Norway's Chairship of the Arctic Council and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in cooperation with the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group of the Arctic Council (PAME), are organizing a Polar Maritime Seminar.
When: 23-24 January 2025
Where: IMO Headquarters, London
What: In-person seminar by invitation only
Who: The seminar is co-sponsored by Norway's Chairship of the Arctic Council and the IMO, in cooperation with the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group of the Arctic Council
The main topics on the provisional agenda at present include trends in Arctic and Antarctic vessel activity, voyage planning, the PAME project 'Review of the Polar Operational Limit Assessment Risk Indexing System (POLARIS)', search and rescue, training of seafarers for polar operations, and fishing vessel safety. Also on the provisional agenda are important topics concerning pollution prevention, preparedness and response including, measure to reduce underwater radiated noise from shipping, the behaviour of low sulphur fuels in cold water conditions, black carbon from ships, plastics pollution, arrangements for port reception facilities, and issues surrounding invasive species.
The seminar builds on the success of the previous seminar in 2022, when IMO and The Nautical Institute convened a Polar Maritime Seminar working closely with Arctic States and Antarctic States, together with other interested parties, with a particular focus on International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), as well as fishing vessel safety.
For more information, the agenda and updates, please visit PAME's website.