The IMO Assembly has elected the following Member States to serve on three categories of the IMO Council.
Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China Greece Italy Japan Liberia Norway Panama Republic of Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America
Category (b): 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade: Australia Brazil Canada France Germany India Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Spain Sweden United Arab Emirates
Category (c): 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world: Bahamas Belgium Chile Cyprus Egypt Finland Indonesia Jamaica Malaysia Malta Mexico Morocco Nigeria Peru Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Türkiye
The newly elected Council will meet for its 136th session on 4 December and will elect its Chair and Vice-Chair for the next biennium. More information
