International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted key items on the IMO agenda for 2025.
In a video message, Secretary-General Dominguez said:
“We start 2025 focusing on three main topics, as we were last year.
“The first one, seafarers, the second one, security around the globe, and the third one, decarbonization. When it comes to seafarers, we need to enhance the safety and security of the key personnel on board ships. We also need to focus on...
Yesterday saw growing international concern over the situation in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks on merchant ships caused more vessels to avoid the area and sent ocean freight rates soaring. While the story that hit the headlines was a formal joint statement from the governments of the United States and a dozen other nations warning the Houthis against further attacks, earlier in the day, the UN Security Council held a meeting on the issue.
'Attacks against international shipping in the Red...
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By Kitack Lim, IMO Secretary General
On 8 March every year, UN Women and the entire United Nations system celebrate International Women’s Day.
This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”.
This has great relevance for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) family.
Shipping is going through a transformation, tackling climate...
The secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voiced his fears of the real threat of regional regulations coming into force unless significant green...
https://mfame.guru/imo-insists-on-green-shipping-measures-despite-us-eu-opposition/
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has called on all IMO Member States to support a fair global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, beyond fulfilling their national needs, to ensure seafarers can access vaccines, reports IMO.
Secretary General’s Voice for SeafarersIn...
According to an article published in IMO, the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19 restrictions continues to cause challenges, despite some improvement in the numbers, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization has warned.
Industry AnalysisIn a statement, Secretary-General Kitack Lim said that based on industry analysis,the numbers of seafarers requiring repatriation after finishing their contracts had declined – from a high of around 400,000 in September 2020 – to...
https://mfame.guru/covid19-crew-change-crisis-still-on-run-apprises-imo-secretary-general/
IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim hailed the successful IMO 2020 transition in his keynote address at the IBIA Annual Convention 2020, says an article published in Ship&Bunker.
Bunker industry’s roleIMO Secretary General Kitack Lim has used his keynote address at the IBIA Annual Convention 2020 to praise the bunker industry for its role in the successful IMO 2020 transition.
Lim said at the convention on Tuesday, “The transition to IMO 2020 to low-sulfur fuel has definitely been a success, and...
https://mfame.guru/imo-2020-transition-definitely-a-success-hails-kitack-lim/
Kitack Lim has been given a second four-year term as Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Namely, the IMO Council agreed to renew Lim’s appointment, starting in…
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/265333/kitack-lim-wins-second-term-at-the-helm-of-imo/