Canada has become the latest country to accept amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which will expand the size of the Council, extend the term of its Members, and recognize three additional language texts as authentic versions of the Convention. 

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) calls for efforts to be sustained worldwide as maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached their lowest recorded level in almost three decades.

The International Maritime Rescue Federation* World Maritime Rescue Congress (WMRC) 2023 is the largest event of its kind in the world, open to all with an interest in SAR.

The event will include a number of talks, discussions and workshops.

In December it was announced that Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) officer, Mr Tan Hanqiang, First Secretary (Maritime), High Commission of the Republic of Singapore to the UK, had been appointed by the IMO as Vice-Chair of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). It is understood that the appointment was effective from 16 December 2022. Mr Tan succeeded Mr Harry Conway (Liberia).

IMO has been assisting the Maritime Affairs Authority, Yemen, to put in place a legal framework that gives full and complete effect to IMO instruments dealing with maritime security.

Port-Safety have attracted an investment from Ultranav to grow the business and expand the pursuit of improved marine safety and savings lives. Together with the investment from Ultranav, additional funding has been secured from The Danish Growth Fund (“Vækstfonden”).

A propeller technology capable of substantially reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propellers has been developed by Oscar Propulsion Limited and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

The 76th  session of the Council was held from 12 to 16 December 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and by video conference. 32 new documents (Recommendations, Guidelines, and Model Courses) were approved as well as one workshop proposal and the budget for 2023.

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