Organisations
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IMO Director of Legal Affairs Lectures on Obligations of Maritime Administrations
WMU students in the Maritime Law & Policy specialization had the opportunity to interact with Mr. Frederick Kenney, Director of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, who delivered an online lecture on the Introduction to Roles and Obligations of Maritime Administrations. Complementing the core instruction…
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Svitzer termination bid could risk Australian supply chains, harm Maersk reputation
An application by A.P. Møller–Mærsk’s towage subsidiary, Svitzer, to terminate its collective agreement with its entire Australian workforce could further deepen the country’s supply chain woes. Unions say the bid is an unfortunate, but major, a departure from Maersk’s generally constructive approach towards transport workers and their rights, witnessed in…
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IMO debuts interactive GHG SMART workshop series PDF
IMO has delivered the first in a series of tailor-made workshops to help Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) implement IMO’s GHG Strategy and address other GHG-related issues specific to their regions (such as climate finance, alternative fuels, etc). The five-day online course was organized as…
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IMO : Supporting the Philippines on seafarer training, certification, and watchkeeping
The Philippines has benefited from two capacity-building workshops on IMO’s key convention on seafarer training, certification, and watchkeeping (the STCW Convention*). The pilot scheme activities on ‘Assessment and Examination of Seafarers’ (September to October 2021) and the ‘Principles of Curriculum Development’ (December 2021 to January 2022) focused on effective implementation.…
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IWSA : IMO Grants the International Windship Association Consultative Status
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has formally confirmed that the International Windship Association (IWSA) has been granted full consultative status at the regulatory body. This will help bring wind-assist and primary wind propulsion issues to the fore as the wind technology segment continues to grow and the industry looks to…
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5 things you should know about the greenhouse gases warming the planet
News stories about the climate crisis often contain mentions of greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect. Whilst most will find the analogy easy to understand, what exactly are these gases, and why are they contributing to the warming of the Earth? 1. What is the greenhouse effect? In a greenhouse,…
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IMO : Solutions for abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear
Fishing gear may be lost or discarded at sea, adding to the growing quantity of plastic waste at sea and on beaches. Two new studies from the global GloLitter Partnerships project, which aims to reduce sea-based marine plastic litter, address this phenomenon. The reports outline case studies which may offer…
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IMO : IMO fishing safety webinar series encourages ratification of a key treaty
IMO has completed a series of regional webinars aimed at increasing support for the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), which will bring in mandatory safety requirements for fishing vessels when it enters into force. The most recent webinar, the seventh in the series*, was held on 27 January 2022 and…
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Philippos Philis takes over as ECSA president with Karin Orsel as Vice-President
Philippos Philis has been appointed as new ECSA President by the General Assembly for a two-year term starting in January with Karin Orsel as new Vice-President. He succeeds Claes Berglund, who served as President since 2020. “The beginning of the new ECSA Presidency comes at a very challenging time as…
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European shipowners support EU parliamentary proposal on commercial operators and a sector-dedicated fund
European shipowners welcome the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators and to ensure that the latter pay for the costs of the EU ETS. ECSA also supports…
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