Tag: FAL Convention

Global shipping influencers applauded the changes brought by IMO’s Facilitation Convention that shapes the future of maritime transport.

Lloyd's Register (LR) has outlined the significant outcomes of the forty-ninth session of the IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 49), which took place 10 – 14 March 2025 in London. 

In a key address at the opening of the 49th session of the Facilitation Committee (FAL 49), IMO Secretary-General, Arsenio Dominguez, outlined the critical issues to be discussed and the objectives for the week-long session, running from March 10 to 14, 2025.

Turkmenistan is stepping up progress towards accession to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), with IMO’s support. 

The Facilitation Committee met in person at IMO Headquarters in London for its forty-eighth session (FAL 48), where a Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) revised roadmap was approved. 

The Facilitation Committee met in person at IMO Headquarters in London for its forty-eighth session (FAL 48) from 8 to 12 April 2024, where various issues were discussed. 

International Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) approved a revised version of the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business.

International Maritime Organization's FAL 47 Committee (13-17 March 2023) outcomes on Maritime Single Window and Port Community Systems.

The IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL) met from March 13 to 17, 2023, to discuss the facilitation of international maritime traffic, including the arrival, stay, and departure of ships, people, and cargo from ports.

IMO’s Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory.