IMO to organise ‘IMO-UNEP-Norway Innovation Forum 2023’ on World Maritime Day

LONDON : The IMO-UNEP-Norway Innovation Forum 2023 will take place as part of the World Maritime Day celebrations. The 2023 theme is “MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on”.

Topics will include: Environmental performance; reducing plastic litter from ships; supporting innovation in marine fuel production; decarbonizing the maritime sector; unlocking green finance; and partnerships and collaboration.

Date: 28 September 2023

Time: 09.30-17.00 (London time)

Place: IMO Headquarters, London and online.  Watch live on UNTV here. 

Please register here.

The programme includes sessions on:

• How innovation facilitates higher environmental performance in maritime transport (MARPOL Annexes I-IV)
• Complementing the prohibition on discarding plastic into the sea from ships with innovation and information (MARPOL Annex V)
• From IMO 2020 to IMO 2030: How IMO’s fuel standards support innovation in marine fuel production (MARPOL Annex VI) 
• Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector: Innovative approach to bridging the Global North-South Gap 
• Innovative Strategies for a More Sustainable Maritime Sector through Partnerships.
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