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July 4, 2023 No Responses

IMO To Adopt Revised GHG Strategy As Marine Environment Protection Committee 80 Kicks Off

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – 80th session has opened at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). After several months of negotiations, the MEPC 80 session is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas strategy. Specifically, the IMO GHG Strategy...

April 4, 2023 No Responses

7 Jostle For IMO Top Job

Seven member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have nominated candidates for the post of Secretary-General, as the term of the current incumbent, Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, is set to expire on December 31, 2023. The...

November 23, 2022 No Responses

IMO Scribe Inaugurates New NIMASA Headquarters

The Secretary General, International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim on Tuesday commissioned the ultra-modern headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), located at Victoria Island, Lagos State. Spea...

November 22, 2022 No Responses

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L-R: Secretary General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), His Excellency Kitack Lim; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani; Director Gener...

November 22, 2022 No Responses

IMO Scribe: Maritime Nations Need Finance To Develop Fossil Fuel

Maritime nations need finance to invest in fossil fuels, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr Kitack Lim, has said. Lim said this at the 2022 Nigerian International Maritime Summit held in Lagos on Monday. He noted that ...

November 21, 2022 No Responses

IMO Scribe Harps On Nigeria’s Strategic Role In Global Economy

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Kitack Lim has described Nigeria as a very important country not only to Africa, but to the global economy. City Business News reports ...

November 21, 2022 No Responses

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October 15, 2022 No Responses

At 2022 WMDPE, IMO, NIMASA Harp On Technology, Innovations

The Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, has highlighted the need for ‘innovation’ and ‘inclusivity’ as shipping voyages to a decarbonized future, in which digitalization and automation will play...

June 16, 2022 No Responses

IMO Puts Adoption Of $5b Maritime R&D Fund On Hold

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has concluded its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) meeting, taking, in the view of the shipping industry, only small steps towards decarbonising the sector. Meanwhile, IMO’s MEPC has reiterated i...

November 13, 2021 No Responses

IMO Sets International Day For Women In Maritime

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year. IMO’s gender program was first initiated in 1988. At that time, only a f...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA DG Rallies Support For Nigeria’s IMO Category C Reinstatement

By ebosele@hotmail.com — Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime co...

August 15, 2021 No Responses

Sierra Leone To Sanction Ships Violating IMO Measures From Sept 1

Ships calling to ports in Sierra Leone could face serious fines if found in violation of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 measures. From 1 September 2021, ship owners and operators risk penalties of up to $15,000 should they continue...

June 19, 2021 No Responses

IMO Pushes Back Talks On Fuel Tax

The proposal to introduce fuel levy in the shipping industry to help speed up the transition from fossil fuels to zero-carbon alternatives has been postponed until the next International Maritime Organisation and Marine Environment Protection Committ...

May 20, 2021 No Responses

IMO Unveils New Measures To Address Containers Lost At Sea

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and report containers lost at sea, which may enhance their positioning, tracking and recovery. The UN maritime body agreed to establ...