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Shipping Must Be Economically Sustainable If It Is To Deliver On Environmental Sustainability, ICS Tells OECD

Addressing government trade negotiators in the OECD Working Party on Shipbuilding, at a workshop on 'green growth' in Paris today, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) asserted that the shipping industry could only be environmentally sustainable if it is economically sustainable too.

ICS Submission to Consultation on the Revision of the Policy on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2 Emissions from Maritime Transport

A 30/INF.7 – ICS and CMI Updated Campaign on Maritime Treaty Ratification

Submitted by ICS and CMI, Assembly, 30th Session, Agenda Item 20, November 2017.

ICS Encouraged by EU Faith in UN IMO to Further Reduce Shipping’s Carbon Emissions

Speaking from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, ICS Director of Policy, Simon Bennett, has commented on the provisional decision by the European Union not to include shipping within the full scope of the regional EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

ICS & CMI Update Campaign on Maritime Treaty Ratification

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – whose member national shipowner associations represent over 80% of the world merchant fleet, and the Comité Maritime International (CMI) – the international association for maritime lawyers, have released an updated brochure to promote the importance of governments ratifying international maritime conventions, especially those adopted by the UN IMO.

SDC 5/XX – Comments on Document SDC/53

Submitted by CLIA, ICS, INTERFERRY and RINA, Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, 5th Session, Agenda Item 3, December 2017.

PPR 5/X – Proposal for a prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil for combustion purposes with a sulphur content exceeding 0.50%

UN Climate Conference – ICS has Vision for Zero Carbon Shipping Future

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is representing the world’s national shipowners’ associations and over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) in Bonn this week.

Shipping Industry ‘Broadly Satisfied’ with IMO Progress on CO2 Strategy – but Much Work Still to be Done

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO represented the global shipping industry throughout this week's intensive discussions at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), which continued the development of a comprehensive CO2 reduction strategy for the international shipping sector.

Training Requirements for Personnel on Ships Operating in Polar Waters: Infographic

Infographics related to the new special training requirements for personnel on ships operating in polar waters (STCW regulation v4). The purpose of this information is to assist shipowners and operators with preparations for compliance with the special training requirements for personnel on ships operating in polar waters.