Bahamas Maritime Authority

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (PPR) – 8th session
2021-03-22 - 2021-03-26
The Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) deals with all matters relating to pollution prevention and response which falls within IMO’s remit. This ranges from all annexes of the MARPOL Convention through to the control and management of harmful aquatic organisms in ships’ ballast water and sediments; biofouling; anti-fouling system; pollution preparedness, response and cooperation for oil and hazardous and noxious substances; and the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. The Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards of Chemicals works under the auspices of the PPR Sub-Committee.

IMO IOPC FUNDS
2021-03-29 - 2021-04-01
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FUND)
The IOPC Funds are two intergovernmental organisations (the 1992 Fund and the Supplementary Fund) which provide compensation for oil pollution damage resulting from spills of persistent oil from tankers.

2020 IMO Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
2021-04-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Nassau)
IMO preparing its first ever Virtual Awards event on its official YouTube Channel on Wednesday, 7 April 2021, at 1p.m. London time. The event will feature the recipients of the 2019 International Maritime Prize and the 2020 IMO Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
During the event, you may have the opportunity to interact with some of the recipients using a live chat option, for which a YouTube account will be required. You can access the premiere on the day using this link: https://youtu.be/TWIG-5OrQQw​ or by clicking on the image.

IMO COUNCIL – 33rd extraordinary session.
2021-04-08 | Virtual Event
The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. The Council is made up of 40 Member States, elected by the Assembly for two-year terms.

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE (NCSR) – 8th session
2021-04-19 - 2021-04-23 | Virtual Event
The Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) deals with all matters related to navigation and communication, including the analysis and approval of ships routeing measures and ship reporting systems; carriage requirements and performance standards for navigational and communication equipment; the long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) system and the development of e-navigation. It also deals with search and rescue matters and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), including recognition of service providers. Joint working groups reporting to the NCSR Sub-Committee include the ICAO/IMO Joint Working Group on Harmonization of Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue and the Joint IMO/ITU Experts Group on Maritime Radiocommunication Matters.

IMSO Advisory Committee (IMSO AC) – 45th session
2021-04-26 - 2021-04-29 | Virtual Event
The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) is the inter-governmental organization whose Primary Purpose is the oversight of certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided by mobile satellite communication systems. IMSO also serves as the Coordinator for the Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT), appointed by the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) party States at IMO to ensure the worldwide operation of the system.

IMO MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC) – 103rd session
2021-05-05 - 2021-05-14 | Virtual Event
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) deals with all matters related to maritime safety and maritime security which fall within the scope of IMO, covering both passenger ships and all kinds of cargo ships. This includes updating the SOLAS Convention and related codes, such as those covering dangerous goods, life-saving appliances and fire safety systems. The MSC also deals with human element issues, including amendments to the STCW Convention on training and certification of seafarers. The MSC has a wide range of issues on its current agenda, including goal-based standards, autonomous vessels, piracy and armed robbery against ships, cyber security, e-navigation and the modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

IMO Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (Remote meeting) - 8th session
2021-05-24 - 2021-05-28 | Virtual Event

MARSEC21+ VIRTUAL MARITIME SECURITY CONFERENCE
2021-05-26 | Virtual Event
After the resounding success of the first MarSec20+ conference, Petrospot and CSO Alliance are pleased to invite you to the second event in this exciting series – the MarSec21+ Virtual Maritime Security Conference, returning to the stage on 26-27 May 2021.
MarSec21+ will reunite industry leaders from across commercial shipping, ports, bunkering, physical security and cyber security specialisms, to revisit the conversations opened and questions raised during December’s conference through the lens of the emerging post-COVID future.

IMO FACILITATION COMMITTEE (FAL) – 45th session
2021-06-01 - 2021-06-07 | Virtual Event
The Facilitation Committee (FAL) deals with matters related to the facilitation of international maritime traffic, including the arrival, stay and departure of ships, persons and cargo from ports. The Committee also addresses electronic business, including the single window concept, and aims to ensure that the right balance is struck between regulation and the facilitation of international maritime trade.

IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC) – 76th session
2021-06-10 - 2021-06-17 | Virtual Event
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) addresses environmental issues under IMO’s remit. This includes the control and prevention of ship-source pollution covered by the MARPOL treaty, including oil, chemicals carried in bulk, sewage, garbage and emissions from ships, including air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Other matters covered include ballast water management, anti-fouling systems, ship recycling, pollution preparedness and response, and identification of special areas and particularly sensitive sea areas.

CrewConnect Europe Virtual Conference
2021-06-21 08:30 - 2021-06-22 22:00 (America/Nassau) | Virtual Event
Leadership, the human element and the maritime workplace of the future.
Hear from leading experts including representatives from Klaveness Ship Management AS, Holland America Group, The Bahamas Maritime Authority, Mission to Seafarers, and more…
The 2021 conference program is available on official event website!

Crew Welfare Week
2021-06-22 09:30 - 2021-06-25 14:30 (Europe/London) | Virtual Event
The COVID-19 has marked a new chapter in the nature of seafarers’ work. This pandemic, which has been challenging for the whole world, has also pushed seafarers to their limits as they are working long and hard, facing unprecedented circumstances in order to keep trade flowing. Now, more than ever, seafarers need to be acknowledged for their valuable role, designated as key workers to ensure priority vaccination and access to safe transit and travel. As a result the whole industry has shed its attention to seafarers; wellness, well-being and prosperity or in other words their welfare.
As seafarers play a vital role for a safer and sustainable shipping, the topic of Crew Welfare is now more topical than ever. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce the Crew Welfare Week as an industry initiative to discuss and embrace the role of the seafarers in shipping.
Crew Welfare is on the top of the agenda of several industry stakeholders with calls from the Industry by the Neptune Declaration on “Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change” supported by more than 750 organisations of all types across the industry setting aside the regulatory requirement in many standards (ILO MLC, TMSA, DryBMS).

