IMO supports maritime security activities in East Africa
LONDON : IMO has assisted in the strengthening of maritime security governance in East Africa by participating in two regional events during August: the Strategic Maritime Security and
Access to preferential trade finance will require real-time ESG compliance monitoring
The maritime sector’s 3% contribution to global greenhouse emissions is always in the spotlight whenever a series of extreme weather events leads to calls for action on climate
Maritime supply chain actors brought together to step up collaborative efforts to tackle timber and
GENEVA : A two-day Global Shipping Roundtable event to combat illegal wildlife and timber trade in containerized shipping brought together attendees representing 39 private shipping lines, freight forwarding companies
Strategic partnership to empower port women
More women are joining the maritime ranks in a variety of professions within the industry. To encourage this trend and with a view to continuing the momentum to
World Maritime theme 2022: New technologies for greener shipping
“New technologies for greener shipping” has been chosen as the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a
Vietnamese rescuer to receive IMO Bravery Award
Mr. Tran Van Khoi, Search and Rescue Officer from Viet Nam, will receive the award for rescuing four survivors from a sunken vessel. A search and rescue officer
First steps for emission reduction project in Asia
LONDON : IMO and the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) have launched the preparatory phase for the Blue Solutions Project with a
Day of the Seafarer 2021 explores fair future
IMO envisages what a ‘fair future for seafarers’ will look like on Day of the Seafarer 2021 LONDON : The Day of the Seafarer, held on 25 June
Further shipping GHG emission reduction measures adopted
International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts key mandatory measures to reduce ships’ carbon intensity; establishes ship rating system. New mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping
‘Failure Not an Option’ as IMO Opens MEPC 76 Climate Meeting
LONDON : The much anticipated meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), officially MEPC 76, kicked off its first two days of sessions this week