IMO Council Candidates (2026-2027)

The Assembly, at its thirty-fourth session, will elect 40 Members of the Council as provided for in Articles 16 and 17 of the IMO Convention.

Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services (listed in alphabetical order):

• Greece
  
• Italy
  
• Japan
  
• Liberia
  
• Norway
  
• Panama
  
• Republic of Korea
  
• Russian Federation
  

Category (b): 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:

• Argentina
• Australia
  
• Brazil
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• India
• Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Arab Emirates
  

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
  

• Kenya
  

• Malaysia
  

• Malta
  

• Mexico
  

• Morocco
  

• Nigeria
  

• Oman
  

• Pakistan
  

• Peru
  

• Philippines
  

• Qatar
  

• Saudi Arabia
  

• Singapore
  

• South Africa

• Thailand
  

• Türkiye
  

The current Council Members elected at IMO Assembly (27 November-6 December 2023) for the 2024-2025 biennium:

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