By Filleria Zymari* Following the conclusion of the symposium on the Extreme Maritime Weather, the prestigious annual event begun at the mezzanine of IMO’s HQ in the British capital overlooking…
“Our Ocean – Our Obligation – Our Opportunity” has been selected as the International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day theme for 2025, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime…
On World Maritime Day, the UK Government has reiterated its drive to be a world leader in creating cleaner, greener shipping. The UK’s Maritime 2050 strategy and the Clean Maritime…
Sarah Barrett, Product Insights at Wärtsilä Voyage “The green transition is now at the top of every ship manager, owner, and operator’s agenda. As the IMO’s EEXI and CII regulation fast…
Lighting up blue for World Maritime Day The IMO headquarters in the United Kingdom was one of numerous buildings, bridges, ports, ships, monuments, museums and other landmarks in more than…
Nautilus Federation unions call for end to crew change crisis on World Maritime Day 23 September 2020 The Nautilus Federation, an influential group of 22 maritime and inland waterways unions,…
Mentor for success, MAJ urges maritime community as industry celebrates role of women in the shipping sector The importance of mentoring will be highlighted this week as Jamaica celebrates World…
How to create better shipping for a better future was a theme running throughout the 2018 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event (13-15 June), held in Szczecin, Poland. “IMO’s heritage…
World Maritime Day 2018 – Our heritage: better shipping for a better future A message from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim This year, IMO celebrates two major anniversaries: 70 years since the…
The maritime sector, which includes shipping, ports and the people that operate them, can and should play a significant role helping Member States to create conditions for increased employment, prosperity…
The theme for World Maritime Day 2017 “Connecting ships, ports and people”, provides an opportunity to highlight the value of integration in the maritime and logistics sectors. The theme has particular resonance…
Capt. Antonio M. Padrón, “IMO Maritime Ambassador” for Spain, held a meeting with Ms. Carleen Lyden-Kluss, “IMO Maritime Ambassador” for the United States (USA) during the celebration of World Maritime…
World Maritime Day was celebrated across Planet Ocean yesterday afternoon being more than a great success. From Trinidad and Tobago, where celebrations in Port of Spain involved the whole community…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 24 points today and now stands at 888 , “thanks” to the Capers. The war in Syria and the world economic recession might lead…
Shipping is indispensable to the world. That is the message being shared around the world today (29 September), as IMO and the global maritime community celebrates the annual World Maritime…
World Maritime Day Thursday 29 September 2016. Billions of people all over the world rely on shipping for the essentials and the luxuries in life, shipping is indispensable, yet very…
Our thirty-ninth weekly recapitulation of the shipping markets, their respective main indices and world geopolitics affecting same in 2015 and beyond, tonight Friday the 25th of September 2015, with John…
School children from local and international schools based in London attended an informative session at IMO today (22 September), as part of the Headquarters’ celebrations of World Maritime Day, under…
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…
The World Maritime Day*, for which we have extensively reported in other sectors of this medium, due to the fact that many maritime bodies and organisations, as well as associations…
World Maritime Day 25th September 2014 Today (25 September 2014) IMO is celebrating World Maritime Day, with the theme “IMO conventions: effective implementation”. World Maritime Day is celebrated every year,…
Sailors’ Society wishes you a very happy World Maritime Day! Thank you to those of you who are dressing in the colours of your Ensign flag today as part of…
An IMO symposium on a Sustainable Maritime Transportation System, held on world Maritime Day (26 September 2013), provided an opportunity for a discussion on a global agenda for a sustainable maritime transportation…
The global trade association for the shipping industry, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has called for all future proposals for environmental regulation that impact on ships to be subjected…