The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the industry’s first definitive guide to the IMO GHG regulations, helping decision makers to chart their way through the major technical and operational changes they face in achieving the CO2 reduction targets for 2030 agreed by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO).
22 November 2022
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ICS Director of Employment Affairs, Natalie Shaw, receives MBE from Princess Royal during investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
MBE awarded ‘for services to seafarers during the Covid-19 pandemic’.
Award is the culmination of nearly two decades of dedicated service within global shipping.
16 November 2022
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- New research from the Tyndall Centre at the University of Manchester highlights an urgent global need for investment in green fuels this decade to meet the Paris Climate goals.
- Report says shipping will be crucial in transporting green fuels, and shipments of ammonia and bioenergy could grow to the same levels as shipping of gas and coal today.
- 20 new large ammonia carriers must be built every year to meet potential demand, but investment in production and transport infrastructure is being held back by weak policy support with only 4% of current commitments actually being funded.
15 November 2022
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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Ship Suppliers’ Association (ISSA), BIMCO and the International HazMat Association (IHMA) have collaborated to develop a new guide to help both shipowners and ship suppliers comply with both the current EU Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling (HKC) where ratification is anticipated next year.
10 November 2022
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Shipping action plan launched at COP27 in response to new research cautioning ‘as many as 800,000 seafarers’ due for carbon upskilling by the mid-2030s.
9 November 2022
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Ministers from Uruguay, Panama, and Norway sign up to Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative (CEM-Hubs) in Egypt.
Countries join existing members Canada and UAE at event in Sharm El Sheikh, led by US State Department and the Prime Minister of Norway.
Initiative is jointly-led by governments and a CEO-level taskforce from across the energy supply chain, in support of global decarbonisation
7 November 2022
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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that invest in low/net zero emission fuels.
25 October 2022
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National associations and shipping companies have been implementing the use of mitigation measures to reduce the risk of harm to endangered whale species.
14 October 2022
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ICS Secretary General Guy Platten to address the UN General Assembly today on the role of trade and logistics in getting food and energy to all.
13 October 2022
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To serve as many ports and customers as possible, as efficiently as possible, international ocean carriers often share space on vessels. Vessel sharing benefiting the EU is regulated through the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), which expires in April 2024 and is now under review by the European Commission’s DG COMP.
4 October 2022
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