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IMO at the UN Ocean Conference 2025 - 9 to 13 June

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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IMO side event at UN Ocean Conference - 11 June

This side event, "Sustainable Shipping: Our ocean | Our obligation | Our opportunity", at the UN Ocean Conference 2025, will focus on ocean governance, maritime decarbonization, and sustainable shipping.
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Protecting seafarers against criminalization: what more can be done? - 16 June

This event will bring together key stakeholders from the maritime sector to address the criminalization of seafarers and the need for their fair treatment.
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Symposium on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) 2025 and IMO MASS Code - 6 June

This event aims to facilitate collaboration in developing of the IMO MASS Code, while showcasing relevant MASS industry projects, applications and operational experience.
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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’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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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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