IMO | World Maritime Day
The Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps with Secretary General Lim and his wife
Secretary General Lim welcomes the Ambassador of Turkey Mr Abdurrahman Bilgiç
Inspiring IMO women with the Secretary General
Welcoming his compatriot the Ambassador of Korea Mr Hwang Joonkook
Inspiring the next generation of seafarers…
Secretary General Lim welcomes the new Ambassador of Greece Mr Dimitris Caramitzos-Tziras
The Ambassador of Finland Mrs Päivi Luostarinen presents Secretary General Lim with Finland’s Accession to the Ballast Water Management Convention
Captain Radhika Menon is the first woman to receive the Exceptional Bravery At Sea award
Australian High Commissioner Alexander Downer congratulates Secretary General Lim
Georgian Ambassador Mrs Tamar Beruchashvili, Fred Kenney (IMO) and Georgia’s Alternate Permanent Representative to the IMO Nino Kharadzen
Warm congratulations from the Ambassador of Spain Mr Federico Trillo-Figueroa
Secretary General Lim greets the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Alistair Harrison
Secretary General Lim welcomes the High Commissioner for Cyprus Mr Euripides Evriviades
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World Maritime Day
For his first World Maritime Day, Secretary General Kitack Lim pushed the boat out with a reception attended by the great and good in the maritime world.
It’s been a good year: Finland’s accession to the Ballast Water Management Convention triggered its coming into force to help halt the spread of invasive aquatic species.
The Secretary General also made good on three of his pledges since taking office. Firstly, to inspire women to enter the maritime industry when Captain Radhika Menon became the first woman to win the Exceptional Bravery At Sea award. Secondly, to inspire the next generation of seafarers, the IMO hosted an exhibition of artworks from the Mexican National Children’s Painting Competition on the theme of The Child and the Sea. Finally, to raise the maritime world’s profile, the IMO’s #AtSeaForAll campaign on the International Day of the Seafarer reached nearly 13 million people.
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