Tag: International Chamber of Shipping

October 4, 2022

The regulation, which expires in April 2024, is now under review by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP). Whilst EU Block Exemption Regulations for consortia have been continuously in place since 1995, the Commission first adopted the CBER […]

November 4, 2020

The ‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency rating of every ship above 5,000 gt will be made fully public and updated on an annual basis, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). This rating system could be adopted as soon […]

May 22, 2020

The information was collected via the users of the Chamber’s ISF Watchkeeper software, which tracks over 25 million hours of work on board ships undertaken each month by seafarers. The statistics are drawn from the online version of the software […]

February 26, 2020

The virus outbreak is having a significant impact on the shipping sector and the industry is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that guidelines for industry and governments help limit the spread of the virus, whilst […]

September 25, 2019

UAESA and ICS on September 24 signed an agreement that will provide a framework for closer collaboration between the two associations. It outlines the roles that UAESA and ICS will have to represent shipowners and operators in all shipping sectors […]

May 15, 2019

A delegation from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) drew attention to recent increases in protectionist measures at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. Presenting two position […]