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Our association congratulates all seafarers on the International Day of the Seafarer! Your work is of immense importance to the entire world. Thanks to your professionalism, courage, and dedication, international trade, industry, and the economy thrive, and millions of people receive the goods and resources they need on time.


June, 25, 2026

The USPA and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have signed a memorandum of cooperation. The document covers the development of maritime corridors, infrastructure modernization, and port resilience to military and hybrid threats.


June, 28, 2026

Information and legal support for the activities of members of the Association


"Association Purpose"

Support to members of the Association in the fields of sea and river transport, merchant shipping, shipping (including fish / fish preservation, stevedoring), navigation and hydrographic support for navigation, while ensuring the safety of navigation on approaches to seaports



Equinor has decided to end its offshore wind business activities in Japan, where it has been since 2018 but has failed to win any leases in successive auctions, and close its Tokyo office by the end of 2026.


June, 27, 2026

We sincerely congratulate you on the significant national holiday - Constitution Day of Ukraine. The adoption of the Basic Law marked the fundamental consolidation of our independence and forever imprinted the will of the Ukrainian people to live in their own sovereign, united state.


June, 28, 2026

Work with domestic and international organizations and experts on shipping issues


"Association Purpose"

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IMA Guide


  • Roman Kurilin

    Head of the Supervisory Board of the International Maritime Association

  • Association activity

    The main goal of the association is to constantly support activities and help members of the International Maritime Association (IMA) in the fields of maritime and river transport, merchant shipping, shipping (including fish / fish protection, port industries), navigation and hydrographic support for navigation, while ensuring the safety of navigation on approaches to seaports, in the areas of environmental protection during the implementation of economic activity and control in sea and river ports, in ship agency services, in the fields of x using ships for the transportation of goods, passengers, baggage and mail, fishing and other marine industries, exploration and mining, towing, icebreaking and rescue operations, cable laying, as well as for other economic, scientific and cultural purposes, forwarding in other related areas.

  • Association partners

    Legal company "Result"

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News of the International Maritime Association (IMA) and partners

  • December 25 - Merry Christmas! 25.12.2022 December 25 - Merry Christmas!

    Christmas is celebrated on December 25 according to the New Julian and Gregorian calendars. This year, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas during the war, but Russia will not be able to break us and take away the holiday. On behalf of the International Maritime Association, please accept my best wishes for a Merry Christmas! May the Lord God be kind and merciful to you, give you his boundless love, warmth and faith.

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  • Today, December 6, the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is celebrated. 06.12.2022 Today, December 6, the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is celebrated.

    Dear defenders, our dear boys and girls! The International Maritime Association sincerely congratulates the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We wish you Cossack courage, grandfatherly dignity, parental wisdom, powerful willpower and faith in your own strength!

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  • October 31 - International Black Sea Day. 31.10.2022 October 31 - International Black Sea Day.

    The world celebrates the International Black Sea Day on the last day of October. It was on October 31, 1996 that the six Black Sea countries signed a strategic plan for the rehabilitation and protection of the Black Sea. Its essence is to conduct various studies of the marine environment and identify key measures to improve it.

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  • September 29 - World Sea Day 29.09.2022 September 29 - World Sea Day

    In 2022, World Maritime Day falls on September 29. This is one of the international days in the United Nations system. It has been celebrated since 1978 by the decision of the 10th session of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) on the last Thursday of September.

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  • GloBee International and the International Maritime Association are strengthening Kharkiv's international cooperation with US cities. 03.09.2022 GloBee International and the International Maritime Association are strengthening Kharkiv's international cooperation with US cities.

    New Orleans has now joined the list of Kharkiv's partner cities (New York, Boston, Chicago). As part of the meeting, Igor Terekhov (mayor of Kharkiv) also thanked our agency Globee International, the International Maritime Association and the international organization "Mercury Public Affairs" for their support.

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  • Odessa is 228 years old 02.09.2022 Odessa is 228 years old

    The International Maritime Association congratulates Odessa and the people of Odessa on the 228th anniversary of its foundation. After all, Odesa is the best city on Earth, this place means something important to each of us, someone was born here and spent happy childhood years, someone met their first love, someone achieved their first victory, someone fulfilled their first cherished dream.

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