IMO has agreed to boost its regional presence, with the establishment of a regional office in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to be hosted in Alexandria, Egypt.

The IMO Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC), at its 72nd session held from 17 to 20 October, agreed to the establishment to enhance IMO’s coordination of technical assistance for the MENA region.

IMO reported at the end of October that it will be present at COP 27, the UN climate conference which is now underway in Egypt. It opened on 6 November and will close on 18 November.

Shipping is vital for mankind

Governments the world over must give the climate crisis the highest priority and ensure they protect workers during the turmoil it will cause, a new briefing from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) stated on 4 November two days before COP 27 was due to commence at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on 6 November..

It was reported on 24 October that the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) have formulated a joint action plan aimed at improving global port infrastructure to better serve maritime operators and other stakeholders. In a recently published report entitled Closing the Gaps, the organisations outlined future infrastructure challenges and revealed their next steps to tackle them.

Colombo International Maritime and Logistics Conference 2022 is scheduled to be held on 1st & 2nd November 2022 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.

SANMAR Shipyards is delighted with the huge interest shown by operators around the world in its exclusive ground-breaking ElectRA series of eco-friendly electric tugboats.

The latest in a rapidly increasing number of orders is a recently signed contract to provide Norway-headquartered marine services company Buksér og Berging with its first electric tugboat.

With HQ in London the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that invest in low/net zero emission fuels.

From 7 to 10 November Ghana’s capital city, Accra, will host the ninth Regional Conference of the Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF).

The crews of US Coast Guard Cutter Stratton and Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir Wilfrid Laurier conducted a search-and-rescue exercise on 12 October near Point Hope, Alaska.

It was reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 18 October that the US Coast Guard Cutter Willow completed its scheduled aids to navigation service mission around Puerto Rico port and navigable waterways two days before, on 16 October.