PARIS MOU Launch of joint CIC on propulsion and auxiliary machinery
The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose to ensure compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-1
Experts forge ahead in the global assessment of micro-plastics in the marine environment
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Microscopy image of microplastics extracted from shower gel. Photo Credit A. Bakir and RC Thompson Plymouth University _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ International experts have met in London to review the growing problems in the marine environment caused by micro-plastics – tiny pieces of plastic or fibres which […]
GMC has been approved by the Cyprus Flag Administration
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“IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation” selected as World Maritime Day theme for 2014
_x000D_ The IMO Council has endorsed a proposal by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to adopt “IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation” as the World Maritime Day theme for 2014. _x000D_ Addressing the IMO Council, meeting for its 110th session in London, Mr. Sekimizu said that IMO has, over the years, built up an enviable track record […]
US rescue swimmers and a Chinese seafarer are winners of 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
_x000D_ The 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be awarded to two rescue swimmers from the United States of America, for saving the lives of 14 crew members from the tall ship HMS Bounty, and, posthumously, to a seafarer from China who died trying to save the life of a ferry […]
Dr. Thomas A. Mensah (Ghana) to be awarded 2012 International Maritime Prize
_x000D_ _x000D_ The IMO Council has unanimously agreed to award the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2012 to Dr. Thomas A. Mensah of Ghana, former President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Legal Affairs and External Relations Division at the International Maritime Organization […]
IMO Secretary-General Emeritus Dr. C.P. Srivastava, KCMG, remembered
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ IMO Secretary-General Emeritus Dr. C.P. Srivastava, KCMG, who has died, aged 93 _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ IMO Secretary-General Emeritus Dr. C.P. Srivastava, KCMG, Secretary-General Emeritus of the International Maritme Organization (IMO), has died in Italy, aged 93. _x000D_ IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu expressed his sincere condolences to […]
Ministry seeks exemption from PPRA rules for LNG project
_x000D_ ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is not interested in transparency in the project to import LNG from Qatar as the ministry has sought exemptions from PPRA rules that will definitely breed controversy. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Additionally, the cost of the LNG has preliminarily been worked out at $19.49/MMBTU and the […]
SIGTTO Notification of withdrawal of SIGTTO Publication
Notification of withdrawal of SIGTTO PublicationPOSTED ON 17/07/2013 _x000D_ _x000D_ Notification of withdrawal of SIGTTO Publication _x000D_ Please find attached a letter from Andrew Clifton advising of the withdrawal of “SIGTTO Co-Mingling of LPG – Alert to the Industry (August 2005)” _x000D_ Click here to download the letter _x000D_
IMB Piracy Report highlights violence in West Africa
_x000D_ Somali piracy has fallen to its lowest levels since 2006, focusing attention on violent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of West Africa, the International Chamber Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s global piracy report revealed today. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Worldwide, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) recorded 138 piracy incidents in […]
