Whats New 2015
Delivering maritime security knowledge
IMO’s Chris Trelawny has been instructing international students at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö (7-9 September) on maritime security issues, including implementation of regional codes of conduct on repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships, arms on board ships, maritime security threats, and IMO maritime security regulations and guidance. more...
Incident response workshop in Qatar
A regional workshop in Qatar (6 – 8 Sept) is bringing together participants from the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) to review preparedness for responding to oil spills and incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances (HNS). The workshop has been organized by ROPME’s Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Centre (MEMAC) in cooperation with IMO. more...
Stepping up port security in Oman
A 10-day workshop for port security officials, managers and designated maritime authority officials is being held in Salalah, the Sultanate of Oman (30 Aug-10 Sep). The workshop includes intense table top exercises and drills to help officials prepare for maritime security incidents and to ensure they are able to fully implement IMO measures to enhance maritime security. more...
South Africa signs wreck removal treaty
South Africa has become a State Party to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. Adopted in 2007, this convention provides the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may threaten the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment. more...
Getting to grips with criminal investigation at sea
A two-week course on criminal investigations at sea concludes today (4 September) in Crete, Greece. The course, designed for national maritime law enforcement officials such as the marine police, coast guard and navy, focused primarily on the investigation of piracy and other criminal acts. more...
Science for sustainable oceans
When it comes to environmental protection, the UN system relies on scientific advice from an advisory body known as GESAMP. GESAMP’s role is to bring issues of concern to the attention of Governments, sponsoring organizations and the scientific community at large. IMO has provided the secretariat for GESAMP since its inception in 1969, and hosts the GESAMP Office as part of its Marine Environment Division. more...
Yemen visits
HE Dr. Yassin Saeed Noman Ahmed, Ambassador of Yemen to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Permanent Representative of Yemen to the IMO, paid a courtesy call to IMO Headquarters today (1 September) and presented his letter of credentials to IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu. Yemen has been a Member of IMO since 1979.
Ghana to develop robust national maritime security strategy
A four-day meeting concluded today (28 August) in Accra, Ghana, where IMO, as part of its West and Central Africa Maritime Security project, has been assisting Ghana to develop a framework for its national maritime security strategy. IMO also took the opportunity to help improve collaboration among departments and agencies with an interest in maritime security to encourage a broader implementation of IMO instruments as well as to build more robust maritime security measures in the region. more...
The United States ratifies two key legal instruments
The United States has today (28 August) ratified two key legal instruments, the 2005 Protocols to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the safety of Maritime navigation (SUA Convention). The main purpose of the Convention is to ensure that appropriate action is taken against people committing unlawful acts against ships. more...