Please find attached the latest edition of Leadership Insights .

In the May Edition Paolo Moretti, CEO of RINA Services, shares how priorities are shifting, why flexibility is becoming critical, and how the industry can move forward amid continued uncertainty.

For the monthly news analysis the article examines how regulatory uncertainty is delaying a clear decarbonisation pathway, are shipowners prioritising flexibility over long-term fuel commitments.

This month’s ICS in Action kicks off with the positive recent announcement of the Polish Shipping Association becoming a full member of ICS. The Polish Shipping Association brings Polish shipping companies and shipowners, shaping the development and advancement of the Polish merchant fleets, and the Polish maritime economy. We are delighted to welcome them on board and further reinforces ICS’s commitment to represent a broad and truly global shipping community.

In addition, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and ICS released a revised Rescue Guide, a tool to help all partners uphold the humanitarian and legal duties to rescue refugees and migrants in distress at sea and bring them to safety. The revised edition of Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practice in the context of refugee and migrant movements comes as tragic shipwrecks continue to highlight the urgent need for stronger collective action to prevent further loss of life among people fleeing danger or seeking better prospects.

In May, ICS hosted a webinar on ‘On Board Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS)’, as a new pathway to achieve compliance with greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations. The panel was made up of experts in the subject, who have just produced a new study commissioned by ICS offering up-to-date, high-level strategic guidance for shipowners on the evolving OCCS landscape.

Finally, next week, on 5 June at 12.00 BST, the ICS will be hosting a new webinar focusing on the ‘Maritime Application for Batteries’. If you are interested in an update on the current state of battery-electric propulsion in the maritime sector, please register here.

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