ICS Shipping Industry Supports Global Climate Change Deal and is Committed to Ambitious CO2 Reduction Led by IMO
The global shipping industry, represented at the United Nations Conference in Paris by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), fully supports a global deal on climate change. The shipping industry is committed to ambitious CO2 emissions reduction across the entire world merchant fleet. This will best be guaranteed if further regulation continues to be led […]
IMO Regional agreement on maritime piracy to broaden scope to other illicit maritime activity
An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden is set to significantly broaden its scope. _x000D_ Signatories to the Djibouti Code of Conduct have agreed to work towards extending its remit to address other illicit maritime activity that […]
ICC calls on G20 to deliver four-point agenda for growth and jobs
Business leaders have called on world leaders gathering in Antalya this weekend for the 2015 G20 Summit to commit to a four-point agenda to revitalize GDP growth and kick-start job creation across the world’s largest economies. _x000D_ World leaders arrive in Antalya with the global economy at an apparent crossroads: GDP growth remains sluggish and […]
ICC appeals to authorities to strengthen legal certainty for international contracts by implementing the newly approved Hague Principles
_x000D_ The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) advocates for the new HCCH instrument which addresses problems that may be encountered in honouring and defining the perimeters of contractual choice of law in international contracts. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ International commercial transactions have an added a layer of complexity regarding the possibility of legal disputes and dispute […]
ICC Arrests and prosecutions – a positive response to piracy
_x000D_ Despite an overall global reduction in serious piracy attacks this year, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) cautions against complacency in its 2015 report for the year to 30 September. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Southeast Asia cracks down _x000D_ _x000D_ In Southeast Asia, a piracy crackdown appears to be bearing fruit, with […]
ICS 2015 Tripartite Meeting Discussions
Oct 27, 2015 _x000D_ _x000D_ The annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 16 and 17 October 2015. The meeting was attended by 100 high level representatives of the industry, including chairmen and executives of the Round Table Associations (BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo and INTERTANKO) and […]
IMCA International Marine Contractors Association Annual Seminar Opens In Dubai
Over 325 marine contracting specialists and their oil company clients from 30 countries are in Abu Dhabi this week for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Annual Seminar which opens tomorrow (27 October) at the Jumeirah At Etihad Towers. _x000D_ With its theme ‘A health check for the marine contracting industry’ the two-day seminar tackles […]
IMO Secretary-General welcomes UN Security Council resolution on migrant smuggling
_x000D_ IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN Security Council resolution which authorizes Member States to intercept vessels suspected of migrant smuggling off the Libyan coast. _x000D_ “I welcome the United Nations Security Council’s clear affirmation of the necessity to put an end to the […]
ICS Shipping Should Not Be Treated Like An OECD Economy Says International Chamber of Shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing ship operators worldwide, has commented on the suggestion of a carbon charge for shipping made by the International Transport Forum, a think-tank affiliated to the OECD. ICS questions why international shipping should accept a carbon price of $US25 per tonne of CO2, as proposed by the ITF. This […]
Update on FishHealth Project, 2012 ITOPF R&D Award Winner
As recent events continue to show, resorting to chemical dispersants to deal with oil spills in coastal environments is a real but extremely controversial matter. At the centre of this controversy is whether the risk of ecological effects on marine species from toxic oil components increases or decreases when dispersants are used. _x000D_ However, lacking […]
