IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has announced the theme of this year's Maritime Day: "Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20." The theme reflects IMO's push for efforts to ensure that the industry becomes greener and cleaner. Sekimizu named eight "pillars" that illsutrate this vision:
- safety culture and environmental stewardship
- energy efficiency
- new technology and innovation
- maritime education and training
- maritime security and anti-piracy actions
- maritime traffic management
- maritime infrastructure development
- global standards at IMO
IMO has posted a briefing covering Sekimizu's remarks on Maritime Day at IMO’s first meeting of the year, the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection: