The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in London is urging all seafaring countries in the world to immediately comply with important maritime conventions and rules so that the smooth operation of the shipping and manning industry will not be impeded in anyway.
The conventions which ICS believes that more governments should ratify as a matter of priority include International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ballast Water Management Water Convention, IMO Ship Recycling Convention, IMO MARPOL Annex VI - Prevention of Atmospheric Pollution, and ILO Maritime Labor Convention ICS expresses satisfaction with the recent entry into force of the IMO Anti-Fouling Systems (AFS) Convention and the IMO Bunker Spill Liability Convention.
ICS Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe said that the above-mentioned conventions were crucial as they involve sensitive matters such as safety, environmental protection, liability and seafarers' working conditions apply to all ships in international trade and that the same laws apply to all parts of the voyage.
ICS represents 80 percent of the world's merchant fleet.
"A global industry requires global rules," he said.
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