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IMO Assembly adopts budget, strategic plan

IMO 33rd Assembly adopted resolutions, including on budget, strategic plan and appointment of Secretary-General.

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IMO Assembly elects new 40-Member Council

Assembly of International Maritime Organization elected Members of its Council for 2024-2025 biennium.

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Arsenio Dominguez Velasco confirmed as next IMO Secretary-General

IMO Assembly approves decision of Council to appoint Mr. Dominguez Velasco as Secretary-General with effect from 1 January 2024.

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EU boosts Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres Network project

Second phase of global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres Network (GMN) project will upscale work of five regional centres.

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06 December 2023

Training seafarers for a decarbonized future

A new project is set to develop a training framework to equip seafarers with skills as shipping transitions to zero greenhouse gas emissions. The Project will work to prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emissions ships, helping the global shipping industry to decarbonize and ensuring a just transition for seafarers.

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01 December 2023

Building mechanisms to enhance security in the Red Sea Area

As part of the "Regional Programme for Maritime Security in the Red Sea Area" (Red Sea Project), IMO took part in a regional maritime law enforcement forum in Addis Ababa (27-28 November) organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The event was designed to enhance awareness of the regional maritime domain and to promote dialogue in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. 

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01 December 2023

Pakistan becomes Party to Hong Kong ship recycling Convention

Pakistan has become a Party to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong Convention).

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Mr. Kitack Lim

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization

Mr. Kitack Lim (Republic of Korea) is the ninth elected Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.


Mr. Kitack Lim

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization

Mr. Kitack Lim (Republic of Korea) is the ninth elected Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.


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