UN Adopts Landmark High Seas Treaty
After nearly two decades of negotiations, the UN’s 193 Member States have adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement covering two thirds of
After nearly two decades of negotiations, the UN’s 193 Member States have adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement covering two thirds of
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing the global shipping industry, is urging governments at the UN’s International Maritime
European Commission decision reinforces the crucial role Filipino seafarers play in global shipping and trade. The European Commission announced today that it
IMO member states seem on track to adopt a more stringent greenhouse gas reduction target that would align shipping with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Unions representing seafarers and maritime employer groups entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue their working relationship
A shipping industry group representing 80% of the world’s commercial ships is proposing a global carbon emissions reduction fund to reward “first
The Government of Nigeria and a coalition of global shipping industry orgnizations have launched a new strategy to end the scourge of piracy, armed robbery,
The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has appointed Emanuele Grimaldi, President and Managing Director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA, as Chairman
Stakeholders in the global shipping industry have adopted new amendments to Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) aimed at improving the living and working
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA), the Egyptian state-owned entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Suez Canal, and the International Chamber of
Over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic have now been repatriated, the International Chamber of Shipping announced Monday.
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports – skeleton crews
By Alex Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Putin’s war against Ukraine will exacerbate the logistics sector’s labour shortage, as sanctions impede
The shipping industry has seen a sharp drop-off in labor standards reporting, providing further evidence that seafarer wellbeing has been an unintended
The International Chamber of Shipping has announced a strategic partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to further support for the
Organizations and unions from across the transportation sector are warning that world leaders’ knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued a statement expressing disappointment following the conclusion of the International Maritime
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed calls from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for impact assessments to be submitted
Mission Innovation, the global initiative to accelerate public and private clean energy innovation to address climate change, has launched a new Mission for
As the world watched the Ever Given salvage over the last week, the heads of five UN organizations joined together in a call for maritime and air transport
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