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Updated Apr 29, 2026, 4:53 PM · auto-refreshed hourly
- IMO approves new guidelines on ship registration
- Hazardous cargo compensation regime moves to entry into force
- “Fragmented responses are no longer sufficient”: IMO Secretary-General
- Facilitation Committee approves digitalization strategy and cyber security measures
- IMO joins Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies annual meeting
- Accelerating maritime digitalization in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Applications open: technical assistance for passenger ship decarbonization feasibility studies
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