Department of Marine Administration (DMA) will hold the World Maritime Day event on 26 September 2024. 

This year’s World Maritime Day theme is “Navigating the future: safety first!”.

This year’s theme reflects IMO’s work to enhance maritime safety and security, in tandem with the protection of the marine environment, whilst ensuring its regulatory development process safely anticipates the fast pace of technological change and innovation.

This theme will allow us to focus on the full range of safety regulatory implications arising from new and adapted technologies and the introduction of alternative fuels including measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships as IMO strives to ensure the safety and efficiency of shipping are maintained, and potentially improved, so that the flow of seaborne international trade continues to be smooth and efficient.

Safety has been at the heart of all of IMO’s activities since the Organization was established in 1948. The regulatory framework is continuously evolving as gaps become apparent and as a result of IMO’s proactive work to anticipate changes needed to accommodate emerging technologies and innovation – a prominent example being the currently ongoing development of a goal-based Code for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS Code).

2024 marks 50 years since the adoption of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, the key IMO treaty regulating maritime safety.

The theme is also closely linked to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and several of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 7 on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by facilitating access to clean energy research and technology; SDG 8 on promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; SDG 9 on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation; SDG 13 on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; and SDG 14 on conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

WORLD MARITIME DAY, MYANMAR EVENT AGENDA

“WORLD MARITIME DAY – 2024”

Theme: ““Navigating the future: safety first!”

Event Date: 26 SEPTEMBER 2024

Provisional Agenda

 Introduction IMO and history of World Maritime’s Day

 Proclamation of the Opening of the Ceremony

 Opening Address by Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Transport and Communications

World Maritime Day 2024 – Video Message of IMO Secretary-General

Key Note Speech for World Maritime Day – 2024

Awarding Session – SRPS Performance Awards

Presentation on Myanmar Maritime Activities

Proclamation of the Closing of the Ceremony