{"id":3718,"date":"2019-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bilogistik.com\/world-maritime-day-2019\/"},"modified":"2022-01-03T12:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:18:50","slug":"world-maritime-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bilogistik.com\/en\/blog\/world-maritime-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"World Maritime Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fourth Thursday of September of each year is a key date for the maritime industry. It is the World Maritime Day<\/strong>, which saw the commemoration of the history and work of the IMO<\/strong> on the 26th of last month. With safe navigation<\/strong> as a banner, this year\u2019s theme was empowering women in the maritime community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IMO and World Maritime Day<\/h2>\n

The IMO<\/strong> was created in 1948 and entered into force in 1958<\/strong>. It was created to promote cooperation between governments in trade shipping regulations, as well as to facilitate the adoption of maritime safety standards, efficient navigation and the prevention of pollution at sea. In other words, to establish a common framework<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The World Maritime Day was celebrated for the first time on 17 March 1978<\/strong> to mark the 20 anniversary of the IMO. A few years later, it established its current date at the end of September. Many things have changed since and while the organisation originally had 21 member states at that time, it now has more than 167, plus 3 associate ones<\/strong>, virtually all countries with a maritime interest.<\/p>\n

Safe navigation<\/h2>\n

The IMO was created with safe navigation in mind<\/strong>, a concept that encompasses almost every aspect of maritime operations <\/strong>and anything related to this, from the construction and equipment of ships up to their scrapping or training of personnel that work at sea.<\/p>\n

About fifty IMO conventions govern maritime transport<\/a><\/u><\/strong> in its different aspects and the fact that these are internationally accepted maritime transport contributes to a much safer maritime transport, both for people<\/strong> and for ships, port facilities, the cargo being transported<\/strong> and the environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And respect for the environment<\/strong> is an urgent issue for safe navigation in the 21st century. With decarbonisation of maritime transport being the primary battle for the IMO, the World Maritime Day highlights initiatives both for reducing contamination as well as helping countries to quantify their port emissions.<\/p>\n

The presence of women at sea<\/h2>\n

The last World Maritime Day aimed to give visibility to women in maritime jobs. Women currently represent only 2% out of the 1.2 million seafarers<\/strong> worldwide, 94% of which are dedicated to the cruise ship segment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given these unfortunate figures, the World Maritime Day, under the slogan \u201cEmpowering women in the maritime community\u201d, <\/strong>aimed to recognise the important contribution of women within the maritime sector, for this to be increased in the near future.<\/p>\n

The IMO\u2019s gender programme actually began in 1988.<\/strong> Since then, it has supported access to maritime training and employment opportunities for women<\/strong> in the maritime sector. But it still has a long way to go.<\/p>\n

Bilogistik, a commitment to safe navigation.<\/h2>\n

It is not only the states, but also the companies that are committed to <\/strong>the World Maritime Day goals. Bilogistik <\/strong>is doing this, committed to responsible transportation and progress in<\/strong> the maritime sector:<\/p>\n