Yearly Archives: 2012

Government impresses to implement with ILO 185 or SID Finally, The International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 185 or the Seafarer Identity Document (SID) is now moving although it appears too slow. After President Aquino approved the International instrument last January the...

The Norwegian Sea Health Conference 2012 The Norwegian Sea Health Conference 2012 takes place in Bergen, 18^th – 19^th of April 2012.  The Conference presents how the 5 different flag states Isle of Man, Cyprus, Bahamas, The Marshall Island and Norway...

IMO initiative for closer counter-piracy co-operation IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu met Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York.  They discussed matters related to IMO’s work and cooperation between the UN and the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...

IMO Secretary General reshuffles IMO Secretariat After taking office last 1 January 2012, the IMO Secretary-General Mr. Koji Sekimizu announced a number of changes in the structure of the IMO Secretariat. "The biggest challenge in the coming years, in terms of management of the Organization, is...