IMO MEPC Meeting Called Off as London Headquarters Close

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday March 12, 2020

The London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization where it carries out its meetings has closed in response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the UN body said Thursday.

"The IMO Secretary-General and the Organization's Senior Management Committee are monitoring the situation closely," the organisation said in an emailed statement.

"IMO staff are working from home where possible."

The organisation has now postponed the upcoming meeting of itsĀ Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), previously scheduled for the week starting 30 March.

Last week the IMO cancelled two meetings scheduled for the middle of March. Last month's meeting of the PPR subcommittee went ahead as scheduled.

The IMO "will advise as soon as possible on future developments," it said.