Day of the Seafarers
2021-06-25
25 June of each year is the “Day of the Seafarer”, recognizing the invaluable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy, often at great personal cost to themselves and their families.
“Seafarers: at the core of shippingʹs future” has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2021, reflecting a clear need to raise awareness of seafarersʹ vital role in world trade and increase their visibility.

IMO COUNCIL – 125th session
2021-06-28 - 2021-07-02

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IMO INSTRUMENTS (III) – 7th session
2021-07-12 10:00 - 2021-07-16 14:00 (America/Nassau)
The Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) brings together flag, port and coastal States to consider implementation issues, including the analysis of consolidated audit summary reports from the mandatory IMO Member state Audit Scheme. The Sub-Committee has a key role in casualty analysis and issuing lessons learned from marine incidents. The Sub-Committee receives and analyses port State control data and keeps under review the procedures for port State control. Guidelines for survey and certification including the survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) also come under the remit of this Sub-Committee.

IOPC FUNDS
2021-07-22 - 2021-07-23
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) provide financial compensation for oil pollution damage that occurs in Member States, resulting from spills of persistent oil from tankers.

IMO LEGAL COMMITTEE (LEG) – 108th session
2021-07-26 - 2021-07-30
The Legal Committee (LEG) deals with any legal matters within IMO’s scope. This includes liability and compensation issues related to the operation of ships, including damage, pollution, passenger claims, and wreck removal. The Committee also addresses seafarer matters, including the fair treatment of seafarers, and issues concerning unlawful activities at sea which affect the safety of navigation.

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IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON CARRIAGE OF CARGOES AND CONTAINERS (CCC) – 7th session
2021-09-06 - 2021-09-10
The Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) deals with the carriage of packaged dangerous goods, solid bulk cargoes, bulk gas cargoes, and containers. The Sub-Committee keeps updated the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code) and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. It also keeps under review other Codes including the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) and the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code). The Sub-Committee closely collaborates with other UN bodies dealing with the multimodal transport of goods.

London International Shipping Week 2021
2021-09-13 - 2021-09-17
The week long London International Shipping Week (LISW21) will be held in-person and virtually.
LISW21 is offering various industry functions and unique networking opportunities for leaders across all sectors of the international shipping industry.

IMO 9th meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships
2021-09-15 - 2021-09-17
The IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships is progressing work to help achieve the ambitious targets set out in the initial IMO strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships, which aims, as a matter of urgency, to decarbonise international shipping in this century.

IMO TECHNICAL COOPERATION COMMITTEE (TC) – 71st session
2021-09-20 - 2021-09-24
The Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) oversees IMO’s capacity-building programme and the implementation of technical cooperation projects for which the Organization acts as the executing or cooperating agency, ensuring that IMO supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Seatrade Cruise Global
2021-09-27 - 2021-09-30
The Seatrade Cruise Global is back!
For those able to travel to Miami, get ready for inspirational speakers, innovative products, breath-taking destinations, great content and, above all, the chance to reconnect safely with friends and colleagues. For those unable to attend in person, we’ve developed a virtual event experience that provides extensive access and inclusivity no matter where you are in the world.

IMO IMSO Assembly – 27th (Extraordinary) session
2021-09-27 - 2021-10-01

World Maritime Day 2021
2021-09-30
Every year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates World Maritime Day.
The theme for 2021, “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”. IMO seeks to increase the visibility of seafarers by drawing attention to the invaluable role they play now and will continue to play in the future.

IMO Secretary-General’s message: https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/World-Maritime-Theme-2021.aspx
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IMO MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC) – 104th session
2021-10-04 - 2021-10-08

IMO FAL Committee Intersessional Working Group on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)
2021-10-12 - 2021-10-14
“Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS)” is defined as a ship which, to a varying degree, can operate independently of human interaction.
The Facilitation Committee (FAL) deals with matters related to the facilitation of international maritime traffic, including the arrival, stay and departure of ships, persons and cargo from ports. The Committee also addresses electronic business, including the single window concept, and aims to ensure that the right balance is struck between regulation and the facilitation of international maritime trade.

CMA Shipping 2021
2021-10-13 - 2021-10-15
CMA Shipping is brought to you by the Connecticut Maritime Association (The CMA).
The CMA is a non-for-profit organisation with a long history of supporting shipping professionals through all stages of their careers.
3 Day Conference
Commodore Gala Reception and Dinner
Networking
Free Expo with 80+ Booths

IMO 10th meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-22
Initial IMO GHG Strategy

The initial IMO GHG Strategy, adopted in 2018, sets ambitious targets to halve GHG emission from ships by 2050, compared to 2008, and reduce carbon intensity of international shipping by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008.

4th GREENTECH IN SHIPPING VIRTUAL FORUM
2021-10-19
Engineering Solutions for Sustainability and Better Efficiency
• Propulsion technologies, wind-assisted ship propulsion
• Scrubber technologies from manufacturer and shipowner perspectives
• The peak of scrubber technologies – what’s next?
• The role of SCR technology in NOx control
• Ballast Water treatment – best practices and solutions
• HVAC – electronic control, increasing SEER rating
• Green technologies contribution to reduced emissions and carbon management
• Technologies helping to build ships with least possible carbon foot-prints
