Tag: migrants

A new inter-agency platform for information sharing on migrant smuggling by sea has been launched by the IMO

Address the crisis arising from the increase in unsafe migration The heads of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday (29 June) reaffirmed their commitment to urgently address the humanitarian crisis arising from the dramatic increase in unsafe mixed migration across the oceans and seas in recent times.IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu and IOM Director-General William L. Swing met at IMO Headquarters in London and observed a minute's silence in honour of the thousands of migrants who have lost their lives on perilous journeys. They reiterated their concern about the loss of life, injury, trauma and serious human rights' violations affecting migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees travelling by sea.In a joint statement on enhanced cooperation and collaboration between the two Organizations, Mr. Sekimizu and Mr. Swing recognized the need for concerted global action to address this major challenge to the international community.They pledged to work together on a number of specific actions, including the establishment of an inter-agency platform for information sharing on unsafe mixed migration by sea and the dissemination of information material on the dangers of such migration, in collaboration with other interested agencies.They agreed to facilitate discussions to find solutions to unsafe ...

A human disaster is currently happening in the Mediterranean Sea where more than 10,000 migrants have been picked up as they attempted to enter Europe from Libya

Escape to Europe - the migrants story

IMO has partnered with the National Maritime Museum, to take a closer look at issues surrounding migration at sea

IMO together with the National Maritime Museum produced a series a short films about the issues surrounding migration

In this short film, IMO explores the rescuers' side of the story and find out just how many people try to cross the Mediterranean

The Council launched the EU naval operation against human smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean called "EUNAVFOR Med"

Gas and low-flashpoint fuels code adopted by IMO The new mandatory code for ships fuelled by gases or other low-flashpoint fuels was adopted by IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), when it met at the Organization's London headquarters for its 95th session from 3 to 12 June 2015. The Committee also placed unsafe mixed migration by sea on its agenda and considered cyber security matters and passenger ship safety. It adopted new ships' routeing measures and a number of circulars arising from items put forward by the sub-committees.IGF Code adoptedThe MSC adopted the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), along with amendments to make the Code mandatory under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).The use of gas as fuel, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG), has increased in recent years due to lower sulphur and particulate emissions than fuel oil or marine diesel oil. But gas and other low-flashpoint fuels pose their own set of safety challenges, which need to be properly managed. The IGF Code aims to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved.The amendments ...

The crew of CS Caprice will forever remember the 22 October 2014