International Maritime Organization

Today, on World Maritime Day 2024, the global maritime community unites under the theme, “Navigating the Future: Safety First!” This year’s theme accentuates the vital importance […]

Why should all industry stakeholders study the Review of Maritime Transports, a key recurrent publication prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat since 1968?  by Nilantha Ilangamuwa “We […]

IMO regulations to introduce carbon intensity measures enter into force on 1 November 2022. Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) […]

Maritime Industry in Sri Lanka: Our Heritage – Our Opportunity by Nilantha Ilangamuwa This year we celebrate World Maritime Day under an apt theme, ‘new technologies […]

Following excerpts adapted from the speech by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at the International Marine Debris Conference, Busan, Republic of Korea on 19 September 2022 The […]

MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on’ has been selected as the upcoming theme for the International Maritime Organization’s 2023 World Maritime Theme, which will […]

JUNE 25 – DAY OF SEAFARER Seafarers are sharing their maritime voyages across social media to mark the Day of the Seafarer 2022.  The maritime world […]

Smart containers have increased in prominence following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic The global telematics enabled container equipment fleet is forecast to grow 8-fold over […]

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 […]

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 […]