On June 22nd 2018 the External Expert Advisory Committee (EEAC) held its opening meeting at the Piraeus Marine Club.

The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) governing body, the IMO Council, approved the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International) application for consultative status on 5 July 2018.

WISTA Cyprus (Women's International Shipping and Trading Association), held its’ annual dinner on Friday, 15th June, 2018.

It is with great pleasure, that DESMI informs that the company has opened an office in Lima, Peru.

Video message by IMO Secretary-General addressing seafarer's wellbeing, particularly their mental health and how this year's campaign highlights specific strategies to tackle stress and other issues affecting seafarers' mental conditions.

The African continent needs to work together on a country and regional level to put in place and, more crucially, implement a sustainable maritime governance system that will benefit the whole continent, concluded delegates at the first Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) (www.ABEF2018.com).