2016 Tripartite Meeting: Shipping Industry Meets in Tokyo to Discuss Mutual Challenges
2016 Tripartite Meeting: Shipping Industry Meets in Tokyo to Discuss Mutual Challenges
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ICS Representing Shipowners at Important UN Meeting on Future of Oceans Governance
At the United Nations in New York, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is representing the interests of shipowners at the opening session of a UN Preparatory Committee starting work on a new legal instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
ICS Welcomes Progress on ILO Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention
The International Chamber of Shipping, as the Secretariat for the Shipowner Group at the International Labour Organization (ILO), co-ordinated employers’ representatives at the Ad Hoc Tripartite Maritime Committee on the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185), held in Geneva from 10 to 12 February 2016.
2015 Tripartite Meeting Discussions
The annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 16 and 17 October 2015. The meeting was attended by 100 high level representatives of the industry, including chairmen and executives of the Round Table Associations (BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo and INTERTANKO) and OCIMF, IACS with its Class Society Members and CESS with the Shipbuilder Associations.
C/ES.28/9/1 – Principles to be Considered in the Review of Existing Requirements and the Development of New Requirements
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.
Shipping Should Not Be Treated Like An OECD Economy Says International Chamber of Shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing ship operators worldwide, has commented on the suggestion of a carbon charge for shipping made by the International Transport Forum, a think-tank affiliated to the OECD.
ICS Chairman Warns of Chaos Caused by Regional Shipping Regulation
Addressing members of the Singapore Shipping Association today (Monday 20 April) the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Masamichi Morooka, warned about the dangers of regional maritime regulation being adopted by governments at variance to the global maritime Conventions adopted by IMO.
ICS Highlights Ocean Governance Issues at Important United Nations Meeting
In New York today (7 April), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) represented global shipowners at an important United Nations meeting, having been invited to speak as a panellist as part of the UN Inter Consultative Process on the Law of Sea.
ICS Updates Flag State Performance Table
ICS Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe remarked “The very largest flag states, such as the Bahamas, Liberia and the Marshall Islands, as well as Hong Kong, Singapore, Cyprus and Greece, all continue to demonstrate very impressive levels of performance, as do all of the other large European and Asian flags.”
ICS Hopes for Progress on Facilitation of Shore Leave and Movement of Seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is hopeful progress can now be made towards improving the facilitation of shore leave and crew transfers for the world’s 1.5 million merchant seafarers, who collectively transport about 90% of world trade. This follows important recommendations by an International Labour Organization (ILO) tripartite meeting of employers, seafarers’ unions and governments in Geneva last week, at which ICS co-ordinated the shipowners’ representation.