7 May 2025, London – The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) are pleased to announce their commitment to co-host a high-level summit in Athens, Greece. At a time of significant volatility in the sector the Summit will bring together policymakers and industry leaders to address the critical issues impacting global trade and the maritime value chain. The Summit also provides a timely platform for industry leaders to discuss how to convert the GHG reduction agreement at the International Maritime Organization into reality and catalyse the supply of new fuels.
7 May 2025
Press Release
Aditi Rasquinha, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Greater China, discusses how the logistics giant is harnessing China’s rapid growth in electric vehicles, e-commerce and sustainability to deliver smarter, greener and more resilient solutions.
30 April 2025
Article
As many cautiously welcome the results of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net-Zero Framework, key stakeholders urge action and cross-industry and political collaboration to unlock its full potential
30 April 2025
Article
The fourth Enclosed Space Entry – Joint Industry Workshop took place at OCIMF’s London office on 27 March 2025. The cross-industry working group drawn from leading maritime organisations gathered to identify measures to reduce or eliminate deaths in enclosed spaces onboard vessels.
22 April 2025
Press Release
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Witherby Publishing Group have released a new edition of ‘Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse On Board Ship - Guidelines for Owners and Masters on Preparation, Prevention, Protection and Response’.
16 April 2025
Press Release
The International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) both welcomed the introduction of a new minimum wage, following negotiations in Geneva.
16 April 2025
Press Release
The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum is a consortium of vessel operators, insurers and other industry experts, whose role is to promote safety on vessels designed to carry vehicles. The guidance is supported by industry bodies the International Group of P&I Clubs, the International Chamber of Shipping and the TT Club.
The guidelines are intended to be used by vessel operators when considering their own fire response policies and procedures with a particular emphasis on using existing fixed firefighting systems to control vehicle fires early in their development.
15 April 2025
Press Release
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) hosted a webinar to hear from industry stakeholders who shared reflections and insights from the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Section 301 Committee hearing on China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding practices.
These proposals involve imposing significant service fees on Chinese-built and Chinese-flagged vessels calling at U.S. ports, as well as export quotas designed to promote the carriage of U.S. goods on U.S.-built and U.S.-registered ships. The webinar followed the public hearing which took place in Washington, D.C., where a wide range of industry stakeholders, including ICS representatives, provided testimonies.
14 April 2025
News Item
Monday, 14 April, Geneva – The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes the series of landmark updates to ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), following an intense week of negotiations at the International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva. Under ILO’s Special Tripartite Committee on the MLC, governments, shipowners, and unions met from 7-11 April, to review and adopt crucial updates that reflect the evolving needs of seafarers and the maritime industry.
14 April 2025
Press Release
11 April 2025, London – After many years of negotiations, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes the agreement today at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO), the shipping industry’s global regulator, of a critically important package of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations – the “IMO net-zero framework” – to help ensure that international shipping will transition to net zero by or close to 2050.
11 April 2025
Statement