New IMO Council elected
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As we saw when attempts to get a carbon tax proposal adopted by the body faltered, <\/a>what happens at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) can be consequential.<\/p>\n For that reason, nations are always eager to be elected to the IMO Council, the executive organ of IMO which, under the IMO structure<\/a>, is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the organization.<\/p>\n The IMO Assembly this week elected the following Member States to serve on three categories of the IMO Council.<\/p>\n The newly elected Members met yesterday for the 136th session of Council.<\/p>\n Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:<\/strong><\/p>\n China<\/p>\n Greece<\/p>\n Italy<\/p>\n Japan<\/p>\n Liberia<\/p>\n Norway<\/p>\n Panama<\/p>\n Republic of Korea<\/p>\n United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/p>\n United States of America<\/p>\n Category (b): 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n Australia<\/p>\n Brazil<\/p>\n Canada<\/p>\n France<\/p>\n Germany<\/p>\n India<\/p>\n Netherlands<\/p>\n Spain<\/p>\n Sweden<\/p>\n United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n Category (c): 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world:\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/p>\n Belgium<\/p>\n Chile<\/p>\n Cyprus<\/p>\n Egypt<\/p>\n Finland<\/p>\n Indonesia<\/p>\n Jamaica<\/p>\n Malaysia<\/p>\n Malta<\/p>\n Mexico<\/p>\n Morocco<\/p>\n Nigeria<\/p>\n Peru<\/p>\n Philippines<\/p>\n Qatar<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n Singapore<\/p>\n South Africa<\/p>\n Turkey<\/p>\n The Council is elected by the Assembly for two-year terms beginning after each regular session of the Assembly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post New IMO Council elected<\/a> appeared first on Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n