Please find attached the latest edition of ICS Leaderships Insights. The decision maker interview is with Mable Chan JP, Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mable speaks to ICS Leadership Insights following her participation at the second Global Maritime Trade Summit in Hong Kong, co-hosted by ICS. Mable discusses Hong Kong’s unique internationalised position, the importance of promoting seafarer welfare and the role of courage, change and collaboration in future success.

The news analyst for November/December focuses on the Net-Zero Framework vote at the International Maritime Organization, which was delayed by a year, leaving the shipping industry with regulatory uncertainty and questions over next steps.

The, ICS in Action article, highlights the second Global Maritime Trade Summit in Hong Kong in November. ICS co-hosted a highly successful series of engagements, beginning with a closed door ministe­rial and industry dialogue on Sunday 16 November. The momentum continued the following day at the Summit, held at the Hong Kong Confer­ence and Exhibition Centre under the theme Building Resilience, Driving Growth and Investment. Co-hosted with the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions the Summit saw senior policymakers and industry CEOs urge collaboration, innovation, and investment to build resilient supply chains.

We hope you enjoy the latest edition of Leadership Insights focusing on events held during Hong Kong’s successful Maritime Week.