As part of a programme of continual infrastructure improvements at IMO HQ in London, a major upgrade to the simultaneous interpretation and audio system in the main debating chamber, where the technical committees and sub-committees perform their vital work, is well underway. A team from the Organization’s Conference Division is overseeing the project, ensuring suppliers meet stringent requirements to complete the work before the IMO Assembly meets in November this year. Multi-lingual interpretation is a crucial enabling factor behind much of IMO’s work and many of its activities.