Trump withdrawing U.S. from Paris Agreement puts more pressure on IMO, say NGOs

The Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change puts added…

Customs seizes N178m banned drugs, N250m contraband in Imo

  The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) in Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has…

Environmental regulation in focus from IMO scribe opens Panama maritime conference

On Sunday IMO secretary general Kitack Lim inaugurated the Panama Maritime XIII World Conference and Exhibition,…

Nigeria left out of IMO GMDSS review

As the international Maritime Organisation (IMO) continues the review and modernization of the Global Maritime Distress…

Nigerian seafarers should benefit from IMO financial security

As the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) moves to keep under review the provision…

Okorocha slams PDP over comments on Imo Airline

Imo State Government on Friday slammed the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and an online news publishers,…

IMO launches World Maritime Day 2017 theme

Secretary-General of the International Martime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim launched the theme for World Maritime Day…

Coalition slams IMO scribe over emissions warning

The Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC), a group of NGOs, has heavily criticised comments by the International Maritime…

EU ship levy proposal undermines efforts to cut missions, says IMO

A European Union proposal to impose a levy on ships over their greenhouse gas emissions risks…

IMO’s new code for ships using gases enters into force

A new mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels has entered into force…

Port of Rotterdam calls IMO emissions plans ‘not challenging enough’

Drawing battle lines over shipping and CO2 emissions the Port of Rotterdam is calling on the…

Danish shipowners warn European Parliament shipping emissions vote could derail IMO process

The Danish Shipowners Association (DSA) says a vote by the European Parliament Environment Committee to include…