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.
Download our free poster - taken from the ICS Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers, Fifth Edition. Translation courtesy of Robban Assafina, the bimonthly Middle Eastern Arabic/English Magazine.
Download our free poster - taken from the ICS Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers, Fifth Edition. Translation courtesy of Robban Assafina, the bimonthly Middle Eastern Arabic/English Magazine.
This poster was withdrawn and replaced with new posters featured in the ICS Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers, Fourth Edition.
Version 1 of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Ship Operators for the Protection of the Health of Seafarers translated into Arabic, courtesy of Assafina. News Article in Arabic introducing to the guidance: https://assafinaonline.com/uncategorized/الغرفة-الدولية-للنقل-البحري-تصدر-إرشا/
Best Management Practices (BMP) to help companies and seafarers detect, deter and delay external threats to safety when transiting off the coast of West Africa, including the Gulf of Guinea.
Agenda: GUIDANCE TO ADDRESS MARITIME CORRUPTION
Submitted by Liberia, Marshall Islands, Norway, Panama, United States, Vanuatu, ICS, IUMI, IAPH, BIMCO, IMPA, IFSMA, INTERTANKO, P & I Clubs, InterManager, IPTA, IHMA, IBIA, FONASBA, ITF and NI
Agenda: FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF CONCRETE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THE
OPERATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING SHIPS, WITH A VIEW TO
DEVELOPING DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 4 OF MARPOL ANNEX VI AND
ASSOCIATED GUIDELINES, AS APPROPRIATE
Submitted by: Greece, Japan, Norway, Panama, United Arab Emirates, ICS, BIMCO and INTERTANKO
Agenda: FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF CONCRETE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THE
OPERATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING SHIPS, WITH A VIEW TO
DEVELOPING DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 4 OF MARPOL ANNEX VI AND
ASSOCIATED GUIDELINES, AS APPROPRIATE
Submitted by: Greece, Japan, Norway, Panama, United Arab Emirates, ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO and RINA.