ICS launches new flag state table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021)
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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021)
The International Chamber of Shipping is leading calls for governments to put seafarers and frontline maritime shore workers at the head of the vaccine queue and to designate seafarers as keyworkers, to avoid a repeat of the 2020 ‘crew change crisis’.
To ensure that the very best guidance is available for the chemical tanker sector, ICS has launched a new edition of the standard reference work for those working on tankers carrying chemical cargoes, the ICS Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals).
How can shipping’s decarbonisation agenda be accelerated? What policy tools and frameworks are required to drive shipping’s 4th Propulsion Revolution?
This fifth edition was withdrawn in April 2026 and replaced by the sixth edition. The ICS Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals) is the standard reference work for chemical tankers. The fifth edition contains valuable new guidance on key safety issues and operations, and provides new and improved ship/shore safety checklists.
On 18 November, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways begana consultation on the draft ‘Merchant Shipping Bill(2020)’, which we understandis intended to replace the Merchant Shipping Act( 1958).We also understand that this initiative is complementary to the overarching vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s government to modernise India’s national regulations,on the basis of contemporary international law and best practice
The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts has sent a strong message to governments that they have failed in their duty of care towards seafarers under international law during the COVID-19 pandemic.