IMO Assembly elects new Council for 2008-2009 biennium

Assembly - 25th session: 19-30 November 2007

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be members of its Council for the 2008-2009 biennium:

Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:
China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States.

Category (b) 10 other States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden.

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:
Australia, Bahamas, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey.

The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. Between sessions of the Assembly, the Council performs all the functions of the Assembly, except that of making recommendations to Governments on maritime safety and pollution prevention.

The 25th session of the IMO Assembly is being held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, from 19 to 30 November 2007, as the IMO Headquarters building is currently being refurbished.

Briefing 45, 26 November 2007

Source: IMO