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Liberia Pays All Its Maritime Dues
Wednesday, 23.Feb.2011, 10:28
The Liberian government, through the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA), has announced full clearance of its arrears to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). |
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Mitropoulos and Round Table maintain anti-piracy pressure
Wednesday, 23.Feb.2011, 01:54
During a meeting between IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos and industry and seafarer representatives, all re-iterated the need for urgent and coordinated action from governments, the shipping industry and the maritime community to address piracy.
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IMO spells out action needed to tackle piracy
Wednesday, 16.Feb.2011, 01:01
Failure to implement fully the IMO guidance, including the industry-developed best management practices, significantly increases the risk of successful pirate attacks, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said in a message to its member states, following the launch on February 3, 2011 of IMO’s anti-piracy action plan, in support of the 2011 World Maritime Day theme: “Piracy: orchestrating the response”. |
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IMO receives single largest payment from member state
Tuesday, 08.Feb.2011, 21:22
Liberia has paid IMO USD 4.52 million in an annual assessment
contribution for 2011, this is the single largest payment the maritime
organisation has received at one time from a member state.
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New PSC inspection regime
Saturday, 05.Feb.2011, 02:08
An aide-memoire to guide masters, owners and operators through the procedures for meeting the new Paris MoU inspection regime is being distributed to Members this week.
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Piracy situation “unacceptable” says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Saturday, 05.Feb.2011, 01:54
The escalating problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia is “completely unacceptable” and requires an urgent and coordinated response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the launch (on 3 February 2011) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s action plan to promote the 2011 IMO World Maritime Day theme: “Piracy: orchestrating the response”
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IMO funds training for shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh
Monday, 31.Jan.2011, 01:41
Today the NGO Shipbreaking Platform sent out a letter to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister (PM), calling on her to not accept a 3 million Euros investment of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the purpose of training shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh.
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IMO STW Subcommittee met last week
Saturday, 29.Jan.2011, 11:46
First session of STW after adoption of the Manila amendments to the STCW convention 0January 29, 2011BIMCO attended the 42nd session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW 42), which was held 23 – 28 January 2011 in London. |
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First ship penalized under Paris MoU NIR
Thursday, 27.Jan.2011, 00:25
The first ship has been banned under the new inspection regime of the Paris MOU, the international organization press release said.
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Jamaica aims to ratify ballast water management convention
Tuesday, 25.Jan.2011, 02:44
Potentially damaging effects of ballast water on sensitive marine environments takes centre stage tomorrow at an important Caribbean conference on the subject.
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