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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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Supporting Seafarers: resources and general information
Seafarers are a key part of the shipping industry, and they are at the heart of IMO’s activities. Seafarers and their relatives can find useful information and resources about their work and rights on this page.
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Recycling of ships and the Hong Kong Convention
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention) will enter into force on 26 June 2025. Find out how it will ensure that ships at the end of their operational lives are recycled safely and without posing unnecessary risks to human health and the environment.
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IMO and the oceans
As the United Nations agency responsible for developing and adopting measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships, IMO has an integral role in meeting the targets set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
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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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