Tag: ICS
Crew Changes The Greatest Operational Challenge Since World War II, Says...
According to ICS Shipping, continuing inability of ship operators to conduct crew changes has been the single greatest operational challenge confronting the global shipping...
Denmark Joins Shipping Nations To Sponsor IMO’s $5 Billion Decarbonization Programme
Denmark has joined a growing list of major shipping nations backing a ‘moon-shot’ programme aimed at driving the complete decarbonization of maritime transport, reports...
Round Table of International Shipping Address Major Maritime Issues
The Round Table of International Shipping Associations (RT) consists of BIMCO, INTERCARGO, ICS and INTERTANKO.
Leaders of the round table debated over the...
Charterers Condemned As ‘No Crew-change Clause’ Mount Seafarer Crisis
Charterers of vessels have found increasingly sophisticated ways to avoid crew changes and compound misery for hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck at sea...
IMO Publishes Onboard Fuel Oil Sampling Guidelines
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI have been adopted, introducing procedures facilitating PSC's sampling from fuel oil tanks to verify the sulphur content.
The...
The 2021 ICS Leadership Insights Highlights Cyber Risk Management
Shipping has taken important steps in cyber security, but leaders must continually address cyber risks that are unique to their organisations and operating environments,...
ICS Launches New Flag State Performance Table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states...
Prioritize Vaccination for Seafarers, Urges ICS
The International Chamber of Shipping is leading calls for governments to put seafarers and frontline maritime shore workers at the head of the vaccine...
ICS Webinar Regarding Stranded Seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reviewed how COVID-19 is affecting seafarers and how the industry might find better ways to influence government, with...
Nautilus International Pushes for Crew To Be Classified As Key Workers
It is estimated that 400,000 seafarers, up to 2,000 of them from the UK, are currently stuck on vessels.
Many of the world's...