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ICS develops and promotes shipping industry best practices and guidance through a wide range of publications and free resources that are used by ship operators globally.

You can download most publications from the list below for free and purchase the paid-for publications from our ICS bookshop.

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Annual Review 2020

The Review explores, in depth, the significant issues faced by the industry in 2020, including: The impact of COVID-19 and the intensifying crew change crisis – COVID-19 related restrictions on travel and the ability to rotate crew, leaving 400,000 seafarers stranded at sea. Efforts to decarbonise shipping, including the ongoing negotiations at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the radical industry proposal for a USD 5 billion fund to accelerate the R&D of zero-carbon technologies.

September 2020 Annual Review | Free

Annual Review 2020 Chinese Edition

Chinese translation of the Annual Review 2020. Annual Report - Heroes of the Sea The annual Report 2020 extensively explores ICS 'work in 2020 in the field of international shipping,包括:应对新冠肺炎疫情对船舶运营的挑战和船员换班困境;航运业在零碳排放方面的努力;打击猖獗的西非海盗和处理持续的地中海移民危机;成功支持IMO 2020硫限量的实施和讨论修改IMO《大发黄金版网页版》;捍卫全球污染责任制度;以及推动对《大发黄金版网页版登录》中有关海员培训标准的基本审查。

September 2020 Annual Review | Free

Engine Room Procedures Guide, Fifth Edition

Provides authoritative and comprehensive guidance on engine room procedures, To ensure that ships' engine rooms are operated and managed safely while protecting the environment.

August 2020 Guidelines | £155

ISWAN -- Arrested and Detained, and Abandoned Seafarers

This booklet has been prepared as a guide to the voluntary societies involved in port-based welfare globally. It is intended to outline the responsibilities of the authorities and other organisations that might become involved when problems are identified aboard a vessel whilst in port.

August 2020 Guidelines | Free

Manpower Report 2015: Executive Summary

This Manpower Report 2015 Executive Summary was withdrawn in June 2021 and replaced by the Seafarer Workforce Report 2021 Edition. A comprehensive report on the global manpower situation in the shipping industry prepared by BIMCO and ICS.

August 2020 Archive | Free

Getting Healthy Seafarers to a Ship

An International Maritime Health Association (IMHA) interim paper offering a common sense, best practice approach to mitigate the risk of transmission of Covid-19 in seafarers joining the ship with quarantine and testing.

July 2020 Reports, Positions and cca shut | Free

ICS-ECSA Study on EU-ETS

A preliminary study commissioned by ECSA and ICS on the legal, technical, practical and political implications of application of the EU Emissions Trading System to international shipping, and potential benefits of alternative Market-Based Measures from July 2020.

July 2020 Reports, Positions and cca shut | Free

International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT), Sixth Edition

This new edition covers a range of topical issues including gas detection, the toxicity and the toxic effects of petroleum products (including benzene and hydrogen sulphide), the generation of static electricity and stray currents, fire protection and the growing use of mobile electronic technology.

June 2020 Guidelines | £385