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SMART-C Leaders 14 August 2025 14 Aug 2025

Vanuatu and Tonga advance maritime safety with oil spill drills, training

The Governments of Vanuatu and Tonga have completed a series of intensive maritime safety workshops and oil spill response drills, marking important steps toward safer shipping and stronger marine environmental protection.  In Vanuatu, the exercises included the country’s first-ever national oil spill drill, while in Tonga, an oil spill drill in the main port of... <a class="view-article" href="https://smart-c.imo.org/news/vanuatu-and-tonga-advance-maritime-safety-with-oil-spill-drills-training/">View Article</a>

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SMART-C GHG 18 June 2025 18 Jun 2025

ASEAN countries advance maritime decarbonization with IMO support

Members of the ASEAN group of Southeast Asian nations are stepping up to move from ambition to action in maritime decarbonization.   To support this process, a regional workshop on Maritime GHG Emissions Data and National Action Plans (9 -11 June) took place in Bangkok, providing practical tools and guidance to overcome persistent challenges in emissions... <a class="view-article" href="https://smart-c.imo.org/news/asean-countries-advance-maritime-decarbonization-with-imo-support/">View Article</a>

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SMART-C Traffic 04 April 2025 04 Apr 2025

Supporting navigational safety in the Philippines

Maritime safety and e-navigation were in the spotlight as representatives from IMO, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Philippines came together in Manila under the SMART-C Traffic Project (28 March – 4 April). IMO experts joined key Philippine maritime authorities* to assess the current state of maritime traffic information systems and identify opportunities for enhancing... <a class="view-article" href="https://smart-c.imo.org/news/supporting-navigational-safety-in-the-philippines/">View Article</a>

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SMART-C Women 14 March 2025 14 Mar 2025

Pacific women in maritime begin specialized leadership training under SMART-C Women Project

Women maritime professionals from the Pacific region have completed their first training session under the IMO-Republic of Korea SMART-C Women Project.   The Project aims to advance gender diversity in the Asia-Pacific maritime sector by providing specialized training for selected women, targeting ASEAN countries and Pacific small island developing states (SIDS).  The first session for this... <a class="view-article" href="https://smart-c.imo.org/news/pacific-women-in-maritime-begin-specialized-leadership-training-under-smart-c-women-project/">View Article</a>

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SMART-C Leaders 19 November 2024 19 Nov 2024

Putting IMO instruments into practice in the Pacific

Public officials from 11 Pacific Islands countries have improved their capacity to implement some of IMO’s most crucial conventions, following a regional workshop in Nadi, Fiji (12-14 November).  Organized by IMO in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC) and supported through the SMART-C Leaders Project funded by the Republic of Korea, the training aimed to... <a class="view-article" href="https://smart-c.imo.org/news/putting-imo-instruments-into-practice-in-the-pacific/">View Article</a>

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SMART-C Project 20 September 2024 20 Sep 2024

SMART-C spotlights developing countries’ progress in maritime sustainability

Solutions for a greener global shipping industry were highlighted by international delegates attending a SMART-C Conference held in Busan, South Korea (11 September).   Delegates from Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Vanuatu and Vietnam presented progress achieved in their countries with the support of IMO’s SMART-C Programme, in the areas of gender equality, leadership development, prevention... <a class="view-article" href="https://smart-c.imo.org/news/smart-c-spotlights-developing-countries-progress-in-maritime-sustainability/">View Article</a>

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