Submitted by the Marshall Islands, Liberia, New Zealand, Panama, ICS, BIMCO, OCIMF, IFSMA, INTERTANKO, P & I Clubs, INTERCARGO, InterManager, IPTA, IMCA, ITF and NI, Maritime Safety Committee, 79th Session, Agenda Item 19, August 2016.
Submitted by Jamaica, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama, the United Kingdom, BIMCO, IACS, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko Council, 28th Extraordinary Session, Agenda Item 9, October 2015.
Submitted by Liberia, Panama, BIMCO, CLIA, ICS, IFSMA, IMCA, IPTA, INTERTANKO, Intercargo, Interferry, ITF and the NI, Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment, 2nd Session, Agenda Item 16, December 2014.
Submitted by Japan, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, Panama, ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, InterManager, IPTA and WSC, Sub-Committee on Implementation on IMO Instruments, 1st Session, Agenda Item 8, May 2014.
In summary, the international shipping industry is broadly satisfied with the status quo
with respect to the current text of the Convention, including Article 8. However, with
respect to the current text of Article 15, opinions within the shipping industry appear to
differ. ICS is cautious about commenting on proposed changes whose wider
implications are difficult to fully understand, despite having been carefully studied by our
members. ICS therefore suggests that the proposed changes to the OECD Model
Convention need to be subjected to a far more comprehensive review.
The ICS paper explains the significant challenges the shipping industry has faced in responding to the crisis in the Indian Ocean during the period 2007-2013.