Tag: World Maritime University

WMU arranged a forum on 30 June 2014, at the Maritime Forum Event, Maritim Mötesplats, entitled "Global Environmental and Safety Issues of Maritime Transport: Is There Any Progress?"

112th Session, 16-19 June 2014 The IMO Council held its 112th Session (C112) from Monday 16 through Thursday 19 June 2014 under the Chairmanship of Mr J Lantz (USA) and his Vice Chair, Dr D Ntuli (SOUTH AFRICA). It will be recalled that the IMO Assembly (of all its 170 Member States) met at the end of last year and elected 40 of its constituent Member States to effectively act as its executive body until it assembles again in the customary 4 year cycle. The meeting was thus a first for the newly elected Council and much of what was discussed centred around the governance and good practices of the IMO under its Secretary-General, Mr Koji Sekimizu. Such minute detail will be of lesser interest to InterManager members but this short report seeks to highlight those areas which impinge more directly on our business, in particular, recommendations made by the various Committees to the Council.Strategy, Planning and ReformThe Risk Management Framework proposed by Germany, will only be applied to the Secretariat's Business Plan until such time as the Council agrees to revisit the issue. A fundamental review of the Strategic Plan will be conducted by an external consultant as proposed ...

The WMU-founded by the International IMO a specialized agency of the United Nations, and the Maritime Academy of DNV GL

Women need training to survive and thrive in maritime sector

The Korean Register (KR) has announced that it has again donated its award winning KR-CON software to students at the World Maritime University (WMU)

For the third consecutive year, the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) donated sets of KR-CON for the use of students and faculty. KR-CON is an international, award-winning database program of IMO instruments issued by the Korean Register of Shipping under an agreement with the International Maritime Organization

IMO Secretary-General and WMU Chancellor, Mr. Koji Sekimizu, visited WMU for a full itinerary of activities, accompanied by the Director of the Technical Co-operation Division, Mr. Nicolaos Charalambous, and the Senior Deputy Director, Ms. Pamela Tansey. The visit was hosted by WMU President Professor Björn Kjerfve, and Vice President Academic Professor Neil Bellefontaine.

For the intake of 2013, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) sponsored a record number of South Africans to study at WMU, a total of 21 in the M.Sc. program, and 4 Ph.D. students.

Seafarers Trust announces 100th WMU scholarship award

IMO celebrates 30 years of World Maritime University