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IMO - The International Maritime Organization - Is The United Nations Specialized Agency With Responsibility For The Safety and Security of Shipping and The Prevention of Marine Pollution by Ships

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for regulating international shipping. The IMO creates a global regulatory framework to ensure shipping is safe, secure, and environmentally sound. This regulatory framework aims to establish uniform standards that are agreed upon and implemented internationally.

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IMO - The International Maritime Organization - Is The United Nations Specialized Agency With Responsibility For The Safety and Security of Shipping and The Prevention of Marine Pollution by Ships

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for regulating international shipping. The IMO creates a global regulatory framework to ensure shipping is safe, secure, and environmentally sound. This regulatory framework aims to establish uniform standards that are agreed upon and implemented internationally.

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IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the

United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for


the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of
marine pollution by ships.

As a specialized agency of the United Nations, IMO is the global standard-setting authority
for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping. Its main
role is to create a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair and effective,
universally adopted and universally implemented.

In other words, its role is to create a level playing-field so that ship operators cannot
address their financial issues by simply cutting corners and compromising on safety,
security and environmental performance. This approach also encourages innovation and
efficiency.

Shipping is a truly international industry, and it can only operate effectively if the
regulations and standards are themselves agreed, adopted and implemented on an
international basis. And IMO is the forum at which this process takes place.

International shipping transports more than 80 per cent of global trade to peoples and
communities all over the world. Shipping is the most efficient and cost-effective method of
international transportation for most goods; it provides a dependable, low-cost means of
transporting goods globally, facilitating commerce and helping to create prosperity among
nations and peoples.

The world relies on a safe, secure and efficient international shipping industry – and this is
provided by the regulatory framework developed and maintained by IMO.
IMO measures cover all aspects of international shipping – including ship design,
construction, equipment, manning, operation and disposal – to ensure that this vital sector
for remains safe, environmentally sound, energy efficient and secure.

Shipping is an essential component of any programme for future sustainable economic


growth. Through IMO, the Organization’s Member States, civil society and the shipping
industry are already working together to ensure a continued and strengthened contribution
towards a green economy and growth in a sustainable manner. The promotion of
sustainable shipping and sustainable maritime development is one of the major priorities of
IMO in the coming years.

Energy efficiency, new technology and innovation, maritime education and training,
maritime security, maritime traffic management and the development of the maritime
infrastructure: the development and implementation, through IMO, of global standards
covering these and other issues will underpin IMO's commitment to provide the
institutional framework necessary for a green and sustainable global maritime
transportation system.

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