ICS

ICS: “Much work still needed” on IMO GHG reduction plans

How much closer are we to IMO GHG reduction regulations that include putting a price on ships’ GHG emissions? Following a week of discussions by an IMO working group, Guy Platten, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), emphasized the need for urgent progress ahead of the critical IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) session in April.

“While ICS is broadly satisfied with the progress made on a radical new package of global GHG reduction regulations,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/ics-much-work-still-needed-on-imo-ghg-reduction-plans/

Κοινή Πρόταση του ICS και της ΕΕΕ για τη μείωση των εκπομπών αερίων του θερμοκηπίου από τη ναυτιλία

Η πρόταση αυτή αναμένεται να παίξει καθοριστικό ρόλο στις επερχόμενες κρίσιμες διαπραγματεύσεις του Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακού Οργανισμού (ΙΜΟ), οι οποίες θα πραγματοποιηθούν το 2025

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Thomas Kazakos to be next ICS secretary general

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next secretary general, replacing Guy Platten who will be stepping down in June 2025. Kazakos has been director general of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the representative ICS national-member association, since 1995.

“After a thorough search and interview process my board is delighted to confrm the appointment of Thomas Kazakos to this important position for our industry, said ICS chairman Emanuele Grimaldi. “The...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/thomas-kazakos-to-be-next-ics-secretary-general/

ICS report sees need for many more hydrogen carriers

Hydrogen is widely seen as key to meeting global decarbonization ambitions and a large fleet of specialist hydrogen carrier vessels will be needed to meet projected world demand To meet a global increase of 30 million tonnes of hydrogen traded worldwide, would require 411 new hydrogen carriers (for long distances) or up to 500 vessels if the hydrogen were transported as ammonia.

That’s one take away from a new report from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). Entitled “Turning hydrogen...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/ics-report-sees-need-for-many-more-hydrogen-carriers/

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