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IMO At Glance 175 // Member States 50 // Conventions And Protocols Find out more about IMO What's New View All 14 September 2022 Partnership to promote sustainable maritime transport in Asia-Pacific IMO and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) sign partnership agreement to help promote sustainable maritime transport through a range of capacity-building and knowledge partnership activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Continue Reading 13 September 2022 Marine biosafety alliance gets a new member The Japan Ship Technology Research Association (JSTRA) is the latest entity to join the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, a platform for industry collaboration set up under IMO's GloFouling Partnerships project. 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