IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC) – 84th session
2026-04-27 08:00 - 2026-05-01 17:00 (America/Nassau) | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) handles IMO’s environmental work, including preventing and controlling pollution from ships under MARPOL—covering oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, air pollution and greenhouse gases. It also oversees ballast water management, anti‑fouling systems, ship recycling, pollution response, and the designation of special and sensitive sea areas.

IOPC Funds
2026-05-06 08:00 - 2026-05-08 17:00 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) provide financial compensation to Member States for pollution damage caused by spills of persistent oil from tankers.

IMO MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC) – 111th session
2026-05-13 08:00 - 2026-05-22 17:00 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) oversees IMO’s work on maritime safety and security, including updates to SOLAS, related safety codes, and the STCW Convention. Its agenda covers goal‑based standards, autonomous vessels, piracy, cyber security, e‑navigation, and other key safety issues.

Posidonia
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-05
Posidonia is one of the world’s leading biennial maritime exhibitions, held in Athens, bringing together global shipowners, industry leaders, and key maritime stakeholders. It serves as a premier platform for networking, innovation, and high‑level engagement within the international shipping community.

IMO TECHNICAL COOPERATION COMMITTEE (TC) – 76th session
2026-06-08 08:00 - 2026-06-12 17:00 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) oversees IMO’s capacity‑building work and technical cooperation projects, supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE (NCSR) – 13th session
2026-06-22 08:00 - 2026-06-26 17:00 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) handles IMO work on navigation, communication, ship routeing, reporting systems, LRIT, e‑navigation, and search and rescue, including GMDSS. It also oversees joint work with ICAO and ITU on SAR and maritime radiocommunications.

IMO COUNCIL – 137th session
2026-07-06 08:00 - 2026-07-09 17:00 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Council serves as IMO’s executive body, overseeing the Organization’s work on behalf of the Assembly. It consists of 40 Member States elected by the Assembly for two‑year terms.

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IMO INSTRUMENTS (III) – 12th session
2026-07-20 - 2026-07-24
The IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) oversees the implementation of IMO regulations by flag, port and coastal States, including analysing audit results under the IMO Member State Audit Scheme. It also reviews casualty and port State control data, develops lessons learned from marine incidents, and maintains survey and certification guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC).

IMO 22nd meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 22) 2
2026-09-01 - 2026-09-04 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
IMO meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG).

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON CARRIAGE OF CARGOES AND CONTAINERS (CCC) – 12th session
2026-09-14 - 2026-09-18
The IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) develops and updates international safety standards for the transport of dangerous goods, bulk cargoes, gases and containers.

IMSO A 30
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-16
The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)

IOPC Funds
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-23
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) offer financial compensation for oil pollution damage occurring in Member States as a result of persistent oil spills from tankers.

IMO COUNCIL – 138th session
2026-11-02 - 2026-11-06
The Council is the IMO’s executive body, responsible for supervising the Organization’s activities under the direction of the Assembly. Between Assembly sessions, it undertakes all functions of the Assembly, except the authority to make recommendations to Governments on maritime safety and pollution prevention.

IMO 23rd meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships(ISWG-GHG 23)2
2026-11-23 - 2026-11-27
Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG)

IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC) – 85th session
2026-11-30 - 2026-12-03 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is responsible for IMO environmental regulations, including pollution prevention, emissions reduction, ballast water management, and marine environmental protection.

IMO MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC) – 112th session
2026-12-14 - 2026-12-18 | IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) deals with all IMO maritime safety and security matters for passenger and cargo ships. This includes updating the SOLAS and STCW Conventions, as well as addressing issues such as dangerous goods, fire safety, autonomous vessels, piracy, cyber security, and e-navigation.
