Shipping and world trade: driving prosperity
Shipping’s ability to offer economic and efficient long distance transport puts it at the centre of the world economy.
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Plotting recovery in the aftermath of COVID-19 – What should business expect next?
Will COVID-19 delay or accelerate the digitalisation of the shipping industry, and what training and skill sets will future seafarers need to equip them for the digital revolution?
Canal Tolls
The Panama and Suez Canals are of great commercial importance to the shipping industry. They are critical to reducing voyage times and fuel costs, as well as the sector’s CO2 emissions.
Engaging with China
In November 2019, ICS formally opened its new ICS (China) Liaison Office, in Hong Kong SAR
Shipping and World Trade: Largest beneficial ownership countries
Graph and Table to show the tonnage of dead weight for various countries
Shipping and World Trade: The World’s Major Shipping Flags
Graph and Table detailing key statistics about Major Flag States in the Shipping Industry
Shipping and World Trade: Global Supply and Demand for Seafarers
The worldwide population of seafarers serving on internationally trading merchant ships is estimated at 1,892,720 seafarers, of which 857,540 are officers and 1,035,180 are ratings.
Unique ICS Leadership Insights Series delivers new perspectives for the shipping industry
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is running a unique series of digital events which will give shipping industry leaders an insight into how the post-COVID direction of national policies and corporate strategies outside the industry will impact on the future of shipping and international trade.
IMO report on GHG finds a decoupling between trade and emissions in shipping
Findings reflect the industry’s ongoing efforts to decouple trade and emissions growth / Governments must get behind the adoption of the international R&D fund proposal submitted to the IMO last year.