. While
MEPC 80 sets new GHG reduction targets for shipping
This week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 80) saw member states adopt the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. The strategy fell
ICS tries again on “Fund and Reward” GHG reduction proposal
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to
Grimaldi succeeds Poulsson as ICS chairman
The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, yesterday appointed Emanuele Grimaldi, president and managing director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA, as its chairman. Grimaldi,
VIDEO: ICS launches maritime diversity and inclusion charter
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched its inaugural Maritime Diversity and Inclusion Charter. The launch has been made in conjunction with ICS’s International Women’s Day campaign #ThisIsWhataSeafarerLooksLike, celebrating and showcasing
Omicron and crew change: Shipping responds with quarantine plan
With the Omicron coronavirus variant leading governments close borders, shipowners, seafarers’ unions and maritime employer groups are responding. They are establishing their own approved international network of quarantine facilities to ensure seafarers
Transport groups slam knee-jerk reaction to Omicron variant
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and other major transport organizations say that world leaders’ knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron COVID variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at
IMO’s MEPC 77 avoids the tough stuff
Last week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 77) once again demonstrated that the IMO is too often a place where dreams go to die and