Shipping chief condemns Middle East attacks as threat to global trade

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary-general Thomas Kazakos this week condemned the attacks on commercial vessels in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, warning that they threaten shipping, global trade and seafarers. In a statement issued at the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 36th extraordinary council meeting, Kazakos said the attacks pose “an unacceptable threat” […]