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IMO

IMO

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The United Nations agency that makes rules for ships and safety at sea
  • proper noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : Organización Marítima Internacional
  • UN Security Council resolutions and the IMO provide an effective basis for a more integrated regional maritime security posture in the Horn of Africa.
  • IMO Maritime Organization
  • IMO International
  • IMO Organization

Examples

  • Recognizing the externality problem, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a series of conventions during the 1970s.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Between 2002 and 2005, the legal committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) formulated amendments to meet these new threats.

    Academic text (2005)

  • More recently, at the prompting of the IMO Secretary-General, the UN Security Council has become engaged in the issue.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Over a three-year period, member states at the IMO developed and adopted SUA, which entered into force in 1992.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In 1991, the IMO requested governments to report promptly and in detail all incidents of piracy.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In 1999, the IMO published a draft anti-piracy cooperation agreement developed internally for consideration by governments.

    Academic text (2005)

  • In November 2001, the IMO Assembly adopted a code of practice for investigating piracy and armed robbery against ships.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The International Maritime Organization (IMO) oversees the world's shipping industry.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In this regard, the IMO—a specialized agency of the United Nations—is the leading institution.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In 2004, the IMO announced its intention to provide international guidelines for maritime safety.

Synonyms

International Maritime Organization
vsIMO
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A United Nations group that makes rules for ships and sea safety worldwide

is the common abbreviation used instead of the full formal name

Surface Forms

IMO main

Morphology

IMO = international + maritime + organization (opaque) = I + M + O

This is an initialism of a fixed institutional name, and most learners cannot recover that specific name from the letters alone.

Etymology

IMO is a short form made from the first letters of the phrase International Maritime Organization. The word maritime means 'of the sea', like in marine, so IMO is the UN group that makes rules for ships and sea safety.