Customs impound contraband drugs in Imo 

  The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone C Owerri, Imo State has intercepted and…

Norways doles out $4.3m for IMO GreenVoyage-2050 

  Norway has provided an additional NOK40 million (USD4.3. million) to the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage-2050 project, a…

Spain, IMO sign MoU to promote technical assistance

  Spain and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on…

IMO condemns tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz

The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned recent attacks on commercial shipping in…

Japan runs first IMO-compliant bunker fuel trials on coastal vessels

First tests of new bunker fuels that will comply with the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulphur…

Reprieve for 87 countries as IMO adopts new approach to STCW White List

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to adopt a new approach to its listing process…

IMO publishes guidelines for 2020 sulphur cap 

Following the Marine Environment Protection Committee 74 (MEPC 74) meeting last week, the International Maritime Organization…

IMO calls for wider adoption of ship recycling convention

Ten years after the adoption of the International Maritime Organisation’s Hong Kong Convention (HKC), there has…

IMO gets observer status at Arctic Council

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been granted observer status at the Arctic Council. This will…

STCW: South Africa moves to avert removal from IMO Whitelist

South Africa has expressed concerns over moves by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to remove it…

Canada accedes to IMO’s Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention

Canada has become the 44th State to accede to the Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention of the…

IMO moves to address maritime corruption

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is to address maritime corruption by including the issue in its…