Category: International Chamber o Shipping

  • ICS releases new Deck Procedures Guide

    ICS releases new Deck Procedures Guide The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released its new Deck Procedures Guide, which, it says, addresses a critical gap in maritime safety guidance by providing the industry’s first comprehensive resource dedicated specifically to deck operations. Together with the ICS Bridge Procedures Guide and Engine Room Procedures Guide, the…

  • Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers

    Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers The International Labor Organization (ILO) has concluded the latest round of minimum wage negotiations for able seafarers at a meeting of the Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of ILO’s Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), held in Geneva on April 14 and 15, 2025. ILO’s 2006 Maritime Labor…