Meeting Summaries

This webpage provides you with information regarding all IMO meetings. Click on a particular Committee or Sub-Committee, or on "Council" and "Assembly" to read the relevant summary report.

Full reports, documents and agendas can be found on the IMO documents public Website (submissions are made public after the session ends).

The Programme of Meetings for 2021 can be downloaded here: PROG/129 (issued 8 December 2020)

Forthcoming Meetings

March

8^th Session / 22 - 26 March

Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) (Remote meeting)

Session / 29 March - 01 April

IOPC Funds (Remote meeting)

April

33 extraordinary^th Session / 08 - 08 April

IMO Council (Remote meeting)

8^th Session / 19 - 23 April

Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) (Remote meeting)

May

103^rd Session / 05 - 14 May

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) (Remote meeting)

8^th Session / 24 - 28 May

Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (Remote meeting)

June

45^th Session / 01 - 07 June

Facilitation Committee (FAL) (Remote meeting)

76^th Session / 10 - 17 June

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) (Remote meeting)

125^th Session / 28 June - 02 July

IMO Council (Remote meeting)

July

7^th Session / 12 - 16 July

Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) (Remote meeting)

108^th Session / 26 - 30 July

Legal Committee (LEG) (Remote meeting)

September

7^th Session / 06 - 10 September

Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) (To be confirmed)

71^st Session / 20 - 24 September

Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) (To be confirmed)

October

104^th Session / 04 - 08 October

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) (To be confirmed)

9^th Session / 18 - 22 October

Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (To be confirmed)

LC 43/LP 16^th Session / 25 - 29 October

Consultative Meetings of Contracting Parties (London Convention 1972) and Meetings of Contracting Parties (London Protocol 1996) (To be confirmed)

November

Session / 01 - 05 November

IOPC Funds (To be confirmed)

77^th Session / 08 - 12 November

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) (To be confirmed)

126/34 extraordinary ^th Session / 24 - 26 November

IMO Council (To be confirmed)

December

32^nd Session / 06 - 15 December

IMO Assembly (To be confirmed)

126/127^th Session / 16 - 16 December

IMO Council (To be confirmed)

Completed Meetings

February

7^th Session / 15 - 19 FebruaryCOMPLETED

Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) (Remote meeting)

December

LC 42/LP 15^th Session / 14 - 15 DecemberCOMPLETED

Consultative Meetings of Contracting Parties (London Convention 1972) and Meetings of Contracting Parties (London Protocol 1996) (LC 42/LP 15) (Remote meeting)

70^th Session / 07 - 11 DecemberCOMPLETED

Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) (Remote meeting)

November

107^th Session / 27 Nov - 01 DecemberCOMPLETED

Legal Committee (LEG) (Remote meeting)

75^th Session / 16 - 20 NovemberCOMPLETED

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) (Remote meeting)

102^nd Session / 04 - 11 NovemberCOMPLETED

Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) (Remote meeting)

October

7^th Session / 19 - 23 OctoberCOMPLETED

The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (Remote meeting)

Session / 12 - 16 OctoberCOMPLETED

ICAO/IMO Joint Working Group on Search and Rescue (Remote meeting)

124^th Session / 12 - 14 OctoberCOMPLETED

IMO Council (Remote meeting)

September

LC 42/LP 15^th Session / 28 Sep - 02 OctoberCOMPLETED

42st Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention and 15th Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol (LC 42/LP 15)

44^th Session / 28 Sep - 02 OctoberCOMPLETED

Facilitation Committee (FAL 44) (Remote meeting)

7^th Session / 16 - 18 SeptemberCOMPLETED

MSC, LEG, MEPC, TCC, FAL, EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS

May

C/ES 32^nd Session / 04 May - 03 AugustCOMPLETED

IMO Council - Extraordinary Session (by correspondence)

March

7^th Session / 02 - 06 MarchCOMPLETED

Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE)

February

7^th Session / 17 - 21 FebruaryCOMPLETED

Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR)

7^th Session / 03 - 07 FebruaryCOMPLETED

Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC)

January

7^th Session / 15 - 24 JanuaryCOMPLETED

Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation, Communication and Search and Rescue (NCSR)