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IMO Assembly elects new 40-Member Council
Assembly of International Maritime Organization elected Members of its Council for 2024-2025 biennium.
Continue ReadingArsenio Dominguez Velasco confirmed as next IMO Secretary-General
IMO Assembly approves decision of Council to appoint Mr. Dominguez Velasco as Secretary-General with effect from 1 January 2024.
Continue ReadingEU boosts Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres Network project
Second phase of global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres Network (GMN) project will upscale work of five regional centres.
Continue ReadingIMO-Republic of Korea SMART-C programme boost
Agreements signed to formally establish and boost the IMO-Republic of Korea Sustainable Maritime Transport Cooperation (SMART-C) Programme.
Continue ReadingBuilding mechanisms to enhance security in the Red Sea Area
As part of the "Regional Programme for Maritime Security in the Red Sea Area" (Red Sea Project), IMO took part in a regional maritime law enforcement forum in Addis Ababa (27-28 November) organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The event was designed to enhance awareness of the regional maritime domain and to promote dialogue in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Pakistan becomes Party to Hong Kong ship recycling Convention
Pakistan has become a Party to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong Convention).
IMO updates on work to cut GHG from shipping at COP 28
IMO has presented its latest work on reducing GHG emission from ships, including the adoption of the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy, at the United Nations Climate Change conference (OP 28), meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (30 November – 12 December).
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