IMO holds crisis talks over shipping paralysis in Middle East war

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is set to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday as concern deepens over the impact of the Middle East war on commercial shipping, with thousands of seafarers and vessels still stranded in or near the Gulf.   The IMO’s extraordinary council session is due to take place on March 18 and 19 in London.  The two-day meeting at the London-based UN agency’s headquarters is expected […]