The three-day 2014 World Maritime Day Parallel Event gets underway today (27 October) in Tangier, Morocco. In a mixed programme, delegates will have the opportunity to participate in a conference on this year’s World Maritime Day theme, discuss Morocco’s maritime heritage and future maritime strategies as well as visit key components of the country’s 21st century maritime infrastructure. IMO Sec-Gen Koji Sekimizu opened the meeting with the inauguration of the new World Maritime Day Parallel Event flag, which will be passed to successive host nations.