Pictured is The Bahamas delegation at the 27th Regular Session of the Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation in London, November 21, 2011 (Left to right): Paul Farquharson, high commissioner and permanent representative to the IMO; Efthimios E Mitropoulos, secretary-general of the IMO; Ian Fair, chairman, Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA); Peter Goulandris, vice-chairman, BMA; Commodore Davy Rolle, director and chief executive officer, BMA; and captain Doug Bell, deputy director, BMA.
Island nation extends its long maritime history by once again being elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The appointment was announced at the 27th Session of the IMO Assembly in London.
NASSAU, The Bahamas–The Bahamas was successful in its bid for election to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) under Category C, at the 27th Session of the IMO Assembly in London November 21-30, 2011, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
Category C is open to those 20 states that have special interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world.
The Bahamas exemplifies the highest credentials in each of these areas, according to the IMO.
Paul Farquharson, Bahamas high commission and permanent representative to the IMO headed a Bahamian delegation to the IMO Assembly. He was accompanied by Ian Fair, chairman of The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA); Peter Goulandris, vice chairman, BMA; and commodore Davy Rolle, BMA director and chief executive officer.
The Bahamas served on the council from 1991 to 1995 and again from 1999 to the present, and has actively participated in the work of the council during these periods.
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