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:
- Liberia
Candidates under category (b) - 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
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
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Malta
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Peru
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Türkiye
The current Council Members elected at IMO Assembly (6-15 December 2021) for the 2022-2023 biennium:
Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services (listed in alphabetical order)
China
Greece
Italy
Japan
Norway
Panama
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States
Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
India
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
United Arab Emirates
Bahamas
Belgium
Chile
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Indonesia
Jamaica
Kenya
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
Vanuatu
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