Please find the latest edition of the ICS attached below.

This month’s interview is with the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Ian Saunders, who outlines how the customs landscape is modernising and becoming more resilient despite the ongoing challenges facing global trade. Saunders also reveals the WCO’s evolving priorities, the role of technology, and how customs authorities are advancing sustainable trade and resilience in today’s uncertain world.

The new analysis this month focuses on the Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF). The framework, first established in 1908, still guides the remuneration awarded to salvors for saving property at sea. The article explores the new updates to the LOF in 2024 which aim to introduce new levels of transparency, with a view to spotlighting the industry’s environmental and safety contribution.

Finally, the ICS in Action highlights the launch of the Seafarer Workforce Report Survey. Created byICS and BIMCO, the next edition of Seafarer Workforce Report aims to provide estimates of the global supply and demand for seafarers. Traditionally prepared every five years since 1990, the Seafarer Workforce Report is the trusted source of infor­mation on the global situation related to seafarer training and ship’s crewing.

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