Progress International Maritime Organization this week to progress measures to address marine plastic litter. 🇦🇺 chaired the working group looking at ship transport of plastic pellets and what lost and discharged fishing gear should be reported. amsa.gov.au/news-community… AMSA News #AUSatIMO #CleanSeas

AMSA is supporting a panel discussion and networking event to discuss the challenges and initiatives in improving gender diversity: 📅Thursday 18 May ⏰Australia: 3pm – 4:30pm online; AEST ⏰UK: 6am – 7:30am online; BST Register via the below link.

We talked to WISTA Australia president Monika Lemajic about the role and experiences of women in the maritime industry. For more, see: ow.ly/PA0z50OgrPx International Maritime Organization WISTA International #WomenInMaritimeDay

Australia collaborates with partners to improve maritime safety across the Indo-Pacific Region.  Thanks to Ganesha crew and @SAR_NASIONAL for the tour of your search and rescue facilities. More: ow.ly/OT9L50Oj00j. #SafeSeas

In the April edition: Could you afford for your critical systems to fail? Planned maintenance under spotlight, and poor risk assessment results in near misses with surfers. Read it now: ow.ly/ZGhc50OiWEV

Corals find summer challenging as they are sensitive to heat, cyclones and floods. The Reef snapshot highlights how the #GreatBarrierReef fared over the summer. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australian Institute of Marine Science CSIRO work closely together to help understand coral health: bit.ly/3VSWnxC

Last week's search for the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel in the remote Indian Ocean underscored the crucial role merchant shipping plays in maritime search and rescue. We thank all the vessels which assisted. #SafeSeas #SearchAndRescue

We proudly represented Australia at recent International Maritime Organisation discussions on navigation, communication, search & rescue – issues of importance to our nation and seafarers worldwide 🌏 Read the meeting outcomes: ow.ly/pnly50OBq3i #IMO #SafeSeas #SavingLives

Australia today opened the 23rd Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies forum in Sydney. Looking forward to discussions with member countries about promoting safe, secure shipping and a clean marine environment across the Asia-Pacific. ow.ly/WtCH50OGnpZ #APHoMSA

And that concludes the 23rd Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies forum! Read about the key priorities coming out of last week’s collaboration: ow.ly/xUFY50OJN1W #APHoMSA

Watch AMSA CEO Mick Kinley talk about search and rescue in Australia. Nominate for the 2022-23 Australian Search and Rescue Awards by 10 July at: ow.ly/GCi650OOSN2 #SearchAndRescue #NATSARAwards

IMO’s commitment to the preservation of the marine environment underlined on #WorldMaritimeDay 2023. Join in the celebration to highlight how MARPOL has made a difference to protect the environment from the impact of shipping. tinyurl.com/yfnjyxr4

World Maritime Day (today) is an opportunity to acknowledge the great work done to date to protect our shared marine environment. It’s equally a moment to take stock of what more we can collectively do to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the world and everything in it.

Australia House is blue tonight to celebrate #WorldMaritimeDay 🌊 This year's theme is 'MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on'. Australia reiterates our commitment to working internationally to protect our oceans.

Congratulations to the 3 crew of the SL Diamantina, who were awarded an Exceptional Bravery at Sea commendation by the IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim (right). Read more ow.ly/BZle50QbP8v #IMOBraveryAward #SafeSeas #InternationalMaritimeOrganization International Maritime Organization AusAPRIMO

Australian tugboat responders honoured by IMO for bravery media.amsa.gov.au/media-release/…

🇦🇺supports the ‘call to action’ against the Russian shadow fleet. We are concerned by the rise in the shadow fleet, its risks to the environment, maritime safety & international trade and security. Joint action is needed to address this risk, including in the IMO International Maritime Organization

Congratulations to Captain Ian Finley on being awarded the International Maritime Prize. An absolute legend of the industry and my honour to call a mate.

Welcome Adam Henry, Australia’s new Alternate Permanent Representative to the IMO! Based in London, Adam will champion Australia’s interests in maritime safety, decarbonisation, & seafarer welfare while advocating for our re-election to the IMO Council 2026-27 🌊

Safely arrived in Australia! My first stop was Parliament House in Canberra with Catherine King, Australia’s Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. We discussed strategic fleet development, #decarbonization, and #seafarer welfare. So far, so good! Catherine King MP