The inaugural IMO International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May 2022 will focus on the theme “Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment”. On this day, IMO invites all […]
World celebrates International Day for Women in Maritime
New technologies for greener shipping
The contribution and importance of the people at the centre of shipping cannot be ignored and will be essential for the global recovery and renewal as […]
Fire on X-Press Pearl: IMO head commends joint efforts
Issuing a special statement today, 7 June 2021, International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim had commended the joint efforts to mitigate the impact of the […]
June 5: Int Day for the Fight against Illegal Fishing
Statement by Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Orgnization (IMO) Fishing is essential – providing nutritious food and employment around the globe. Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) […]
Decarbonization of shipping and sustainable COVID-19 recovery
Following excerpts from the Opening address by the author as the Secretary-General of IMO to the First FIN-SMART Roundtable on Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport by Kitack […]
Future of Shipping: Digitalization
Driving the digitalization of shipping is more important than ever. Increased data collection, processing and interconnectivity capabilities, enable automated systems to be controlled remotely or through […]
Prologue to Maritime Perspectives
Following article based on the keynote address by Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization, at a webinar on Digital Connectivity and Data Standards. It is a […]