Easy access to the internet onboard ships is a key requirement if young people are to be attracted into the seafaring profession and shipping needs to be more visible in…
Improving the availability, as well as the quality, of education and training is squarely on the agenda for the entire maritime industry in 2015. The issue came to the fore…
IMO was today (24 September) presented with the optic of a decommissioned lighthouse. Trinity House, which acts as the the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and…
By focussing on the importance of the human factor in shipping, IMO has reinforced the vital role played by a properly-trained and educated workforce (London) – The International Association of…
“I pray to God that something like this should never happen to anybody. Because it may be nice to hear the tales of someone’s struggle, but in reality it is…
Maritime education and training needs – now and in the future – were the focus of a high-level international symposium held during the 2015 World Maritime Day Parallel Event (20…
20/01/2015 IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu spoke about the World Maritime Day theme for 2015 – “Maritime education and training” – at a reception for delegates to the PPR Sub-Committee (on 19 January). He…
Council, 112th session, 16-19 June, 2014 – “Maritime education and training” will be the theme for World Maritime Day 2015. The IMO Council has endorsed a proposal by IMO Secretary-General Koji…