World Maritime Day 2016: Shipping: Indispensable to the World
Shipping is indispensable to the world. That is the message being shared around the world today (29 September), as IMO and the global maritime community celebrates the annual World Maritime Day.
World Maritime Day is...
[Watch] World Maritime Day 2016
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
IMO Secretary-General video message on this year's theme "Shipping: Indispensable to the world".
Also read our earlier Mfame article: World Maritime Day 2016: Shipping: Indispensable to the World
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