The IMO Assembly has elected the following Member States to serve on three categories of the IMO Council.
The newly elected Members will meet for the 136th session of Council on 4 December 2025.
Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:
China
Greece 
Italy 
Japan 
Liberia 
Norway
Panama
Republic of Korea
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
United States of America
Category (b): 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:
Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
India
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Spain 
Sweden
United Arab Emirates
Category (c): 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world:
Bahamas
Belgium
Chile
Cyprus
Egypt
Finland
Indonesia
Jamaica
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Nigeria
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
Türkiye
The newly elected Council will meet for its 136th session on 4 December and will elect its Chair and Vice-Chair for the next biennium.