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The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said that its theme for World Maritime Day 2017 would be "Connecting Ships, Ports and People". At a ceremony at Felixcstowe on 18 January, IMO secretary general, Kitack Lim, said the key objectives would be improving cooperation between ports and ships and developing a closer partnership between the two sectors. It will seek to raise global standards for the safety, security and efficiency of ports, ...
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The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has welcomed the inclusion of international shipping emissions on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) agenda currently taking place in Lima, Peru (1-12 December 2015). While, according to the latest third International Maritime Organisation greenhouse gas study, carbon emissions have reduced from 2.7% of emissions ...
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Insurers the TT Club have welcomed the adoption by the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee of the amendment to SOLAS (the Convention for Safety of Life at Sea) on verification of gross mass for containers, toll become mandatory in July 2016.
However, it says, much work remains to be done ...
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The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) and the Asian Shippers’ Meeting (ASM) have agreed to work closer together on a number of international issues that have a major impact on shippers. The agreement came at a joint meeting in Chiang Rai, Thailand on 24 November.
The shippers’ councils agreed that their member ...
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