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)

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