#WorldMaritimeDay Roundup from Around the World

Photo credit: Port of Vancouver

Happy World Maritime Day!

The International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day is an official United Nations day of observance in recognition of the important role international shipping has on the global economy.

This year’s theme is “Shipping: indispensable to the world”, chosen to focus on the critical link between shipping and global society. This year the IMO is also taking the opportunity to raise awareness of the relevance of the role of IMO as the global regulatory body for international shipping.

According to the United Nations, about 80 percent of global trade by volume and over 70 percent of global trade by value are carried by sea and are handled by ports worldwide.

Currently there are more than 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally, which are registered in over 150 nations and manned by more than a million seafarers of just about every nationality.

World Maritime Day 2016 is being celebrated at IMO Headquarters today, September 29, 2016, as well as online by asking people to share online using #WorldMaritimeDay. Here’s a roundup of what people are saying:

Happy #WorldMaritimeDay Shipping is indispensable to the world! @UN @UNCTAD pic.twitter.com/Ia1LlUr0fB

— IMO (@IMOHQ) September 29, 2016

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay! @HapagLloydAG Lloyd is proud to be celebrating with the @IMOHQ (IMO) today. #WMDforum pic.twitter.com/eSxSYJ3aLz

— Keivis J. Rojas (@KeivisRojas) September 29, 2016

Happy #WorldMaritimeDay to everyone at #sea and ashore! #Seafarers– you are amazing! pic.twitter.com/rsl8PHZ876

— Careers At Sea (@careersatsea) September 29, 2016

Happy #WorldMaritimeDay ! All the best to our colleagues around the world! Shipping, indispensable to the world! Spread that word! #WISTA pic.twitter.com/aH4J4PUz4p

— WISTA Intl (@WISTAInt) September 29, 2016

.@ILO‘s Maritime Labour Convention establishes minimum working & living standards for seafarers: https://t.co/3NrG8QlpNN #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/KMe5lP9jF5

— ILO (@ilo) September 29, 2016

Happy #WorldMaritimeDay from all of us here :D!!! – We loved this #sunset sea image! pic.twitter.com/PmPoKU6QPK

— Solarglide (@Solarglide) September 29, 2016

Shipping carries 90% of the world’s #trade. That’s why environmental responsibility matters: https://t.co/lGvisbmDeU #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/HgbrSjtwZu

— Maersk Group (@Maersk) September 29, 2016

Its #WorldMaritimeDay. Did you know that there are currently around 20 million shipping containers at sea right now? pic.twitter.com/rtQXw2nYph

— InterManager (@InterManagerOrg) September 29, 2016

Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade & the global economy – @UNCTAD on #WorldMaritimeDay https://t.co/vBXQX5PUGF pic.twitter.com/aJxPFayML8

— United Nations (@UN) September 29, 2016

Shipping is indispensable to the world & we’re proud to have supported the #seafarers behind it for almost 100 years! #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/PrA5NoxgX5

— Seafarers UK (@Seafarers_UK) September 29, 2016

Stay safe out at sea on #WorldMaritimeDay and remember to look out for whales, dolphins & porpoises folks ! @Seasaver @sailscotland pic.twitter.com/9VlF9qa2mx

— Charlie Phillips (@Dolphinchaz) September 29, 2016

DYK? 80% of global trade by volume and over 70% of global trade by value are carried by ship and are handled by ports. #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/ZCy8vniv0o

— Port of Vancouver (@PortVancouver) September 29, 2016

Happy #worldmaritimeday! Industria muy importante para Holanda y Panama, #sociosevidentes pic.twitter.com/MSlr9FK5bo

— Netherlands Embassy (@NLinPanama) September 29, 2016

@EdWytkind: We have the finest maritime workforce in the world. #WorldMaritimeDay https://t.co/qeQ0Kmsun2 pic.twitter.com/jmQaT9yS7G

— Transp. Trades Dept. (@TTDAFLCIO) September 29, 2016

#ClearSeas Opinion Piece in honour of #WorldMaritimeDay: “Canada is a maritime trading nation” https://t.co/o13emWJ3Nb via @VancouverSun pic.twitter.com/8aQ9VTzozB

— Clear Seas (@ClearSeasOrg) September 29, 2016

We’re proud to be a part of the #WorldMaritimeDay celebrations at @IMOHQ! pic.twitter.com/jGoHYyRctq

