Group faults IMO study on low sulphur fuel 

International shipping association BIMCO has raised concerns over data on available fuel ahead of Marine Environment Protection…

European shipowners welcome CO2 deal for aviation, look forward to positive decisions at IMO

European shipowners have welcome the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) agreement reached this weekend on a…

Piracy: IMO advises merchant vessels to stay alert in Indian Ocean 

Merchant vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean should take protective measures as…

Shipowners urge IMO to set timeline for reducing GHG emissions 

The world’s national shipowner associations represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the…

IMO ends ‘light touch’ on container weight verification 

The International Maritime Organisation, IMO’s three-month so-called “light touch” enforcement of the SOLAS revision that all…

IMO asks more member states to ratify London Protocol

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has urged Governments to ratify the London Protocol treaty which regulates…

IMO urges more states to ratify London Protocol

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has urged Governments to ratify the London Protocol treaty which regulates…

IMO’s BWM Convention to enter into force in September 2017

  With Finland’s accession of the International Ballast Water Management (BMW) Convention, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said…

Photo: Amaechi visits IMO Headquarters in London

Nigeria seeks collaboration with IMO

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed Nigeria’s commitment to greater collaboration with the International…

Bravery At Sea: Indian tanker Captain first woman to receive top IMO award

Captain Radhika Menon, Master of the oil products tanker Sampurna Swarajya, is to receive the 2016…

IMO selects “Connecting Ships, Ports and People” as WMD 2017 theme

“Connecting Ships, Ports and People” has been selected as the World Maritime Day theme for 2017…