1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (154+ words) A national seminar and needs assessment have been conducted in Honiara, Solomon Islands (10-14 August) to support the facilitation of international maritime traffic and future development of a Maritime Single Window (MSW), for more efficient and coordinated ship clearance. A MSW…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (235+ words) ​"These continued attacks on shipping only serve to escalate tensions and threaten global supply chains on which everyone depends." The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, issued the following statement, following an incident involving a cargo…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) International Maritime Organization Mozambique advances information sharing to strengthen maritime security Mozambique has reinforced its maritime security architecture with the completion of a roadmap to strengthen its National Maritime Information Sharing Centre (NMISC) at a workshop held in Maputo (27-30 July)....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (777+ words) IMO Member States raised the need to protect vital shipping lanes at the IMO Council in the early 2000s. The Cooperative Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (Co-operative Mechanism), was launched in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) Renewed attacks on international shipping in the region are "indefensible", says IMO Secretary-General. The Red Sea is a critical maritime corridor for international trade. I also renew my call for the immediate and unconditional release of all seafarers who continue…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (377+ words) IMO is organizing the Joint Meeting of Directors and Heads of Maritime Administrations of Latin America, followed by a Workshop on Strengthening Inclusive Governance, Leadership and Institutional Culture in Maritime Administrations. The event aims to strengthen regional coordination among Maritime…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (355+ words) International Maritime Organization Strengthening gender-inclusive maritime leadership The 2026 Gender-inclusive Leadership in Maritime training course, delivered by the World Maritime University (WMU) in partnership with IMO and the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International), concluded on 8 July. The programme brought…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (877+ words) IMO Council defends freedom of navigation, international law and safety of seafarers. The Council condemned the attacks on civilian commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz and called for the de-escalation of tensions in the region. The Council…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) A series of high-level national roundtables on domestic ferry safety has marked a major milestone in efforts to strengthen maritime safety across Southeast Asia. The events were held in Bangkok, Thailand (6–7 May), Jakarta, Indonesia (25–26 June) and Langkawi, Malaysia (29–30 June) under…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (239+ words) Secretary-General calls for maximum restraint and de-escalation in the region. ​Hundreds of ships with around 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East. "I regret that once again I am compelled…...