Organisations
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UNCLOS and IMO – 40 years of cooperation
The linkages between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and IMO were explored during an event held on 28 November at IMO Headquarters to mark 40 years since the “Constitution for the Oceans” was adopted in 1982. IMO was established in 1948, and when UNCLOS…
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IMO : PEMSEA Regional Task Force meets to progress biofouling strategy
A Partnership for Environment Management in the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Regional Task Force meeting is taking place (23-25 November) in the Philippines. The goal of the meeting is to advance towards the establishment of a regional strategy to manage biofouling in the East Asian Seas, to minimize the…
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IMO : Combating illicit maritime activity – next steps for Jeddah Amendment
Signatory States to the revised Code of Conduct concerning the repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden Area, also known as the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) 2017, have agreed the next…
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IMO : MEPSEAS South-East Asian marine protection project concludes
Successful project to ratify and implement key marine protection treaties draws to close The conclusion of a successful five-year initiative to protect the marine environment in South-East Asia from the negative effects of ships and shipping has been marked at a high-level meeting (25-27 October) in Viet Nam with the…
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IMO : Supporting Madagascar to prevent garbage pollution from ships
Preventing pollution by garbage from ships requires effective implementation and enforcement of MARPOL Annex V regulations and the provision of port reception facilities. A workshop in Toamasina, Madagascar (14-16 November) aimed to support government officials and relevant stakeholders to increase national capacity to implement MARPOL obligations and address marine litter.…
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IMO : New code of safety for ships carrying industrial personnel adopted
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 106) adopted mandatory International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code). A new mandatory safety code for ships carrying industrial personnel – aimed at ensuring the safety of people transported to work on offshore facilities including windfarms – has been adopted by IMO’s…
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IMO : Supporting oil spill preparedness and response in Southeast Asia
Enhancing the capacity of countries in Southeast Asia to prepare for, and effectively respond to oil spills, is the focus of an in-person regional workshop on oil spill incident response and cost recovery in Singapore, Singapore (9-11 November) Delivered through the Global Initiative for Southeast Asia (GISEA) Project, the workshop bought…
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Learn About the Key Takeaways from MSC 106
The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) held its 106th session, November 2 – 11, 2022. This Brief provides an overview of the more significant issues discussed at this session, which include matters pertaining to a new Chapter XV of the SOLAS Convention addressing Carriage of Industrial Personnel, revised performance standards…
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IMO : Producing future marine fuels – opportunities for all
Developing countries are looking to seize the opportunities that decarbonizing shipping presents. “We need to prioritize decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors like shipping,” said Mr. James Mnyupe, Presidential economic adviser, Namibia, speaking during a side event at the United Nations climate conference in Egypt. Namibia has started implementing a portfolio of…
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IMO : Strengthening capacity of African countries to deal with oil spills
The capacity of twenty-two African countries* to deal with oil spills is being strengthened during the 9th Regional Conference of the Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF) in Accra, Ghana (7-10 November). The conference was designed to address the challenges of oil spill preparedness and response…
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