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By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Governments must look again at eliminating practices that hinder trade if they want to fire an economic recovery once Covid-19 has been tackled, according to new research by a group representing many of the world’s shipowners. Gross domestic product would jump by an average 1.1% for countries in the study if they cut tariffs on goods and removed punitive rules aimed at the maritime sector that make trade harder, the International Chamber of Shipping said in emailed research. While goods tariffs often grab the headlines when it comes to international trade, r...

Grant Shapps to speak at UK Chamber of Shipping Virtual Conference The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will be one of the morning speakers at the UK Chamber of Shipping’s Virtual Conference, it has been confirmed today (5 February). The Secretary of State will join Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, Chamber President John Denholm and Shipping Minister Robert Courts in the morning session of speakers. Following this, Dr Grahaeme Henderson OBE, Global Head of Shipping and Maritime at Shell and Nikolas Tsakos, Founder, President and CEO of Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited will deliver t...

Jan 28 2021 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states – including the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong (China), Singapore as well as the Bahamas and Cyprus– continue to perform to an exceptionally high standard, with traditional flags and open registers performing equally well. ICS Secretary General, Guy Platten, says: “The Table clearly indicates that distinctions between ‘traditional’ flags and open registers are no longer meaningful. Alongsi...

**[FREE eBOOKs] Have You Downloaded Marine Insight's 12 FREE Maritime eBooks?        Click Here To Download Now You are here: Home › Shipping News › ICS Launches New Flag State Table (2020/2021) ICS Launches New Flag State Table (2020/2021) January 25, 2021 TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestBuffer The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states – including the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong (China), Singapore as well as the Bahamas and Cyprus– continue to perform to an exc...

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