IMO

Source: C4ADS - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Vessel identity laundering operations jeopardize the integrity of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship registration system, which the world relies upon in order to identify, track, and interact with the 60,000 ships that travel the world’s oceans transporting 90% of global trade.

Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore - This circular supersedes Shipping Circular no.6 of 2019.

Masters, officers and ratings and other personnel serving on ships subject to the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) are subject to training and certification requirements as follows. 

Source: IMO - Charterers’ “no crew change” clauses aggravate the ongoing crew change crisis and further threaten safety of navigation, says IMO Secretary-General.

Source: IMO - This guide is intended as starting point to identify relevant information sources about COVID-19 in relation to shipping and seafarers. Additional  research guides developed by the MKC, Maritime Facts and Figures or Seafarers, may also be useful.

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Source: IMO - To facilitate the gradual restart of cruise ship operations, which are seriously affected by the pandemic, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have jointly developed the attached Guidance on the gradual and safe resumption of operations of cruise ships in the European Union in relation to the COVID-19 pa

Source: IMO - "The COVID-19 related restrictions on crew changes have a major impact on the health and well-being of seafarers. Although some Governments have taken action to alleviate the situation, more than 200,000 seafarers are still waiting to be repatriated, many remaining on board long beyond the end of their original contracts.

Source: IMO - "A significant step has been made to protect seafarers’ health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim’s endorsement of a series of recommendations designed to ensure seafarers can access medical care ashore quickly and safely.

Source: IMO - Port State control (PSC) regimes have expressed their willingness to be part of the solution to the urgent issue of crew changes and repatriation of seafarers.

Source: IMO & UNCTAD - "The Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have jointly issued the attached statement which calls for collaborative action in support of keeping ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic.