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Bahamas Pushes Martitime Activities

Feb 19, 2016

Bahamas' Prime Minister Christie has met with Global Shipping Giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), in Geneva. Principal and founder of MSC, Gianluigi Aponte and his senior management team met with Prime Minister at MSCs headquarters in Geneva…

US Coast Guard Nominates Ambassadors to IMO

Jan 29, 2016

Rear Adm. Cari Thomas and Ms. Carleen Lyden Kluss, co-founder and executive director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association, were recently appointed to be International Maritime Organization (IMO) ambassadors.An…

Learning About the World of Shipping

Sep 22, 2015

School children from local and international schools based in London attended an informative session at International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters today, as part of the celebrations of World Maritime Day, under the theme “Maritime education and training”…

Shipping Not Covered in UN Climate Deal ?

Sep 10, 2015

Shipping has a carbon footprint the size of Germany and growing. Unchecked, it could account for up to 14% of global emissions by 2050, says a report from RTCC (Responding to Climate Change). UK and US envoys admit to industry the International…

Information Sharing to Fight Piracy and Illegal Fishing in Ghana

Jul 28, 2015

International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s Chris Trelawny has visited the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GoG), located in the Regional Maritime University of Accra, Ghana.  The multinational centre provides advice and…

IMO Adopts Regulations for Ships Using LNG

Jun 16, 2015

United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted globally binding regulations for ships using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel.The IMO has just adopted a new international code of safety for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels – the so-called IGF Code…

LISW15 Lines Up Speakers

Jun 13, 2015

London International Shipping Week 2015 (LISW15) is pleased to announce the line up, so far, of high level government and industry speakers for the official LISW15 Conference being held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane, on Thursday 10th September…

Indonesia Pledges Support for Ferry Safety

May 01, 2015

The Indonesian Minister for Transportation Ignasius Jonan, visited the International Maritime Organization (IMO) April 28, confirming his country’s support for the IMO’s initiative to establish global safety standards for domestic ferries. This follows the adoption in Manila…

Zambia is Newest IMO Member State

Apr 08, 2015

High Commissioner visit marks Zambia’s membership of IMO His Excellency Paul William Lumbi, High Commissioner of the Republic of Zambia to the United Kingdom, on Wednesday, April 8 paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)…

Russia Names Nominee for IMO Secretary General

Mar 27, 2015

Russia has for the first time put forward a candidate to compete for the post of IMO Secretary General The Russian Federation has nominated Vitaly Klyuev, Russia’s Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy for Maritime and River Transport…

P&I Club Extends E-Learning Modules

Feb 11, 2015

The American P&I Club has added to its library of e-learning modules released in co-operation with IDESS IT in the Philippines. The new module covers compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk…

UNDP and IMO Chiefs Meet

Jan 20, 2015

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark met International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu at IMO Headquarters on January 20, where the two highlighted common commitment to sustainable development…

IMO Joins International Ebola Task Force

Sep 04, 2014

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force and is working with other United Nations agencies and nongovernmental organizations to monitor the situation and provide…

ICS Supports GOC Environmental Objectives

Jun 25, 2014

Proposals to protect the world’s oceans have been welcomed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), principal trade association for merchant shipowners. ICS advises that the Global Ocean Commission’s (GOC) ideas should be taken seriously…

International Maritime Prize for Mexican Legal Expert

Jun 19, 2014

The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) informs it decided at its recent meeting to award the International Maritime Prize for 2013 to Dr. José Eusebio Salgado y Salgado, Mexican academic and author of the Manual de Derecho…

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