WORLD MARITIME DAY: (LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER)

World Maritime Day Every year IMO celebrates World Maritime Day. The exact date is left to individual Governments but is usually celebrated during the last week in September. The day is used to focus attention on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment and to emphasize a particular aspect of IMO’s work. To mark the occasion, the Secretary-General of IMO always prepares a special message and this is backed up by a paper which discusses the selected subject in greater depth. (The Secretary-General’s World Maritime Day message is also available as an audio presentation in English.) World Maritime Day 2009: Climate change: a challenge for IMO too! World Maritime Day 2009 will be celebrated at the Organization’s Headquarters on Thursday, 24 September 2009. The theme for World Maritime Day 2009 is “Climate change: a challenge for IMO too!“. The 2009 World Maritime Day parallel event will be hosted by the United States.   Audio presentation by the Secretary-General here.               WMD message:   English Español Français   عربي Русский 中文           WMD background paper:   English Español Français Further information: IMO’s work on greenhouse gases Climate Change and the Maritime Industry   SOURCE