Tag: International Maritime Organization

UN agency working to restart Hormuz evacuations after ship attack

June 26, 2026 admin

Tehran on June 26, 2026 reasserted its right to control shipping in the critical waterway and ⁠warned its Gulf neighbours against siding with Washington. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations is working with countries to resume the evacuation of hundreds of ships and thousands of stranded ⁠seafarers from the Strait of Hormuz after…

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Oman opens temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping routes, says no tolls will be charged

June 24, 2026 admin

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Oman said it would keep the Strait ⁠of Hormuz open to shipping without imposing any tolls and had designated two temporary routes north and south of the existing shipping lane to facilitate the safe passage of vessels departing the…

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Freedom of navigation not negotiable: IMO addresses UN Security Council on maritime safety in Strait of Hormuz

April 27, 2026 admin

IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez to UN Security Council. | Photo Credit: International Maritime Organization International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has called on States to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation and reject any imposition of tolls, fees or discriminatory transit measures for passage through straits used for international navigation. Addressing…

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Watch: How is India responding to calls for shipping decarbonisation?

November 18, 2025 admin

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), routinely lays down rules that regulate international shipping which carries almost all of the world’s trade. These rules are a result of consensus arrived at carefully, with much expert input, through meetings that are not dramatic. But in October, when the IMO that has 176 member-nations met to vote on…

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