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Shipping must harness change from customers, stakeholders, financial incentives, and national regulatory frameworks to reach its decarbonisation goals, according to speakers at the 10 March Leadership Insights Live.
An exploration of how laws and global governance impact shipping, from liablity to technological innovation
This edition has been withdrawn and replaced by the 2021/2022 edition. Brings together data on the performance of flag States against specific criteria, including Port State Control (PSC) records, ratification of international convention and IMO meeting attendance. It is intended to encourage shipowners to maintain a dialogue with their flag administrations, and help facilitate necessary improvements in the interests of safety, the environment and decent working conditions.
This Third Edition was withdrawn in June 2021 and replaced by Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers, Fourth Edition.
In March 2019, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a major public consultation on the development a multilateral digital taxation framework for global application (i.e. not just by OECD nations).
In 2019, a new edition of the ICS Guidelines for Owners and Masters on Prevention of Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse on board ships was published. It has already sold over 12,000 copies, demonstrating how seriously this matter is taken by shipping companies.
IMO is a UN Specialized Agency and its authority as shipping’s global regulator is ultimately derived from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which provides the fundamental legal framework for the use and protection of the world’s oceans.
Agenda: AMENDMENTS TO THE IMDG CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS Submitted by: ICHCA, ICS, IVODGA and WSC
Agenda: PROPOSALS FOR THE FACILITATION OF SHIPPING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Submitted by ICS
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has welcomed the confirmation by the European Commission of the extension of the EU Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (BER), without change to the current EU competition regime until at least April 2024.