description Top Story

2026-27 World Maritime Day theme to take policy to practice

Two-year theme to focus on putting instruments into action, backed by technical support.

Find out more
description Top Story

Legal expert Rosalie Balkin to receive International Maritime Prize 

Dr. Rosalie Balkin is recognized for her outstanding contributions to international maritime law over a career spanning more than 50 years.

Find out more
description Top Story

Bravery Award for hero seafarer who saved 12 lives at sea

Officer Lee Tae-Young to receive the 2025 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea; 22 nominees commended.

Find out more
description Top Story

IMO targets seafarer fatigue, work and rest hours, and harassment at sea

IMO's Maritime Safety Committee seeks stronger compliance with global safety management standards to protect crew welfare

Find out more
What's New
image
01 August 2025

Arab women in maritime finalize regional strategy to advance gender equality

The Arab Women in Maritime Association (AWIMA) has finalized a five-year regional strategy and action plan to boost women’s participation in the maritime industry, with IMO support.

Continue Reading
image
28 July 2025

Applying oil pollution, liability and compensation measures in Africa

How to apply IMO measures on oil pollution incidents in western and southern Africa was the subject of a workshop in Cape Town, South Africa (22-24 July). The event brought together experts to share best practices on implementing IMO pollution liability conventions.

Continue Reading
image
25 July 2025

Setting the course for Egypt’s green shipping future

Egypt's national efforts towards decarbonizing the shipping industry are being formulated into a National Action Pan, with support from IMO's GreenVoyage2050 Programme. A workshop  in Alexandria (21-25 July) gathered stakeholders from across Egypt's maritime and energy sectors.

Continue Reading

​IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez

Please see more information about IMO Secretary-General here


image
image
image
image
image
image
image
image