World Maritime Day

Every year IMO celebrates World Maritime Day. The exact date is left to individual Governments but is usually celebrated during the last week in September. The day is used to focus attention on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment and to emphasize a particular aspect of IMO's work.

To mark the occasion, the Secretary-General of IMO always prepares a special message and this is backed up by a paper which discusses the selected subject in greater depth. (The Secretary-General's World Maritime Day message is also available as an audio presentation in English.)

World Maritime Day 2010: Year of the Seafarer

World Maritime Day 2010 will be observed during the week of 20 to 24 September 2010 and will be celebrated at the Organization's Headquarters on Thursday, 23 September 2010.

The 2010 World Maritime Day parallel event will be celebrated in Argentina.

Please click on the logo for a brochure on objectives and planned activities and click on the WMD 2010 link on the right for further information.