Tag: IMO

The IMO Secretary-General has appointed Peter Adams, Head, Maritime Security, Maritime Safety Division, as "Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Maritime Security". 

During the opening day of the 77th MEPC, IMO's Secretary-General, Kitack Lim informed that the GHG emissions reduction topic will certainly be at the centre.

The sources and impact of sea-based marine litter form the focus of a new report by the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP).

As a meeting of IMO MEPC 77 opens today, Clean Arctic Alliance called IMO to protect the Arctic by implementing a decrease in emissions of black carbon.

Following the commitments that came out of COP26, Seas at Risk calls IMO to ‘urgently align’ the agency’s work on reducing climate impacts from shipping.

The 77th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 77) will take place on 22-26 November  2021.

The decarbonization of shipping industry will require low-carbon fuels. This presents a great opportunity for developing countries, a COP 26 side event heard. 

The first two remote audits under IMO's Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) have been successfully completed, after efforts to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the audit schedule. 

IMO Council decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year.

IMO is working to improve security in West Africa, offering a new aprogramme entitled the "IMO Whole of Government Approach to Maritime Security".