— Trinity House (@trinityhouse_uk) September 29, 2016

@IMOHQ #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/dSu8gpz15m

— Captain Dave Evans (@stcw95seasec) September 29, 2016

BP #Shipping made about 1,100 voyages to or from U.S. ports & moved 46M+ tons of cargo in 2015: https://t.co/821rxyUNah #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/uMlftvk27g

— BP America (@BP_America) September 29, 2016

Happy #worldmaritimeday from America’s only remaining ocean liner! pic.twitter.com/DBWgayDgvB

— SSUSConservancy (@SSUSC) September 29, 2016

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay! The @UN began celebrating the maritime and shipping industry in 1978! pic.twitter.com/wdalICqbam

— Green Worldwide (@greenworldwide_) September 29, 2016

Happy #WorldMaritimeDay to everyone at sea! pic.twitter.com/v8iwQaY0UB

— BritishChamberMexico (@BritChaMexico) September 29, 2016

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay, a good opportunity to remember about the importance of the #IMO number https://t.co/XLyUNl5T6z #CFPreality pic.twitter.com/ouUBoh2pwy

— Oceana Europe (@OceanaEurope) September 29, 2016

The Maritime Labour Convention is a passport to decent work for 1.5 million seafarers worldwide. https://t.co/nKr37CxZ9k #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/UV03AcRAKF

— ILO Publications (@ILOPubs) September 29, 2016

Vessels save lives ? In #WorldMaritimeDay loggies like me see the beauty of this ship that just completed her 50th voyage for @WFP #Syria pic.twitter.com/yoZnFAAmhQ

— Amir M. Abdulla (@AmirMAbdulla) September 29, 2016

#ThrowbackThursday I thought I would remember some of the great @RoyalNavy ships that I have served on – to commemorate #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/M4NHZ7f2wh

— GIBBO ?? (@TEAMDIFH) September 29, 2016

@IMOHQ Happy #WorldMaritimeDay! Read how #shipping affects the growth of the #global #economy. https://t.co/9JwSyCDgHV pic.twitter.com/CairJt2l2X

— Höegh Autoliners (@HoeghAutoliners) September 29, 2016

#WorldMaritimeDay: Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg are the busiest cargo ports in the EU https://t.co/usrit0iBi3 pic.twitter.com/bCQEIyBBpx

— European Commission (@EU_Commission) September 29, 2016

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay – 90% of all global trade is carried via the sea. 20m containers are at sea right now! #Seas #Transport #Cargo pic.twitter.com/mzI4bqV5Hg

— IgniteSA.com (@IgniteRSA) September 29, 2016

Let’s show appreciation to shipping and maritime #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/tNKX1Kzcj5

— TranslasBV (@TranslasBVWeld) September 29, 2016

Shipping is indispensable to the world: a great social, commercial and industrial order celebrated #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/6ybdSjhlBo

— John Newton (@greatbigseas) September 29, 2016

This map shows the scale and complexity of the world’s shipping routes https://t.co/8hiYmFrk7a @IMOHQ #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/4h0T4YacH6

— World Economic Forum (@wef) September 29, 2016

Happy #WorldMaritimeDay! Photo by: #CelebrityEclipse Hotel Director, Mark Z. in #Madeira. pic.twitter.com/hQSbHRj8AR

— Celebrity Cruises (@CelebrityCruise) September 29, 2016

Most people know about cruising, but they don’t realize the importance of sustainable shipping on a global scale #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/ouyYhKWIV1

— John M. Chomniak (@I_I_Skipper) September 29, 2016

Since its #WorldMaritimeDay here’s 1 of my 3 nautical pieces, done may 2015 in Kreuzberg. ??? pic.twitter.com/AgzV8PcU3n

— Charlotte (@CharlotteMeade) September 29, 2016

Not all Royal Navy ships are grey! Celebrating #WorldMaritimeDay with this ‘cool’ shot of HMS Protector! pic.twitter.com/VZYtdZa3pW

— RNRMC (@RNRMC) September 29, 2016

#Didyouknow at any one time we have hundreds of vessels on the world’s oceans, like this one in Singapore. #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/aAFd4UY6cS

— Glencore (@Glencore) September 29, 2016

Thanks to @royalnavy #BorderForce and other partners we work with at home and around the world to secure our borders #WorldMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/rsv7jOKoFo

— NationalCrimeAgency (@NCA_UK) September 29, 2016

#WorldMaritimeDay