Organisations
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WMU : President Doumbia-Henry Selected for Lloyd’s List Top 100
Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) has been selected for the 2021 Lloyd’s List Top 100 annual ranking of the most influential people in shipping. President Doumbia-Henry is the first female President of WMU, as well as the first from a developing country. Prior to joining…
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IMO : Pollution preparedness in Central and Eastern Mediterranean
A series of three workshops to help prepare countries in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean to respond to pollution incidents has been completed, with a final online workshop (23 November). Participants from 11 countries attended the final workshop, which followed an initial online workshop (7-8 September) and a series of…
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IMO moves ahead on GHG emissions, Black Carbon and marine litter PDF
Marine Environment Committee agrees to initiate GHG strategy review, recognizing the need for strengthened ambitions The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in view of the urgency for all sectors to accelerate their efforts to reduce GHG emissions – as emphasized in the recent IPCC reports and the Glasgow Climate Pact –…
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Global Unions join Biden, EU Parliament in calling for urgent waiver on vaccine patents to tackle dangerous new variants
The demand from unions for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver on intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines comes as the new Omicron variant Geneva, London, 29 November 2021 – The Council of Global Union (CGU), representing over 200 million workers, has urged the UK, Switzerland, Germany, and the EU…
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Maritime Policy Workshop Delivered for IMLI
From 15-19 November, students from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) participated in the sixth annual seminar focused on National Maritime Transport Policy (NMTP). The virtual seminar was facilitated by the World Maritime University (WMU) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and highlighted the importance of policy formulation and…
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IMO : Promoting a whole of government approach to maritime security
A regional workshop in Djibouti has promoted IMO’s whole of government approach to maritime security in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden area. The event (22-25 November) was attended by 23 senior government officials from 11 Djibouti Code of Conduct (D CoC) signatory States* at the Djibouti Regional…
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IMO appoints Special Advisor on Maritime Security
The IMO Secretary-General has appointed Mr. Peter Adams, Head, Maritime Security, Maritime Safety Division, as “Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Maritime Security”. IMO has within its mandate to make trade and travel by sea as safe and secure as possible. Maritime security is at the core of the work…
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ITF: Egyptian fisher nets €20,000 award
Egyptian national Ali Rezk has been awarded the sum for unpaid wages and working time breaches on the part of his employer The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which has been running a campaign to improve migrant fishers’ working lives in Ireland for a decade has expressed a mixed reaction…
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الرئيس السيس : ستعمل مصر على اعداد قائمة بفرص الاستثمار لزيادة معدلات النمو الاقتصادى لدول الكوميسا
ماذا اعدت مصر لقمة الكوميسا لتعميق التكامل الاقتصادى بين دولها ؟ قال الرئيس السيسي، إن مصر ستعمل على إعداد قائمة بفرص استثمارية واضحة بما يسهم فى زيادة معدلات النمو الاقتصادي للإقليم. وترأس الرئيس عبدالفتاح السيسي، اليوم الثلاثاء، قمة تجمع شرق وجنوب إفريقيا “الكوميسا” فى دورتها الـ 21، وألقى كلمة خلال…
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Capt. Antonio M. Padrón, IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador, received the TRIBUNA Award
Capt. Antonio M. Padrón, IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador, received the TRIBUNA Award in recognition of his professional career in the maritime and port sector of the Canary Islands The distinction was awarded considering Capt. Antonio M. Padrón is the best example of development and work in the maritime and port…
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