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href="https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/IMO-Awards-Ceremony-2024.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/IMO-Awards-Ceremony-2024.aspx">IMO Awards Ceremony - 2 December</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> The event will see the presentation of the International Maritime Prize for 2023 and the 2024 IMO Honours for Exceptional Bravery at sea. </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/IMO-Awards-Ceremony-2024.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/PublishingImages/MicrosoftTeams-image (4).png" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/Pages/PREVIEW-MSC-109.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/Pages/PREVIEW-MSC-109.aspx">PREVIEW: Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 109) 2 - 6 December 2024</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> The Maritime Safety Committee will meet for its 109th session at IMO Headquarters in London (in-person with hybrid participation) from 2 to 6 December 2024. </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/Pages/PREVIEW-MSC-109.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/PublishingImages/Survey 2024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/TechnicalCooperation/Pages/IMO-WISTA-Women-in-Maritime-Survey-2024.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/TechnicalCooperation/Pages/IMO-WISTA-Women-in-Maritime-Survey-2024.aspx">Take the Women in Maritime Survey! Deadline 31 December</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> Now Live! The second Women in Maritime Survey has been launched to gather important baseline data about women’s participation in the maritime and ocean fields. The Survey will run from September to end-December 2024. </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/TechnicalCooperation/Pages/IMO-WISTA-Women-in-Maritime-Survey-2024.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/PublishingImages/Red Sea In Focus_thumbnail.jpg" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Red-Sea.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Red-Sea.aspx">Red Sea area</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> Conflict-related attacks in the Red Sea area - general information. </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Red-Sea.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/PublishingImages/OceanHomepage.jpg" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/oceans-default.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/oceans-default.aspx">IMO and the oceans</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> As the United Nations agency responsible for developing and adopting measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships, IMO has an integral role in meeting the targets set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/oceans-default.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/PublishingImages/SeafarersInformationThumbnail.jpg" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Supporting-Seafarers.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Supporting-Seafarers.aspx">Supporting Seafarers: resources and general information</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> Seafarers are a key part of the shipping industry, and they are at the heart of IMO’s activities. Seafarers and their relatives can find useful information and resources about their work and rights on this page. </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Supporting-Seafarers.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Homepage pictures/New Design Carousel Pictures/AutonomousMainPage.jpg" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Autonomous-shipping.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Autonomous-shipping.aspx">IMO and autonomous shipping</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> IMO has a key strategic direction to Integrate new and advancing technologies in the regulatory framework. IMO is currently assessing existing IMO instruments to see how they might apply to ships with varying degrees of automation, through a regulatory scoping exercise on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). </p> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Autonomous-shipping.aspx" class="btn btn-link">Read more<i class="icon-chevron-right-solid"></i></a> </div> </div> <!-- .card --> </li> <li> <div class="card shadow"> <div class="card-media-top embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <img class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://wwwcdn.imo.org/localresources/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Homepage pictures/New Design Carousel Pictures/FrontImage.jpg" alt="event 1"> <a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Cutting-GHG-emissions.aspx" class="read-more" aria-label="read-more"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h3 class="card-title card-title-lg"><a href="https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/Cutting-GHG-emissions.aspx">IMO’s work to cut GHG emissions from ships</a></h3> <p class="card-text"> IMO is contributing to the global fight against climate change. In 2023, IMO adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions. 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