To take advantage of the social and economic benefits of shipping’s green transition, African maritime leaders are being encouraged to implement infrastructure to train and upskill seafarers.
The Energy Efficiency Panel (EEP) provides a forum in which Members of ICS can discuss regulatory, technological, and operational issues relating to the energy efficiency of ships.
Recommendations of ICS, WSC and ECSA in respect of the March 10, 2023, note of a Subcommittee (“March 2023 Subcommittee Note”) of the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (“UN Tax Committee”) concerning possible revisions to Article 8 (international shipping and air transport) of the United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries (“UN Model”).
As recently as December 2022, the UAE was listed as the country with the highest incidence of abandonment in the world - ICS recorded 29 such cases during the course of the year. Fast forward less than four months and welfare groups have noted, despite increasing prevalence worldwide, a significant drop in the number of UAE cases, with just one case reported in the first quarter of 2023.