Shipping reaffirms its commitment to cutting CO2 emissions
JUNE 5, 2017 — The United Nations Ocean Conference (5-9 June), organized by the UN General Assembly, opens today in New York and tomorrow, June 6, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
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Shipping industry calls for HNS Convention ratification
APRIL 7, 2017 — The shipping industry, represented by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO, is very supportive of the 2010 Protocol to the
ICS slams Euro Parliament emissions move
DECEMBER 16, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), says that a unilateral decision by the European Union to incorporate international shipping into its regional Emissions Trading System (ETS) (see earlier
ICS urges Canada not to impose BC tanker moratorium
OCTOBER 18, 2016 — When it took office Canada’s Trudeau administration said it would formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on British Columbia’s North Coast. The recent grounding of the
Shipowners: EU must align its CO2 reporting with IMO
JUNE 6, 2016—Through a coordinated campaign, shipowner associations are going to try to persuade the European Union to align its unilateral regulation on the monitoring of shipping’s CO2 emissions with the mandatory
Esben Poulsson is new Chairman of ICS
JUNE 2, 2016 — Esben Poulsson, the President of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), was today elected as the new Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) at its Annual General
ICS issues new edition of Bridge Procedures Guide
MARCH 1, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a new edition of the ICS Bridge Procedures Guide, a guidance on best practice for safe navigation that is used
ICS releases latest flag state performance table
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 —The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table for 2015/2016. The table provides an annual overview of the performance of the world’s
Shipping set to reduce carbon footprint further
NOVEMBER 30, 2014—The global shipping industry is on track to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. Ocean shipping is one of the