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New Guidance on Maritime Security from The International Chamber of Shipping As recent news reports highlight, the shipping industry continues to face threats such as piracy, kidnapping and terrorism. Ship operators need to stay alert to security risks and recognise that threats are continually evolving and demand constant vigilance. To assist the shipping community in preparing for these challenges the International Chamber of Shipping has launched the first edition of Maritime Security: A Comprehensive Guide for Shipowners, Seafarers and Administrations. Providing a comprehensive guide to m...

No other ship veered, though they were affected by the same wind, and were steaming through the same canal water. The ship ahead, the Cosco Galaxy, was as large as the Ever Given, but nothing happened to her. The other 19 ships in the convoy proceeded with no incident, except for nearly ramming into each other: it takes a mile or so to fully stop. It is possible that the sandstorm caused poor visibility – but ships operate at night using radar: they don’t need to see clearly. The huge wall of containers could have operated as a sail when the wind picked up, blowing it off course. Could th...

Suez Canal backlog is CLEARED: More than 400 supertankers stuck in shipping traffic jam are freed after week-long backlog which cost billions Traffic on the canal, a conduit for over 10 percent of world trade, had begun moving again on Monday  It comes after the 200,000-tonne Ever Given was refloated, after it became jammed blocking the vital route Egypt's Suez Canal Authority has now said that the traffic back-log that built up on the canal has cleared  The wedging of the Japanese-owned, Taiwanese-operated ship had created tailbacks north and south totalling over 420 ships, with billions w...

Denmark joins governments backing UN ‘moon-shot’ program to decarbonise shipping 16 Mar 2021 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on Monday (15 March) said Denmark has joined a growing list of major shipping nations backing the UN’s ‘moon-shot’ programme aimed at driving the complete decarbonisation of maritime transport. Submitted to the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Wednesday, 10 March, the proposed creation of a USD 5 billion International Maritime Research and Development Board (IMRB) was co-sponsored by major shipping nations Georg...

While goods tariffs often grab the headlines when it comes to international trade, rules that restrict shipping -- such as domestically flagged vessels being crewed by people from those countries -- often create far larger financial barriers.