The world boasts a fleet of more than 50, 000 cargo-carrying vessels, according to the International Maritime Organization.
Around 90% of world trade is currently carried by the shipping industry, according to the International Maritime Organization.
The new route was accepted by the International Maritime Organization, since when the ships have been using it voluntarily.
He added that Carnival complies with all safety standards set by the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency.
The International Maritime Organization has promised to address the issues raised by critics once the Italian authorities' accident report is published.
Safety standards for cruise ships are set by the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency, with enforcement falling to individual countries.
Cruise ships theoretically follow guidelines set forth by the International Maritime Organization and the recommendations in the Safety of Life at Sea.
He said standards are set by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization.
The International Maritime Organization does keep records of incidents reported voluntarily by ship operators, but does not maintain a public database of that information.
The International Maritime Organization, which is tasked with the international supervision of passenger ships, has also been under fire in the wake of the disaster.
Bloggers and industry observers, meanwhile, have tried to fill any gaps left by the International Maritime Organization by archiving incidents, relying on information from media reports and passengers.
From January next year, new International Maritime Organization regulations will require shipping companies to cut emissions by 20% over the next seven years and a further 50% by 2050.
Shipping's international regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has embarked on a greenhouse gas reduction program, part of which will come into action in 2013, which for the first time includes CO2 emissions.
He also called on the International Maritime Organization to investigate whether cruise lines are following existing guidelines, and whether existing standards are being enforced by countries where cruise ships that serve U.S. passengers are based.
He is also asking the US State Department and the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for overseeing maritime safety, to pressure foreign countries that host ships serving Americans to adopt the proposed bill.
The Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability was produced jointly by UNESCO - IOC, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
But the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations organization, does not have the authority to enforce its own guidelines, nor can it impose fines or criminal sanctions against cruise lines that flout Safety of Life at Sea recommendations.
The International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code put in place that year by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the U.N. body responsible for the safety and security of shipping, had a profoundly positive effect on seaport security.
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Through collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the worldwide system of navigational and meteorological areas associated with the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) has recently been expanded by JCOMM to include five new areas in the Arctic.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) marked its annual World Maritime Day celebration today with a collective call-to-action to the United Nations, world governments, military forces and even shipowners and crews reminding them that they all play an integral role in helping rid the world of modern-day piracy on the high seas, especially off the coast of Somalia and Indian Ocean.
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Welcoming the revisions by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of its recommendations and guidance on preventing and suppressing piracy and armed robbery, the Council further urged States, in collaboration with the IMO and the shipping and insurance industries, to continue to develop and implement avoidance, evasion, and defensive best practices and advisories to take when under attack or when sailing in the waters off the Somali coast.
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