Archive - 2000 Press Briefings press briefings issued in 2000
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IMO reaches agreement on single-hull tanker phase-out
- 6/10/2000 |
| IMO has achieved the first, formal step towards a global timetable for the accelerated phasing-out of single-hull oil tankers, with the approval by the 45th session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee of a working group report on proposed amendments to MARPOL 73/78. |
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Conference agrees to early winding up of 1971 oil pollution compensation fund
- 29/9/2000 |
| Contracting Parties to the 1971 International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (IOPC Fund) have signed a Protocol allowing for the early winding-up of the 1971 Fund, which was established to provide compensation to victims of oil pollution from ships carrying oil as cargo. |
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Seafarers memorial - winning proposal
- 28/9/2000 |
| Renowned British sculptor Michael Sandle has been chosen to create a memorial to the world’s seafarers at IMO's riverside headquarters on the Albert Embankment in London |
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World Maritime Day 2000 - Building Maritime Partnerships
- 28/9/2000 |
| IMO is the right and only place where issues concerning international shipping safety and environmental protection should be considered and adopted, according to Mr. William A. O'Neil, Secretary-General of IMO, in his annual World Maritime Day message |
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Seafarers memorial - shortlist
- 15/9/2000 |
| IMO has announced a short list of three leading sculptors to create a memorial to the world’s seafarers at the Organization’s riverside headquarters on the Albert Embankment in London. |
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