IMO Council Candidates (2024-2025)

The Assembly, at its thirty-third session (27 November-6 December 2023), will elect 40 Members of the Council as provided for in Articles 16 and 17 of the IMO Convention. The election is expected to take place on Friday, 1 December 2023.

Candidates under category (a) - 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: 

• China
  

• Greece
  

• Italy
  

• Japan
  

• Liberia
  

• Norway
  

• Panama
  

• Republic of Korea

• Russian Federation

• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• United States
  

Candidates under category (b) - 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade: 

• Australia
  

• Brazil
  

• Canada
  

• France
  

• Germany
  

• India
  

• Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  

• Spain
  

• Sweden
  

• United Arab Emirates
  

Candidates under category (c) - 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation, and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world: 

• Bahamas
  

• Bangladesh
  

• Belgium
  

• Chile
  

• Cyprus
  

• Denmark
  

• Egypt
  

• Finland
  

• Indonesia
  

• Jamaica
  

• Jordan
  

• Kenya
  

• Malaysia
  

• Malta
  

• Mexico
  

• Morocco
  

• Peru
  

• Philippines
  

• Poland
  

• Qatar
  

• Saudi Arabia 
  

• Singapore
  

• South Africa
  

• Thailand
  

• Türkiye

The current Council Members elected at IMO Assembly (6-15 December 2021) for the 2022-2023 biennium:

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