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    World Maritime Day theme 2025

    "Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity" is IMO's World Maritime Day theme for 2025, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime Day on 25 September 2025.

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    IMO at the UN Ocean Conference 2025

    IMO will be present at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference with a dedicated team led by IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez.

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    Thematic Exchange Day: Workshop and exhibition on technical cooperation - 5 June

    IMO invites all delegates to the Technical Cooperation Committee to attend the informal Thematic Exchange Day organized around four core themes: Safety, Environment, Security and Facilitation.

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    Day of the Seafarer - 25 June 2025

    Day of the seafarer is an official United Nations international observance day which takes place every year on 25 June. Organized by IMO, it aims to increase awareness of the world's 1.5 million seafarers.

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    IMO’s work to cut GHG emissions from ships

    IMO is contributing to the global fight against climate change. In 2023, IMO adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions. The revised IMO GHG Strategy includes an enhanced common ambition to reach net-zero GHG emissions from international shipping close to 2050.

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    IMO and autonomous shipping

    IMO has a key strategic direction to Integrate new and advancing technologies in the regulatory framework. IMO is currently assessing existing IMO instruments to see how they might apply to ships with varying degrees of automation, through a regulatory scoping exercise on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).

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    IMO and the oceans

    As the United Nations agency responsible for developing and adopting measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships, IMO has an integral role in meeting the targets set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

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    Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

    Carbon Capture and Storage beneath the seabed is recognized as one of several tools available to help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. As a potential temporary solution, it can support global efforts to mitigate climate change.

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