Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.II based in Da Nang under the Vietnam Maritime Administration, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
Vietnam has great potential for developing maritime industry, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim said during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long at the IMO’s headquarters in London on November 22.
Vietnam has proposed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) consider the issuance of regulations on prioritising COVID-19 vaccinations for sailors regardless their nationalities, thus minimising the risk of pandemic spreading among the group.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has recently sent a letter to Captain Dinh Xuan Truong, Commander of search and rescue vessel 413 (SAR 413), commending his courage and professionalism.
The adoption of an ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific (AOPI) at the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok in June has sent a clear message to extra-regional powers that ASEAN centrality should never be forgotten, said an Indonesian diplomat.
Indonesia was re-elected as member of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for 2016-2017 during the 29 th session of the IMO Assembly held in London from November 23 – December 2.
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