Description

This year’s IMO World Maritime Day theme was chosen to focus on the critical link between shipping and global society, as well as to raise awareness of the relevance of the role of IMO as the global regulatory body for international shipping. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), around 80 per cent of global trade by volume and over 70 per cent of global trade by value are carried by sea and are handled by ports worldwide. Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary to sustain the modern world would not be possible. Seaborne trade continues to expand, bringing benefits for consumers across the world through competitive freight costs. Today, more than 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally, transporting every kind of cargo. The world fleet is registered in over 150 nations and manned by more than a million seafarers of virtually every nationality. CML is pleased to invite Mr Martin Marini, General Counsel of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to speak on this occasion. Mr Marini will speak on:

1. How Singapore supports Maritime Global and our work at IMO;
2. Singapore’s implementation of IMO Conventions into domestic legislation; and
3. Current maritime trends which the international community should take note of as they may come up for international regulation in the future.

Who Should Attend

Students with an interest in shipping and maritime law, shipping professionals, legal officers who are involved or have an interest in the maritime industry.