STCW Manila seafarer training amendments enter into force on 1 January 2012
_x000D_ Major revisions to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (the STCW Convention), and its associated Code enter into force on 1 January 2012, with a five-year transitional period until 1 January 2017. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The “Manila Amendments” were adopted at a Diplomatic Conference in Manila, […]
Action plan adopted for East Asia domestic ferry safety
19/12/2011Action plan adopted for East Asia domestic ferry safety A detailed action plan addressing domestic ferry safety in the East Asia sub-region was agreed by participants in a forum on the subject organized by IMO and held in Bali, Indonesia, on 6 and 7 December 2011. Attended by delegates from several governments as well industry […]
Wide-ranging anti-piracy campaign bearing fruit
16/12/2011Wide-ranging anti-piracy campaign bearing fruit“Piracy: orchestrating the response” has been central to the work of IMO At the end of a year in which the World Maritime Day theme of “Piracy: orchestrating the response” has been central to the work of IMO, the Organization can look back on 12 months of relatively good progress that […]
Madagascar commissioning enhances African SAR coverage
14/12/2011Madagascar commissioning enhances African SAR coverage A further key link in the plan to provide effective search and rescue (SAR) coverage off the coast of Africa has been established, with the commissioning of a search and rescue sub-centre that will operate in conjunction with the regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Cape Town, South […]
Durban Climate Change Conference
12/12/2011Durban Climate Change Conference The United Nations Climate Change Conference has concluded its seventeenth session (COP 17/CMP 7) in Durban, South Africa, meeting from 28 November to the early hours of 11 December 2011. As anticipated, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), serving also as the […]
IMO Assembly adopts wide range of resolutions
1/12/2011IMO Assembly adopts wide range of resolutionsAssembly, 27th session: 21-30 November 2011A wide range of resolutions, reflecting the broad canvas of the Organization’s work, was adopted by the 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it met in London at the Organization’s Headquarters from 21 to 30 November 2011. They included a resolution […]
IMO Assembly elects new 40-Member Council
25/11/2011IMO Assembly elects new 40-Member CouncilAssembly, 27th session: 21-30 November 2011 The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2012-2013 biennium: Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, […]
IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011 goes to hijacked ship Master Captain Seog Hae-gyun of the Republic of Korea
23/11/2011IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011 goes to hijacked ship Master Captain Seog Hae-gyun of the Republic of KoreaIMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011 Captain Seog Hae-gyun poses with his medal after he received the 2011 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. London.Captain Seog Hae-gyun of the Republic of Korea, Master […]
IMO Secretary-General opens 27th IMO Assembly
21/11/2011IMO Secretary-General opens 27th IMO AssemblyAssembly, 27th session: 21-30 November 2011 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has focused heavily on actions to stem climate change and to address piracy off the coast of Somalia, in what has been a busy and productive biennium for the Organization on the regulatory front, Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos told […]
IMO Assembly to meet for 27th session
17/11/2011IMO Assembly to meet for 27th sessionPreview: Assembly, 27th session: 21-30 November 2011 The 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet in London at IMO Headquarters from 21 to 30 November 2011. All 170 Member States and three Associate Members are entitled to attend the Assembly, which is IMO’s highest governing body. […]
