On 28 September, IMO and the global maritime community celebrate the annual World Maritime Day, under the theme ‘Connecting Ships, Ports and People’, sharing the vision of prosperity throughout the shipping industry.
The key message of this year’s celebration is that the maritime sector, which includes shipping, ports and the people that operate them, can and should play a significant role helping Member States to create conditions for increased employment, prosperity and stability ashore through promoting trade by sea; enhancing the port and maritime sector as wealth creators both on land; and through developing a sustainable blue economy at sea.
“Our theme for this year will enable us to shine a spotlight on the existing cooperation between ports and ships to maintain and enhance a safe, secure and efficient maritime transportation system,” said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim in his annual World Maritime Day Message.
World Maritime Day is an official United Nations day. Every year, it provides an opportunity to focus attention on the importance of shipping and other maritime activities and to emphasize a particular aspect of IMO’s work.
“As a UN agency, IMO has a strong commitment to helping achieve the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals. Shipping and ports can play a significant role in helping to create conditions for increased employment, prosperity and stability through promoting maritime trade. The port and maritime sectors can be wealth creators, both on land and at sea,” said Mr Lim.
Happy #WorldMaritimeDay ! This year on this side of #OurOcean we celebrated the 10th European Maritime Day #EMD2017 https://t.co/2SQdvQRD6u
— EU Maritime & Fish (@EU_MARE) September 28, 2017
Happy #WorldMaritimeDay to everyone in this fascinating industry and to the seafarers and shipowners working hard to keep ships moving. pic.twitter.com/kRIlwiBLLN
— UK P&I Club (@UKPandI) September 28, 2017
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