Guidance for private maritime security companies to be developed by IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee
_x000D_ A special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area, has requested a working group of the MSC to develop interim guidance for private maritime security companies (PMSCs). _x000D_ _x000D_ The […]
IMO signs strategic counter-piracy capacity building partnerships with UN agencies and EU
_x000D_ The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined with the signing of five strategic partnerships with a number of UN agencies and the EU, following a Conference on Capacity Building to Counter Piracy off the Coast […]
South Africa signs IMO anti-piracy Code
_x000D_ The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct) was today (15 May 2012) signed on behalf of South Africa by the South African High Commissioner, His Excellency Dr. Zola Skweyiya, who was attending an […]
Piracy and passenger ship safety high on agenda of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee
Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012. _x000D_ A High-Level Segment will be […]
GMC at Posidonia 2012
_x000D_ _x000D_ GMC would be delighted to meet you at Posidonia 2012 4-8 June Metropolitan Expo Centre in Hall 1 stand 1202 _x000D_ _x000D_ In 2012 Posidonia relocates to the exciting Metropolitan Expo Centre located within the Athens International Airport complex. This state of the art exhibition centre, the largest exhibition venue in Greece, provides […]
GMC has been approved by Liberia Maritime Authority
GMC Maritime Training Center has been approved by Liberia Maritime Authority under the STCW 1978 Convention as amended, defining the requirements and procedures by which regulatory training and certification for seagoing mariners should be provided by Flag Administrations and their authorized Training Centers. _x000D_
Limits of liability for shipping raised with adoption of amendments to 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims
_x000D_ _x000D_ Amendments to increase the limits of liability in the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims were adopted by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when the Committee met for its 99th session in London. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The LLMC Convention sets specified […]
Titanic remembered by IMO Secretary-General
_x000D_ IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has issued a video message ahead of the anniversary on Saturday (14 April) of the sinking of the Titanic, remembering all those who lost their lives in the tragic accident, recalling the improvements to passenger ship safety introduced as a result of that incident and acknowledging the need for continual […]
Merchant Marine Academy of Crete visits GMC on 29/03/12
GMC launches the only Furuno ECDIS type-specific training course solution in Greece on 22/02/2012
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