International Maritime Organisation
IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. IMO’s work supports the UN sustainable development goals.
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) 82nd session started on September 30 at...
Nations not submitting ports’ container inspection results to IMO
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – Less than 5% of 167 national administrations are regularly submitting ports’ container...
IMO agrees on a possible outline for maritime “net-zero framework”
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – In a carefully worded and ambiguous announcement, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)...
Delivering net-zero shipping by 2050: Introducing the Green Balance Mechanism
Press Release – Delivering net-zero shipping by 2050: Introducing the Green Balance Mechanism – February 15, 2024...
Turkmenistan joins IMO’s convention on bunker oil pollution damage
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved Turkmenistan’s accession to the...
IMO’s timeline for Greenhouse gas emissions
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) February 6, 2024 – Ensuring safer, more secure and environmentally friendly shipping is the main aim of the new...
Russia also ousted from IMO Council
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – On December 1, Russia was excluded from the United Nations (UN) International Maritime Organization...
Moscow is expected to be excluded from IMO’s Assembly
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations (UN) shipping agency, has been...
Non-binding IMO targets for greenhouse gas reduction by shipping – 2030, 2040 or 2050
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the 80th session of the...
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee session
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – The 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime...
IMO Legal Committee: Addressing ship-to-ship oil transfers and tankers in the “dark fleet”
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The dangerous practice of ship-to-ship transfers in the open ocean, as well as the methods used to...
IMO – Further shipping GHG emission reduction measures adopted
International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts key mandatory measures to reduce ships’ carbon intensity; establishes ship rating system – June 17,...
Global scrubber washwater discharges under IMO’s 2020 fuel sulfur limit
A rapidly growing number of ships are being fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, or “scrubbers,” as a way to comply with the International Maritime...
IMO-Norway project to support states to implement energy efficiency measures & explore opportunities for low carbon shipping
IMO-Norway project is supporting States to implement energy efficiency measures and explore opportunities for low carbon shipping – March 5, 2021 Eleven...
IMO forges ahead with development of new short-term measures to implement GHG strategy
Draft new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by an International Maritime Organization (IMO) working...
EBRD and IMO to develop Turkey’s green maritime sector
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime Organisation...
Ukraine minister meets IMO in Qatar
There is a constant dialogue between Ukraine and IMO and there are no misunderstandings,Vladislav Krykliy – February 18, 2020 There is a constant...
IMO 2020 – cleaner shipping for cleaner air
Global limit on sulphur in ships’ fuel oil reduced from 01 January 2020 – December 20, 2019 A global regulation that will substantially reduce...
Spain, IMO sign MoU to promote technical assistance
24/10/2019 Spain and IMO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation activities to support capacity-building activities in English...
IAPH and IMO leaders discuss sustainability in London
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) September 17, 2019 – The deputy director general of Strategy and Commercial of the port of Barcelona and president of the...