“You are not alone” – IMO Secretary-General issues impassioned personal message to seafarers You are not forgotten,” says IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim in a personal...
Giovanni Ciniglio
22nd April 2020
Customs and ports urged to maintain flow of critical goods during pandemic Heads of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) urge...
Giovanni Ciniglio
18th April 2020
IMO and port State inspection authorities set pragmatic approach to support global supply chain Port State control regimes which carry out inspections onboard ships met with IMO and...
Giovanni Ciniglio
11th April 2020
IMO postpones further meetings due to COVID-19 (updated) IMO has decided to postpone a number of meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMO has decided to postpone a number of...
Giovanni Ciniglio
3rd April 2020
IMO urges keyworker exemptions for crew changes and repatriations IMO echoes shipping industry calls for governments to keep shipping and supply chains open and grant special travel...
Giovanni Ciniglio
2nd April 2020
ADDENDUM TO BULLETIN 323 Application: All ship-owners, operators, masters and officers of merchant ships and authorised Classification Societies COVID-19: DISPENSATION...
Giovanni Ciniglio
30th March 2020
Tackling COVID-19 – a voyage together IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim stresses vital need to maintain commerce by sea and protect seafarers’ welfare in face of coronavirus shut...
Giovanni Ciniglio
20th March 2020