IMO appoints Special Advisor on Maritime Security

  The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has appointed Peter Adams, Head, Maritime Security, Maritime Safety Division,…

IMO completes first remote audits 

  The first two remote audits under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme…

IMO sets May 18 as International Day for Women in Maritime

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime,…

Nigeria’s IMO Council bid as a wild goose chase 

  Past management teams at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have woefully failed…

IMO unveils new association for women in Africa

  A new association supported by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), called Women in Maritime of…

IMO welcomes collaboration to combat Gulf of Guinea piracy

  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim has welcomed the launch of a…

Nigeria Navy gets operational base in Imo

  The Imo State Government on Thursday said that it has handed over to the Nigeria…

Gulf of Guinea: IMO scribe commends Nigeria’s role in maritime security 

  The Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim has commended Nigeria for playing a…

IMO adopts MARPOL amendments to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

  The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) has agreed to prohibit…

Spain joins IMO’s ship recycling convention

  Spain is the latest country to accede to International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) treaty for safe…

EU presses IMO for tougher carbon emissions standards

  The European Union will push for tougher standards to cut the CO2 emissions intensity of…

IMO calls for greater action to combat Gulf of Guinea piracy

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for increased collaboration to tackle piracy in the…