The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Chamber of Marine Commerce, Canada (CMC) convened industry leaders in Montreal on Thursday, June 13, to discuss the challenges and risks to global trade at the flagship Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit.

Top of the agenda were the critical issues impacting the maritime sector, including increased protectionism, global geopolitical conflicts, decarbonisation and future fuels, and the importance of seafarers

Industry leaders called on governments to recognise the negative impacts to global trade that increased protectionism is having.

Please find the full press release attached in Annex A.

ICS – COMMUNICATIONS(24)22 -Annex A -Press Release – Industry leaders call on governments to recognise impact of increasing protectionism globally at leading Summit