Asia and IMO technical cooperation

✍ Scribed by Jianxin Zhu

• Book ID: 103871908
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 130 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0964-5691
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2006.06.021

✦ Synopsis

Asia is an important maritime region and plays a key role in international shipping. However, its countries vary significantly in terms of maritime infrastructure, management and resources, and needs external assistance to overcome obstacles to meet global technical requirements and standards. This paper discusses the assistance provided by the International Maritime Organization in support of the efforts of developing countries to strengthen the reliability and performance of their maritime activities.