IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez
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Statement on deadly ship attack in the Red Sea
IMO Secretary-General condemns attack on international shipping
Find out moreStatement on recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea
Renewed attacks on international shipping in the region are "indefensible", says IMO Secretary-General.
Find out moreIMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes
IMO Council defends freedom of navigation, international law and safety of seafarers.
Find out moreIMO condemns attacks on civilian merchant vessels in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea
IMO Secretary-General calls for an end to all unwarranted attacks on international shipping arising from geopolitical conflicts.
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What's New
Solomon Islands advances Maritime Single Window planning
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.
South Africa advances roadmap to strengthen regional maritime security
South Africa has developed a roadmap to establish, strengthen and operationalize its National Maritime Information Sharing Centre (NMISC), during a workshop in Cape Town (3-6 August), held to strengthen inter-agency cooperation and enhance South Africa's contribution to national and regional maritime domain awareness. The roadmap will strengthen South Africa's maritime information-sharing capability while reinforcing the regional Information Sharing Network established under the DCoC/JA.
Advancing gender equality, digitalization and decarbonization in Viet Nam
Women's participation and leadership in maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation in Viet Nam is set to be strengthened, under a new Maritime Sectoral Master Plan, which has been developed for Viet Nam under the IMO–Republic of Korea SMART-C Women Project. The Master Plan, developed in collaboration with the World Maritime University (WMU) and Vietnamese stakeholders, provides a strategic framework to guide Viet Nam's maritime modernization, while embedding gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
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