The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko, World Shipping Council (WSC), CLIA and IPTA have criticised “serious implementation problems” in the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention), following the...
The ongoing impasse between industry leaders on the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) continued this week, with it high on the agenda at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 66 meeting. The meeting opened...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued a formal request that the IMO incorporate a “grandfather” clause in its Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) at the meeting of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC...
The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will seek to make progress on the development of a global system of monitoring and reporting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ships, when the committee meets on 31 March.
At the World Ocean Summit in San Francisco, with presentations by US secretary of state John Kerry and the UK’s Prince Charles, ICS chairman Masamichi Morooka expressed caution over proposals for a new United Nations "World Ocean Organisation"...
The 26th Annual Seatrade Awards will be hosted this year by renowned journalist and broadcaster Justin Webb.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Union of Maritime Insurance (IUMI) and the International Salvage Union (ISU) have united in condemnation of the continuing refusal to provide refuge for fire-damaged, structurally...
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has written to the IMO suggesting an extension of the grace period on the enforcement of security certification for seafarers under the standards of training certification and watchkeeping (STCW 2010).
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has linked with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) to tackle "lack of progress" on the issue of places of refuge.
ICS has told the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in Warsaw that shipping companies already had “every incentive they need” to reduce CO2 emissions.