Press briefings - 2022
Safeguarding the oceans for the future
IMO highlights its commitment to protecting the ocean and addressing climate change ocean issues at Lisbon UN Ocean Conference
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Seafarer journeys in spotlight for Day of the Seafarer 2022
Seafarers are sharing their maritime voyages across social media to mark the Day of the Seafarer 2022.
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Cutting ships’ GHG emissions - working towards revised strategy
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee progresses work on GHG reduction; approves Mediterranean Sea emission control area.
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ISWG-GHG 12: Reducing GHG Emissions from Ships
GHG Working Group finalizes carbon intensity measures guidance and agrees to further develop a "basket of candidate mid-term measures".
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Single window for ship data exchange to become mandatory
Amendments to the Facilitation Convention adopted to enhance digitalization in shipping.
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IMO Secretary-General urges support for FSO Safer plan
IMO Secretary-General urges States to support UN coordinated plan to transfer oil from degrading floating storage unit off Yemen.
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18 May – celebrating women in maritime
The first International Day for Women in Maritime focuses on the theme "Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment”.
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Driving diversity in maritime through data
IMO-WISTA Women in Maritime survey highlights current gender diversity across the sector and sets a benchmark for progress
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