1、ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2023-20242ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2023-2024Shipping has repeatedly proven its ability to navigate turbulent waters of change.Over the years,we have successfully weathered numerous threats,ranging a global pandemic and closure of major trade routes to cyber attacks
2、 and more.This ability to keep the supply chain largely uninterrupted is the result of stakeholders across the maritime sector such as shipping,ports,legal and fjnancial services,equipment providers,etc working together to achieve common goals.I believe that this experience has positioned us well fo
3、r the challenges that we are currently facing.I am hopeful that clarity is beginning to emerge as individual governments,the International Maritime Organization(IMO),and regional governing bodies(such as the European Commission)recognise the need to act and implement workable regulations for maritim
4、es long decarbonisation journey.These organisations not only create regulatory frameworks that set the standards for safe and effjcient operations,but also-if strident enough-will help steer the direction of our industrys evolution.Policies shape demand for solutions,while public funding can jump st
5、art infrastructure projects or accelerate the immediate development of technology solutions that would otherwise not be commercially viable.With increased transparency on the implementation of decarbonisation regulations,this Barometer report has highlighted that our industry is demonstrating a stea
6、dily growing confjdence when coping with what is undeniably one of the biggest challenges we will face on a global level delivering a net zero sector by 2050.By contrast,as geopolitical tensions have erupted,we are worried about the impact that this will have on our ability to maintain the fmow of t