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Ahead of next week’s critical International Maritime Organization (IMO) GHG working group meeting (ISWG-GHG 18) to further develop MARPOL Convention text to decarbonise shipping by 2050, the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping Guy Platten said:
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Lloyd’s Register OneOcean (LROO) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) of the Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation, signed a landmark joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU outlines the collaboration on a pilot project to explore the integration of seafarer certification systems to facilitate seamless verification. The purpose of this pilot is to test the feasibility of a digital system where all seafarer certificates can be securely stored and consolidated, allowing real-time access for all key stakeholders.
A year into his role as Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez discusses progress on his key goals and challenges in an increasingly complex shipping landscape.
All sectors involved in international trade and the global supply chain are bracing for impact as President Donald Trump is set to waste little time introducing new universal tariffs.
President Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, met with the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) Secretary General Elect, Thomas Kazakos, today.
We welcome the news of the Galaxy Leader crew being released today and that they will be reunited with their families after being held in captivity since the 19 November 2023. The fact that the innocent crew were held for over 430 days is unacceptable and a truly dreadful situation.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Publications is proud to announce the release of the sixth edition of the ICS Guide to Helicopter/Ship Operations, an essential resource that has been setting the standard for safe and efficient helicopter/ship interactions for almost 50 years.
9 January 2025, London: To achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping by 2050, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has joined 47 governments in a joint submission to the final round of negotiations at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt a maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pricing mechanism for international shipping.
At a special meeting of the board, held on-line, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have unanimously appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next Secretary General. Kazakos will replace Guy Platten who will be stepping down in June 2025. Kazakos has been the Director General of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the representative National-Member Association of Cyprus at ICS, since 1995.
Alfonso Castillero, CEO of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the world’s largest ship registry, speaks to ICS Leadership Insights about the developing role of flag state registries and how this is being influenced by everything from geopolitical shifts to decarbonisation.