The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) tripartite of shipowners, governments, and transport workers unions have agreed to new measures to strengthen the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 May 2022
Press Release
As the world tries to meet Paris Agreement ambitions on global warming, shipping could find itself increasingly in range of national abatement policies, says Dr Raphael Slade of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
12 May 2022
Article
The International Chamber of Shipping, representing 80% of world’s merchant fleet, signs its first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Suez Canal Authority
11 May 2022
Press Release
When the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was set up in 1964, its goal was to
assist the fair integration of developing countries into the global economy.
10 May 2022
Article
Over 600 I-Kiribati seafarers have safely returned home, some after being stranded overseas for nearly two years
10 May 2022
Press Release
Just under 500 seafarers remain sheltered awaiting evacuation onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, down from 2,000 six weeks ago.
3 May 2022
Press Release
The Maritime Just Transition Task Force founded by the International Chamber of Shipping, the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the UN Global Compact has announced that the Singapore Maritime Foundation has become its first public programme partner
7 April 2022
Press Release
the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), set up on 1 August 2021 to help the maritime industry eliminate its GHG emissions as quickly as possible, has signed on 4 new partners during Singapore Maritime Week 2022
6 April 2022
Press Release
The Seafarers International Relief Fund (SIRF) has launched a new appeal to the maritime industry to support seafarers and their families impacted by the crisis in Ukraine.
21 March 2022
Press Release
Latest proposals for US$5bn R&D fund seek to further increase support for developing countries
15 March 2022
Press Release