IMO SECURITY MEASURES
March 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNFOLLOWING the terror attacks in Madrid the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has urged member countries to speed up implementation of agreed new measures for promoting safety at sea. The new maritime security regime is due to enter into force on July 1, but a number of members, mostly developing countries, have admitted they cannot meet the deadline because of lack of resources and training. At a meeting in London this week of the sub-committee on flag state implementation, the new IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos urged all ...
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