BRIEF ABOUT IMO

IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships. It has always been recognized that the best way of improving safety at sea is by developing international regulations that are followed by all shipping nations and from the mid-19th century onwards a number of such treaties were adopted. Several countries proposed that a permanent international body should be established to promote maritime safety more effectively, but it was not until the establishment of the United Nations itself that these hopes were realized. In 1948 an international conference in Geneva adopted a convention formally establishing IMO the original name was the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, or IMCO, but the name was changed in 1982 to International Maritime Organization( IMO) The IMO emphasizes on areas such as safety, environmental concerns, technical co-operation, legal matters, maritime security and the proficiency of shipping.