Engaging with China
In November 2019, ICS formally opened its new ICS (China) Liaison Office, in Hong Kong SAR
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Construction and Equipment Sub-Committee
Forum for discussion of ship construction, equipment and other ship system matters, reporting to the ICS Marine Committee.
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.
Safety and Regulation: Lives Lost at Sea
As in all transport sectors, lives are sadly lost as a result of accidents at sea. Disappointingly, there has been a rise in fatal accidents in the last two years, although the loss of life in shipping is in fact relatively modest, and the overall trend is one of reduction in the number of fatalities, which is all the more impressive in view of the growth in the number of ships in the world fleet.
Safety and Regulation: Reduction in the Number of Ship Losses
Relatively few ships actually sink at sea. The vast majority of the following "losses" simply refer to ships which are damaged and "written off" by the hull insurers as being beyond economical repair - described by underwriters as "total constructive losses".
The Principal Regulations Governing Maritime Safety
The following are the major international shipping conventions, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (and the International Labour Organization) concerning safety and pollution prevention.
Responding to the challenges of COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought unprecedented disruption to the shipping industry, and requires a collective, solution-driven approach
Treating Ships Ballast Water 2020
Invasive marine organisms carried in ships’ ballast water can wreak havoc on local ecosystems. New mandatory systems to manage the disposal of this water will drastically cut the risk