Whats New 2018
Spotlight on women in maritime security
"The bottom line is that doubling your talent pool just makes sense", said Chris Trelawny, IMO's special Adviser on Maritime Security, as he opened the Women in Maritime Security conference held at IMO Headquarters (24 May). Women are increasingly present at sea, as they defy traditional expectations. Their full and meaningful participation in the economy, political decision-making, and society is key to addressing maritime challenges, but gender equity in the maritime space is too often overlooked. more...
IMO continues roll out of new port emissions training
For ports to cut emissions, they first need to quantify them and then identify measures to reduce port-related emissions in a cost-effective way. The strategic partnership between the IMO-run GloMEEP project on energy-efficiency and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is helping selected countries to develop port emission inventories and draw up a port emission reduction strategy. To-date, four countries have benefited from a new IMO training package, the latest being the Philippines, with a workshop in Manila (15-17 May). more...
Spotlight on liability in Latin-America
IMO is supporting a Regional Workshop for Latin-American countries in Argentina to implement and ratify treaties dealing with liability and compensation. The workshop, taking place in Buenos Aires (14-18 May), is providing a comprehensive overview of the IMO liability regime, including treaties covering wreck removal, salvage, carriage of hazardous and noxious substances, passengers, CLC, Fund, Bunkers Convention and limitation of liability. more...
Single window, ports and logistics – IMO 11 June event on the ship/port interface
What is a “single window” and why do ports need one? What are the best practices when it comes to electronic business and port logistics? How is IMO supporting developing countries to get ready for the Facilitation Convention amendments which make electronic data exchange mandatory from 2019? These and other questions about the role of ports in ensuring the smooth flow of trade by ship will be on the table for discussion at a special event on ports at IMO Headquarters on Monday 11 June. more...
IMO begins scoping exercise on autonomous vessels
Discussions on how to address maritime autonomous surface ships have begun at IMO. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is debating how to proceed with a regulatory scoping exercise, which is expected to touch on an extensive range of issues, including the human element, safety, security, interactions with ports, pilotage, responses to incidents and protection of the marine environment, for different levels of autonomy. Speaking at the opening of the 99th session of the MSC (16-25 May), IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said, “It is important that we remain flexible to accommodate new technologies." more...
India benefits from IMO training on port emissions
India is the latest country to benefit
from IMO's new three-day training package on assessing air emissions in
ports and strategies to address emissions from various sources.
Thirty-five Indian maritime officials from maritime administrations,
port authorities, port terminals and academia are taking part in the
workshop in Mumbai (15-17). more...
Forum looks at challenges and opportunities for IMO
Under the theme IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better Shipping for a Better Future, two panels of experts led stimulating debates at a forum held at IMO Headquarters (15 May). Moderated by shipping journalist Richard Clayton, the forum discussed IMO's role in the future of shipping and international trade, with hundreds tuning in worldwide via online participation and hundreds of people submitting their questions to the panel, from Colombia to Indonesia. more...
IMO expands
IMO has welcomed a new member. Today (14 May) Nauru deposited its instrument of acceptance to the IMO Convention with the United Nations depositary – becoming IMO’s 174th Member State. Nauru is a Small Island Developing State in the western Pacific Ocean. Click here to find out more about IMO and its membership.
New web tool to help put Polar Code into practise
A new public web portal, designed to support implementation
of IMO’s Polar Code for
ships operating in polar waters, has been welcomed by IMO’s Stefan Micallef,
Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Marine Environment Division. Speaking at the second meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic
Shipping Best Practice Information Forum,
Mr. Micallef highlighted the importance of both the Polar Code for safe, clean
polar shipping, and the Forum´s collaboration with IMO to support the Code’s
effective implementation. more...