IATA and ICS call on governments to designate crew change airports

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers. Each month about

ICS updates MLC Guidelines

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched the third edition of its Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labor Convention. Covering all amendments made to the Maritime Labor Convention

Maltese forces take control of tanker after migrants overpower rescuers

A vessel “overpowered” by a group of migrants was stormed by Maltese rescue forces early on Thursday, the Times of Malta reports the Armed Forces of Malta saying. The vessel, the tanker

Esben Poulsson

ICS: Sulfur cap a game changer, but bigger changes to come

“The 2020 global sulfur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping,” says Esben Poulsson Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping

Negotiators agree increase in ILO minimum seafarer wage

NOVEMBER 21, 2018 — After two days of negotiations in Geneva between the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the ILO minimum wage for an Able

ICS Chairman: Time to overhaul STCW training regime

NOVEMBER 6, 2018 — Making the keynote speech at the Crew Connect Conference in Manila, Philippines today, Esben Poulsson, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), called for a comprehensive revision

Seafarers and digital disruption, sorting fact from fantasy

OCTOBER 16, 2018 – A study commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) aims to sort out the fact from the fiction on the potential effects of autonomous ships on the

ICS gives new guidance on garbage management plans

OCTOBER 10, 2018 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has recently published a new edition of its “Guidance for the Preparation and Implementation of Garbage Management Plans as Required by MARPOL

ICS offers free guidance on IMO sulfur cap compliance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a free comprehensive guidance on implementation planning to help shipowners comply with the upcoming IMO global sulfur cap. The guidance

ICS “encouraged” by efforts of IMO sulfur cap working group

JULY 17, 2018 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it is encouraged by efforts made by IMO Member States to resolve some pressing practical challenges ahead of the January 1,

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