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Women in Maritime day: networks for gender equality
The International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May focuses on the theme "Mobilizing networks for gender equality”.
Continue ReadingIMO CARES project enters next phase
IMO CARES project funding boost from Saudi Arabia enables move to full implementation phase
Continue ReadingIMO, Norway and Singapore sign MOU on maritime decarbonization
MOU signed to support maritime decarbonisation activities under the GreenVoyage2050 Project and NextGEN Connect initiative.
Continue ReadingIMO welcomes new oceans treaty
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim says landmark treaty will reinforce efforts to protect biodiversity.
Continue ReadingCommittees updated on Global South port security project
Members of the Steering Committee and Technical Committee of the Port Security and Safety of Navigation in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean project met in Cape Town to be updated on the project's progress in supporting the safety and security of port facilities on vital trade routes in the in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
Developing national legislation to tackle sea-based plastic litter
Support for countries developing or amending national policy and legislation to tackle sea-based marine plastic litter to reflect internationally agreed policy and legal frameworks is being provided through a series of Global Webinars under the GloLitter Partnerships project. The first webinar took place on 24 May.
New Zealand joins fishing vessel safety treaty
New Zealand has become the 21st country to accede to the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) which, when it enters into force, will bring in mandatory safety requirements for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over. The CTA will enter into force 12 months after at least 22 States, with an aggregate 3,600 fishing vessels meeting the length requirements operating on the high seas, have expressed their consent to be bound by it.
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