IMO Secretary General sets new maritime agenda
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Domínguez shared the Organization's plans and direction for the next four years to ensure safer, more secure and greener shipping.
Speaking at a press conference at IMO headquarters in London, Mr Dominguez outlined four strategic priorities: IMO's work to regulate international shipping; support to Member States, especially small island developing States and least developed countries; raising public awareness and improving image; and relationships with people and stakeholders.
He said: "As a global industry that is responsible for transporting more than 80% of trade around the world, shipping is indispensable. One thing I am focused on is making the Organization more diverse, inclusive, and transparent."
The Secretary General provided an update on IMO's work to decarbonize shipping by 2050 or so. The IMO thus became the first UN agency and the first sector to define a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including mandatory measures to achieve its targets.