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The Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) launched on Thursday forecasts that given the growing demand for STCW certified officers, there will be a need for an additional 113,735 officers by 2030 to operate the world merchant fleet.
Alongside the Day of the Seafarer and the 20th Anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), the International Chamber of Shipping has outlined ten key policy focus areas to highlight to decision-makers in order to recognise seafarers as an essential component to socio-economic global stability.
Alongside the Day of the Seafarer and the 20th Anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), the International Chamber of Shipping has outlined ten key policy focus areas to highlight to decision-makers in order to recognise seafarers as an essential component to socio-economic global stability.
Global trade, energy security, food supply, and crisis resilience depend highly on shipping. About 90% of world trade is transported by sea, supported by a workforce of over 2.5 million seafarers on up to 74,000 vessels. Without shipping, national economies and societies cannot function, let alone thrive. Seafarers are key workers who underpin national prosperity and global stability by facilitating the movement of over 12 billion tons of cargo and well over 30 million ocean-going passengers annually. Yet their role remains largely invisible in political decision-making outside maritime ministries.
ICS issues a statement on the Oman Notice to Mariners and International Maritime Organization’s Evacuation Plan.
Extracted from the full Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, this Executive Summary provides the key findings of the global seafarer workforce supply and demand situation.
The ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2025–2026, launches today by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) at the organisation’s Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit in Rome, reveals an industry adapting to an increasingly complex operating environment shaped by geopolitical instability, regulatory uncertainty, and economic volatility.
The 2025-2026 ICS Maritime Barometer Report is the latest full scale annual survey of risk, confidence, and impacts among maritime leaders.
Today, at the International Chamber of Shipping’s Annual General Meeting, John Denholm CBE was elected as the new Chairman of ICS. This video explains who John his and what his vision is for ICS.
The Board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has today unanimously elected John Denholm CBE as Chairman of the Board. The decision was made by the ICS Board of Directors at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting, held at Palazzo Valentini in Rome, Italy.