Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, regulating autonomous ships, piracy and armed robbery, safety of GHG reduction are amongst key issues on the agenda. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will ...
IMO Maritime Safety Committee meets in London to discuss maritime security & safety issues
IMO Legal Committee update
The IMO Legal Committee (LEG) met in person for its 111th session at IMO Headquarters in London from 22 to 26 April 2024. The Committee deals with all legal matters within the scope of IMO, including ...
SRI announces completion of its new research on the MLC
SRI has announced the completion of a new research project aimed at assessing how effective the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is in terms of its implementation and enforcement. The project ...
IMO expected to announce initiatives on abandonment of seafarers and on fair treatment
The IMO Legal Committee (LEG) is meeting for its 111th session at IMO Headquarters in London. It will be announcing important initiatives on the abandonment of seafarers and the fair treatment of ...
IMO statement on the attack on the True Confidence bulk carrier
IMO Secretary-General conveys condolences and renews call for collective action to protect seafarers. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement: It is deeply saddening ...
New guidelines on medical examination of fishers adopted by the International Labour Organization and International Maritime Organization
A new set of guidelines, adopted at a joint meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will improve the medical examination process of ...
Seafarer Abandonment Figures Rise
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has released its figures for the numbers of vessels abandoned in 2023 – which show a worrying increase on figures from the previous year. A ...
Interview, Ship Management International: Respecting seafarers rights in a changing world
As the industry moves into 2024, we see continuing examples of seafarers caught in geopolitical conflicts. Covid brought the issue of seafarer conditions to the fore, but has anything really ...
Outgoing Secretary-General of IMO reiterates commitment to seafarers in Red Sea area.
In one of his last public messages before completing his term of office, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim emphasised the importance of seafarers, when talking about attacks against international ...
IMO/ILO conference addresses the need to ensure decent conditions for those working at sea
Protecting seafarers and fishers’ rights and working conditions now – while preparing them for a digitalized and decarbonized future – were key themes explored during the first International Maritime ...


