When the communication between ships and port is smoothly run, shipments move more quickly, more easily and more efficiently. This is where IMO’s Facilitation (FAL) Convention comes in. To help increase ratification of the FAL Convention and improve understanding of its requirements, two National Seminars on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic have been delivered by IMO, in cooperation with the Pacific Community (SPC), in Tarawa, Kiribati (14-16 November) and in Honiara, the Solomon Islands (20-22 November).
Twenty-one participants from public authorities, agencies and private stakeholders attended the seminar in Kiribati, which was organized by IMO and the Ministry of Information, Communication, Transport & Tourism Development. Thirty participants attended the seminar held in the Solomon Islands, which was organized by IMO and the Solomon Islands Ports Authority.