International Maritime Organization
specialized UN agency concerned with legal and regulatory aspects of maritime activity
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Summary
International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 1,987 Wikipedia views per month (specialized agency of the united nations category, ranking #9 of 16).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: online service[4]
- Official language: English[5], Arabic[6], Mandarin[7], Spanish[8], French[9], Russian[10]
- Headquarters location: London[11]
- Commons category: International Maritime Organization[12]
- Industry: water transport industry[13]
- Foundational text: Convention on the International Maritime Organization[14]
- Inception: 1948[15]
- Official website: https://www.imo.org[16], https://www.imo.org/es[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Maritime Organization[18]
- Main subject: marine navigation[19]
- Official name: International Maritime Organization[20], Organisation maritime internationale[21]
- Main Wikidata property: P458[22]
- Short name: IMO[23], OMI[24], ИМО[25], BDT[26], ԾՄԿ[27], TJO[28]
- Position held by head of the organization: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization[29]
- Partnership with: International Civil Aviation Organization[30], Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization[31]
- Language used: English[32], Spanish[33], French[34]
- General secretary: Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco[35]
Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for International Maritime Organization include IMO number[36].
Why It Matters
International Maritime Organization has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Works attributed to it include International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual[39], a compendium[40], written by International Civil Aviation Organization[41]. Entities named for it include IMO number[36].