Whats New 2015
Czech Republic accedes to MARPOL Annex VI
Pavel Bobek, Head of Economic & Commercial Section at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, met IMO's Frederick Kenney, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division today (27 August) to deposit instruments of accession to the treaty that addresses air pollution and emissions from shipping (MARPOL Annex VI). more...
Guarding against unlawful acts at sea
Unlawful acts threatening passenger security and the
safety of ships are on the agenda at a United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC) meeting in Vienna, Austria (26-27 August). IMO’s Dorota Lost-Sieminska is
delivering a presentation on the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful
Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA
Convention) and related protocol, which cover a range of issues, including
acts of violence against persons on board ships, boarding provisions and
extradition procedures. more...
safety of ships are on the agenda at a United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC) meeting in Vienna, Austria (26-27 August). IMO’s Dorota Lost-Sieminska is
delivering a presentation on the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful
Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA
Convention) and related protocol, which cover a range of issues, including
acts of violence against persons on board ships, boarding provisions and
extradition procedures. more...
Workshop boosts port security drills in Peru
A workshop on advanced port security
drills and exercises is taking place in Lima, Peru (25-28 August).
Attended by port security officials, managers and designated authority
officials, the workshop is designed to improve the implementation of
special IMO measures to enhance maritime security and the International
Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) by encouraging drills and exercises to be held and promoting the concept of emergency preparedness. more...
drills and exercises is taking place in Lima, Peru (25-28 August).
Attended by port security officials, managers and designated authority
officials, the workshop is designed to improve the implementation of
special IMO measures to enhance maritime security and the International
Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) by encouraging drills and exercises to be held and promoting the concept of emergency preparedness. more...
Arctic shipping conference begins
IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu has today (25 August)
delivered the opening address at the ShipArc
2015 conference on “Safe and Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic
Environment” at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. Mr Sekimizu said
that the opening up of the Arctic to greater maritime activity provides both a
unique challenge and opportunity, and that IMO measures such as the recently
adopted Polar
Code will help to ensure the safety of ships operating in polar areas and
the protection of the polar environment. more...
delivered the opening address at the ShipArc
2015 conference on “Safe and Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic
Environment” at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. Mr Sekimizu said
that the opening up of the Arctic to greater maritime activity provides both a
unique challenge and opportunity, and that IMO measures such as the recently
adopted Polar
Code will help to ensure the safety of ships operating in polar areas and
the protection of the polar environment. more...
Panama accedes to wreck removal convention
Panama has become the 24th Contracting
State to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks.
H.E. Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Panama to IMO, today (18 August) met IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu to deposit the instrument of accession to the Convention. more...
State to the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks.
H.E. Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Panama to IMO, today (18 August) met IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu to deposit the instrument of accession to the Convention. more...
Workshop boosts waste dumping regulation in Southeast Asia
IMO experts are attending a workshop dealing with the regulation of dumping of wastes at sea, under the London Protocol, in Bangkok, Thailand (10-11 August). The workshop is designed to help protect against unregulated disposal of wastes at sea by encouraging cooperation among the participating countries and stressing the need to accede to the protocol. more...
Preparing for the Pacific region's first Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
Protection of important marine areas
from the impacts of international shipping was on the agenda at a
workshop in Nadi, Fiji (29-31 July). The workshop assisted Pacific
island representatives in identifying potential marine areas that could be
designated as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs).
PSSAs are areas that need special protection due to ecological or
socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to
damage by international maritime activities. more...
from the impacts of international shipping was on the agenda at a
workshop in Nadi, Fiji (29-31 July). The workshop assisted Pacific
island representatives in identifying potential marine areas that could be
designated as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs).
PSSAs are areas that need special protection due to ecological or
socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to
damage by international maritime activities. more...
Supporting Africa’s “Decade of the Seas and Oceans”
The period 2015-2025 has been
declared as “Africa’s Decade of the Seas and Oceans” by the African
Union Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (25
July). Attention will be focused on Africa's Integrated Maritime Strategy (2050 AIM-Strategy), to which IMO’s
work to support Africa through technical cooperation will contribute.
The formal launch was attended by IMO’s Juvenal Shiundu and William Azuh
of the Technical Cooperation Division. more...
declared as “Africa’s Decade of the Seas and Oceans” by the African
Union Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (25
July). Attention will be focused on Africa's Integrated Maritime Strategy (2050 AIM-Strategy), to which IMO’s
work to support Africa through technical cooperation will contribute.
The formal launch was attended by IMO’s Juvenal Shiundu and William Azuh
of the Technical Cooperation Division. more...
Maritime security training in Southeast Asia
An IMO-led seminar on maritime security, focusing on the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code),
is taking place in Johore Bahru, Malaysia (27-31 July), with
participants from 17 countries, including port facility security
officers and officials responsible for approving port facility security
plans. more...
is taking place in Johore Bahru, Malaysia (27-31 July), with
participants from 17 countries, including port facility security
officers and officials responsible for approving port facility security
plans. more...