Seafarer welfare must be top of the agenda, says ICS chief

Thomas Kazakos took over as Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in 2025, bringing with him decades of experience at the heart of global maritime policy.

Speaking to the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), he set out the organisation’s role, its current priorities and his own perspective on the challenges facing international shipping.

For those less familiar with the ICS, Kazakos explained that it is “the global trade association for shipowners and operators”...