Until relatively recently, Somali pirates were the scourge of East-West trade, operating in a huge swathe of the Indian Ocean and hijacking vessels with fearsome, and often drug-induced, zeal. Looking back to March 2009 when there were near-daily...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called Egypt’s achievement in completing work on the New Suez Canal Expansion on schedule and inside one year ‘astonishing.’
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) held its AGM in Rotterdam last week, discussing critical issues facing its members around the world.
ICS has expressed “dismay” at the United States’ decision to deny the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention legitimacy in its own waters.
Agreement by EU member states to triple the resources earmarked for the Mediterranean’s Operation Triton is “laudable” but falls short, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) say.
Following the loss of hundreds of lives, industry groups have praised the decision to call an extraordinary session of EU leaders on Thursday to address people smuggling in the Mediterranean.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Masamichi Morooka stressed the dangers of regional regulation during an address to the Singapore Shipping Association today.