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Despite the lack of media attention due to COVID-19, the migrant rescue at sea crisis in the Mediterranean is far from over, with tens of thousands of migrants still attempting to make the dangerous sea crossing from Africa to Europe in overcrowded and unseaworthy craft.
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea remains the principal security threat faced by the shipping industry. Dozens of seafarers are kidnapped each year, and held for ransom in terrible conditions ashore. ICS believes that piracy can and should be suppressed for the benefit of shipping and the region.
In November 2019, ICS formally opened its new ICS (China) Liaison Office, in Hong Kong SAR
Link to UNCTAD review of Maritime Transport 2019
Graph of the Predicted increase in world Seaborne trade. GDP and population
Shipping and World Trade Facts: Top Containership Operators | The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade.
Forum for discussion of ship construction, equipment and other ship system matters, reporting to the ICS Marine Committee.
Graph and Table to show the tonnage of dead weight for various countries
Graph and Table detailing key statistics about Major Flag States in the Shipping Industry
It is difficult to quantify the value of volume of world seaborne trade in monetary terms, as figures for trade estimates are traditionally in terms of tonnes or tonne-miles, and are therefore not comparable with monetary-based statistics for the value of the world economy.