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 […]
“Super-Year’ For the Ocean
World celebrates International Day for Women in Maritime
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 […]
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 […]
COVID-19 crew change crisis still a challenge – IMO Secretary-General
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 […]
Former IMO Secretary-General Dies
Mr. William A. O’Neil, Secretary-General Emeritus of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has died in the United Kingdom, aged 93. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim expressed his […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview: These are challenging times for trade
An Exclusive Interview with Kitack Lim Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO) by Nilantha Ilangamuwa Novel coronavirus outbreak is influencing the shipping industry, though, Wuhan, the epicentre […]
IMO sec-gen hails ‘successful’ implementation of IMO 2020
“I would like to thank, sincerely, IMO Member Governments, the shipping industry and all stakeholders, including shippers and the fuel oil supply industry, for their efforts […]
World Maritime Day 2019 is today
On 26 September, IMO and the global maritime community celebrate the annual World Maritime Day, under the theme “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community”. “Gender equality […]