The shipping industry will not be able to achieve the 2050 GHG reduction target using fossil fuels, ICS said.
International Chamber of Shipping
ICS Prioritises Sulphur And Greenhouse Gas Reduction
“The 2020 global sulphur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping” believes Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Esben Poulsson. “But there are even more profound changes to come. We are rapidly moving into a multi-fuel future to be followed we hope, in the 2030s, by the arrival of commercially viable zero CO2 fuels suitable for global application.”
Mr Poulsson was speaking following the ICS Board meeting...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ics-prioritises-sulphur-and-greenhouse-gas-reduction/
ICS: Emissions reduction in the foreground
“The 2020 global sulphur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping” believes Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Esben Poulsson. “But there are even more profound changes to come. We are rapidly moving into a multi-fuel future to be followed we hope, in the 2030s, by the arrival of commercially viable zero CO2 fuels suitable for global application.”
Mr Poulsson was speaking following the ICS Board meeting...
http://container-news.com/ics-emissions-reduction-in-the-foreground/
Sulphur and Greenhouse gas reduction priority for ICS
Esben Poulsson
“The 2020 global sulphur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping” believes Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Esben Poulsson. “But there are even more profound changes to come. We are rapidly moving into a multi-fuel future to be followed we hope, in the 2030s, by the arrival of commercially viable zero CO2 fuels suitable for global application.”
Poulsson was speaking following the ICS...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/11/sulphur-and-greenhouse-gas-reduction-priority-for-ics/
Liner Industry Calls for Extension of Consortia Block Exemption
Liner shipping associations have asked the European Commission to extend the EU consortia block exemption regulation.
Container shipping industry calls for five-year extension to block exemption regulation
Container liner industry groups today called for the European Commission to renew the block exemption regulation that covers shipping services for a further five years.
The current exemption, which allows carriers to operate as consortia in trades serving the EU and was introduced when the EC banned the liner conference system, is set to expire on 25 April 2020.
Earlier this year, a report from the OECD-funded International Transport Forum concluded that …
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Deal Reached on Higher Seafarer Wages
Seafarers across the globe can look forward to higher wages.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/265239/deal-reached-on-higher-seafarer-wages/
ICS: International Trade Not a Zero-Sum Game
Challenging of the proven benefits of multilateralism in global trade by the U.S. could pose serious threats.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/264612/ics-international-trade-not-a-zero-sum-game/
ICS Chairman: STCW Seafarer Training Regime Needs to Be Revised
The previous major overhaul of the STCW regime was last undertaken by IMO member states over 25 years ago.
ICS Chairman Calls for Comprehensive Revision of STCW Seafarer Training Regime
Esben Poulsson
Speaking in Manila, the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Esben Poulsson, has called for a comprehensive revision of the IMO STCW Convention which governs global standards for the training and certification of around two million merchant seafarers.
STCW was reviewed in 2010 with the adoption of the ‘Manila amendments’ but the previous major overhaul of the STCW regime was last undertaken by IMO Member States over 25 years ago.
Mr Poulsson said “It’s now...