06/12/2012 MSC 91 agrees passenger ship measures; and adopts SOLAS amendments, including new mandatory requirement for new ships to be constructed to reduce on-board noise and to protect personnel from noise More...

03/12/2012 IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory, in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident.  More...

03/12/2012 IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu is to visit Chile this week and will take the opportunity to highlight a number of important issues on the Organization’s current agenda  More...