IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez
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IMO Council steps up action on transparency and access to information
The IMO Council has decided to live-stream its plenary meetings and make its documents accessible to the public, in a bid to boost transparency in the Organization.
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Protecting the ocean is central to 2025 world maritime theme.
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Captain Ian Finley selected as the recipient of the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2023.
Find out moreBravery Awards for tanker and tugboat crews
Two nominations to receive IMO 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
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What's New
IMO assists Cote d’Ivoire to improve safety of domestic ferries and fishing vessels
To help ensure safety of fishing vessels and domestic ferries not covered by regulations under IMO's Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty, IMO has organized a national workshop in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (12-16 August).
Maritime security training boosts Somali port of Berbera
IMO’s ongoing work to support maritime security in Somalia continued this week with capacity building activities held at the port of Berbera (10-13 August). Participants from Somaliland Maritime Security Coordination Office, Berbera Port Authority, Coast Guard, Police, Immigration and the Customs considered ways to enhance port security – taking into consideration the increasing threats to maritime security in the region.
Rolling out the maritime single window in the Caribbean
To streamline procedures to clear the arrival, stay and departure of ships and enhance efficiency of shipping worldwide, IMO Member States are required to use a single, centralized digital platform or "Maritime Single Window" (MSW) to collect and exchange information with ships when they call at ports.
IMO is working with the OECS* and Antigua and Barbuda – the first country to establish such a platform in the region, with support from IMO – to establish an MSW in five countries in the Eastern Caribbean sub-region.
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