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They say 90% of all goods are transported by sea, a staggering number that is only possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of the world’s estimated

The Day of the Seafarer is celebrated every year on June 25 to honor the 1.5 million seafarers working around the

The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has approved long-awaited changes to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has delivered his 2014 New Year Address, outlining some of the targets, challenges and priorities the International

New shipping rules are soon to be agreed for the Arctic, where summer sea ice has shrunk by about two-thirds over three decades, opening a new ocean with vast

The winners of the 2013 Bravery at Sea Award were chosen and unanimously endorsed by the IMO Council from a total of 34 nominations from 10 Member States and

Today marks the 36th annual World Maritime Day, celebrating the theme "Sustainable Development: IMO's contribution beyond

New regulations that will make it mandatory for containers to be weighed – or have their stated weight otherwise verified – are set to be

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu is preparing to depart on a 5-day fact-finding mission through the arctic that could potentially influence future

The International Maritime Organization has issued a statement that IMO Secretary-General Emeritus, Dr. C.P. Srivastava, KCMG, has died in Italy at the age of

The 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be awarded to two U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers credited with saving the lives of 14 crewmembers from

June 25, 2013 marks third-annual "Day of the

By Bill Redmond It would not be unreasonable to ask if now is the time for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be administered an effective enema,

A code regulating shipping in the high Arctic, where maritime traffic is expected to increase as the ice cap recedes, is due to be implemented in

June 4 (Bloomberg) — Shipping faces $500 billion in extra costs to meet environmental legislation at a time when a rout in rates has become so severe

West African heads of state will meet, maybe as soon as this month, to adopt a code to fight growing piracy in their coastal waters that would include use of

On February 17th of this year, the Harita Bauxite sank off Cape Balinao in the South China Sea. Of the twenty-four men aboard, only nine survived. The sea can

IMO has taken the controversial decision to consider delaying the implementation of tighter limits for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from ships operating in

Are administrative burdens bogging you

During an ICS Board meeting held Tuesday in London, members of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) expressed their frustrations with Italy for failing