A joint formal complaint, which was made alongside the World Shipping Council (WSC) and the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA), regarding the Bangladesh Flag Vessel (Protection of Interest) Act, has been submitted to the European Commission’s (EC) Trade Barrier Reporting Mechanism.
This submission is made on behalf of ICS, the UK Chamber of Shipping, WSC, and ASA (collectively, the “Associations”), in response to the consultation on the CMA’s provisional decision not to introduce a UK-specific block exemption for liner shipping consortia on expiry of the Retained Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (“Retained CBER”).
Magda Kopczynska, director-general of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) talks to ICS Leadership Insights about building sustainability and resilience into the European transport network.
Since acquiring former tanker pool specialist Heidmar from TMS Group in November 2020, CEO Pankaj Khanna has grown the company’s commercial management business from six to nearly 60 vessels. He talks to ICS about what it takes to succeed and grow in an evolving shipping market.
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.
This webinar provides insights on multilateral trade policy in the post-pandemic world within the context of the European Union. One year on from the publication of the European Commission's Trade Policy Review, calling from Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy, our speakers will examine the importance of maritime transport services to European economies at the regional, national, civil society and industry levels.