On the 29th of September 2026, the International Chamber of Shipping hosted a webinar discussing Wind Assisted Propulsion as a pathway to greener shipping. As the maritime industry considers all the options available in its drive towards sustainability, wind-assisted propulsion has been gaining traction as a viable, scalable option. Our panel discussed this alternative fuel and provided their own examples of how wind power is already being implemented upon ships globally.
2 October 2026
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The ICS in Action blog is published every month, providing a wrap up of the International Chamber of Shipping's recent activities.
30 September 2026
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Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Group President and CEO of DNV, sits down with ICS Leadership Insights this month to discuss topics from good leadership in times of uncertainty, to the importance of trust in maritime and progress in the industry’s energy transition.
28 September 2026
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Batteries are already transforming short-sea shipping, but taking electrification across the oceans presents an altogether different challenge. What will it take for batteries to make the leap into deep-sea operations?
28 September 2026
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The ICS in Action blog is published every month, providing a wrap up of the International Chamber of Shipping's recent activities.
28 August 2026
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Article by ICS General Manager Sunil Krishnakumar explains how the new fuels and technologies designed to support environmental protection also create new hazards to crew, ships, ports and supply chains.
27 August 2026
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The BIMCO/ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 highlights a growing structural imbalance in global crewing.
17 August 2026
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ICS Leadership Insights sat down with Johnathan Astbury, Chief Executive Officer – Transport and Mobility– International at Magellan, to explore what maritime leadership can learn from the rail sector.
17 August 2026
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The ICS in Action blog is published every month, providing a wrap up of the International Chamber of Shipping's recent activities.
31 July 2026
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The future of global trade is shifting rapidly under the weight of digital transformation, decarbonisation targets, and evolving safety standards. Keeping pace with these changes requires a fundamental rethink of how tomorrow’s seafarers are educated. To address this exact challenge, the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) recently hosted its inaugural Early Career Academic Forum (ECAF) in Tokyo, Japan.
23 July 2026
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