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Shipping Policy Committee

The Shipping Policy Committee (SPC) sets and oversees the global shipping industry’s agenda and official positions on trade policy related matters, at national, regional and international (multilateral) regulatory levels.

Labour Affairs Committee

The Committee works on all issues related to the employment of seafarers and governed by the Maritime Labour Convention.

Getting Healthy Seafarers to a Ship

An International Maritime Health Association (IMHA) interim paper offering a common sense, best practice approach to mitigate the risk of transmission of Covid-19 in seafarers joining the ship with quarantine and testing.

CCC 7/6/13 – Comments on CCC 7/6/4 and CCC 7/6/8

Agenda: AMENDMENTS TO THE IMDG CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS Submitted by: ICHCA, ICS, IVODGA and WSC

CCC 7/6/12 – Documentation requirements for exempted dangerous goods

Agenda: AMENDMENTS TO THE IMDG CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS Submitted by Liberia, BIMCO, ICHCA, ICS

Negligence of small minority risks setbacks to crew change progress

Alarming reports of ship managers and individuals failing to comply with national crew change guidelines / Failure to adhere to crew change protocols must not be tolerated.

Negligence of small minority risks setbacks to crew change progress

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has today reminded the global shipping industry that failure to adhere to crew change protocols must not be tolerated.

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Implications of Application of the EU Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) to International Shipping, and Potential Benefits of Alternative Market-Based Measures (MBMs)

A preliminary study commissioned by ECSA and ICS on the legal, technical, practical and political implications of application of the EU Emissions Trading System to international shipping, and potential benefits of alternative Market-Based Measures from July 2020.

CCC 7/6/11 – Transitional phase for container data loggers and tracking devices already in commercial deployment

Agenda: AMENDMENTS TO THE IMDG CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS Submitted by: BIC, BIMCO, ICS and WSC