Tag: ICS

Amid the COVID-19 crisis and the crew change issue that has arise, ICS, ITUC and ITF joined their forces and wrote a letter to the UN Secretary General in order to facilitate seafarers' transportation.

New research from the ICS has highlighted that, for users of its ISF Watchkeeper software, incidents of non-conformities continue to drop to increasingly lower levels over the past year.

The COVID-19 crisis has brought many challenges and barriers the shipping industry has to overcome, with the seafarers being at the forefront of the situation, and the majority of key shipping stakeholders calling for the support and right treatment of the seafarers, launching the #HeroesAtSeaShoutOut campaign.

Following the IMO 2020 regulation concerning the global sulphur limit for marine fuel, BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO had launched a survey on fuel oil quality and safety back in February. In remind to this, the four organisations call all vessel managers, as well as technical superintendents to share their insight.

As the guidelines issued by port authorities concerning crew changes and repatriation are being stricter, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) published a report on managing seafarers' certificates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the major restrictions that has brought, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) joined their forces and urge the governments to set immediate measures in order to ease crew change flights for seafarers.

The International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have issued a joint call on behalf of seafarers to governments to facilitate the essential movement of seafarers and marine personnel.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented disruption to global maritime trade, and an even bigger crisis is down the road unless global coordinated action is taken. Amid a growing uncertainty, the great dilemma for governments seems to be protecting public health and maintaining trade transport at the same time.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have joined forces to call on G20 leaders to act quickly to protect global supply chains from the impact of COVID-19.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) shared the view of its Secretary General, Guy Platten, concerning the challenging times that the shipping industry is experiencing. In light of the difficulties, on Thursday 19th March, ICS will be using their power to bring national associations from around the world together for the first of an ongoing set of meetings designed to identify swift and effective solutions.