By the International Chamber of Shipping* (* this item has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia).  The new International Chamber of Shipping Chairman-Designate has been named, and the new Secretary General has taken the helm, the ICS has reported. John Denholm CBE has been appointed as Chairman-Designate, to succeed Emanuele Grimaldi at the ICS AGM...

Next week is the Day of the Seafarer, which draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. The Day was designated by the United Nations in a resolution at the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila to adopt the revised International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. According to...