ICS Launches Its 2020 Annual Review In Chinese

The officially translated Review bridges language barriers and offers the Chinese audience a comprehensive summary of issues in which ICS is engaged on behalf of the international shipping industry. ICS represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet and it is the principal association for shipowners.

The translated Review, which has been prepared by a professional team of Shanghai Maritime University, explores extensively the work of ICS across a wide range of subjects with regard to the year 2020 and international shipping. This includes the impact of COVID-19 and the intensifying crew change crisis; the industry efforts to decarbonize shipping; piracy in West Africa and the continuing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean; supporting the successful implementation of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap and the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention; defending the global pollution liability regime, and pushing for a fundamental review of the STCW Convention on seafarers’ training standards.

Representation Image – Credits: ics-shipping.org

Guy Platten, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Shipping said:

“ICS recognises China as a key maritime country and greatly values good relations with the Government of China and other major stakeholders within the Chinese Shipping industry, including the China Shipowners’ Association (CSA). China is expected to emerge as the world’s leading maritime power during the next 10 years.”

“In reflection of this, we have translated our 2020 Annual Review into the Chinese language, eliminating language gaps and offering an official analysis on the vital work of ICS to interested parties in the Chinese shipping community. The release of the translated Review correlates with the key objective of the ICS (China) Liaison office, which is to increase mutual understanding and cooperation between the country’s Shipping Industry and ICS, with respect to important longer term regulatory issues being considered at the global level.”

“We are also grateful to the Shanghai Maritime University for their support in translating our Annual Report.”

Edward Liu, Principal Representative of the ICS (China) Liaison Office said:

“On the first anniversary of the establishment of ICS (China) Liaison Office, the announcement of the Chinese version of the Annual Review is a significant step for this Office to become the ‘super-connector’ between the Chinese shipping community and the global shipping industry.”

“Looking ahead the next year, we will continue with our work to be the ‘promoter’ of the Chinese shipping community to the world, and the ‘facilitator’ of enhancing the Chinese shipping management and governance to the global maritime calibre.”

A copy of the Annual Review in Chinese is available here and in English here.

Reference: ics-shipping.org

Source: Maritime Shipping News