IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim was updated on the Black Sea Grain initiative, during a meeting 22 March 2023 with Mr. Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti of Kuwait, United Nations Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Read moreClassNK has released “FAQs on the EU-ETS for Shipping”, an overview and necessary preparation of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), which is expected to be introduced to the maritime industry.
Read moreInternational Maritime Organization (IMO) joined other UN agencies in marking the annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st of March). The theme of the Day in 2023 focused on the urgency of combatting racism and racial discrimination.
Read moreThe International Maritime Organization (IMO), Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment, and Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on technical cooperation activities to help developing countries reduce emissions from ships and ports.
Read moreThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) has a historic opportunity in the next three months to put the global shipping industry on an equitable, 1.5°C-aligned decarbonisation pathway, highlighted a group of NGOs, pushing IMO to take decisive actions towards shipping emissions cuts during the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG-14) that takes place 20 to 24 March 2023.
Read moreThe Finnish Shipping company Langh Ship and Samskip began operating their container vessel Edith with biofuel.
Read moreOne hundred of IMO's 175 Member States and three associated Members have now been audited under IMO's Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS), IMO announced.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreWorld Shipping Council has released an informative video on how containers can facilitate the start and spread of pests to communities around the world, risking agriculture, forestry & natural resources.
Read moreAntigua and Barbuda and the United Arab Emirates have become the latest International Marine Organization Member States to accept amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization.
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