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15/04/2014 IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu chaired the judging panel for the Seatrade Awards 2014 (14 April). The ceremony included an award in support of IMO's theme for World Maritime Day 2014 ‘IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation’, won by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). IACS Chairman Mr R. Cazzulo received the award from Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal; Mr Sekimizu; and sponsor Mr Hui, Managing Director, China Classification Society. 14/04/2014 IMO’s Beatrice Vormawah, Head, Technical Cooperation Implementation Coordination Section, represented IMO at the Ghana Maritime Authority’s three-day sub-regional seminar on ship routeing and safety in navigation, Accra (7-10 April), for participants drawn from eight countries in West and Central Africa. More...

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Review of Maritime Transport (Series) Page Content The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication, published annually since 1968. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Review of Maritime Transport provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistical information. Every issue provides data and insights on:

Eurostat transport statistics Transport plays a prominent economic role because it conveys: Goods and services to customers Passengers to work or school (but also to shops or leisure activities) Collection and Presentation of the Data The data feature several different aspects: Three different measurement types: Transport of goods – tonnes transported and tonne-kilometres (TKM) – the most complete and accurate dataset Transport of people – number of transported passengers and passenger-kilometres (PKM) Traffic – Stock of vehicles and vehicle-kilometres (VKM) Six different transport modes: Road Rail Pipeline Inland waterway Sea Air Most of the data collections are based on legislation applied by EU Member States, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and some candidate countries. Recent Developments

Centre de Droit Maritime et des Transports: Présentation MarTrans: Welcome to the Maritime transportation database Fortunes de mer - Droit et assurances maritimes

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the UN specialised agency responsible for the safety of life at sea, maritime security and the protection of the marine environment through prevention of sea pollution caused by ships. by jerry_jenkins Dec 13