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imo adopts comprehensive maritime security measures
Conference
of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974: 9 - 13 December 2002
A
new, comprehensive security regime for international shipping is
set to enter into force in July 2004 following the adoption by a
week-long Diplomatic Conference of a series of measures to strengthen
maritime security and prevent and suppress acts of terrorism against
shipping.
The
Conference, held at the London headquarters of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) from 9 to 13 December, was of crucial
significance not only to the international maritime community but
the world community as a whole, given the pivotal role shipping plays
in the conduct of world trade.
The
measures represent the culmination of just over a year's intense
work by IMO's Maritime Safety Committee and its Intersessional Working
Group since the terrorist atrocities in the United States in September
2001.
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