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Contributor(s)
Romero, M. C., Beckman, R., Nguyen, T., Ong, J., Theocharidis, G. (Eds.)
Description
This report documents the proceedings of the two-day workshop, "Charting the Course: The role of IMO within the UNCLOS legal framework in tackling challenges of contemporary shipping," jointly organized by the World Maritime University (WMU) and the Centre for International Law (CIL) of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The event took place in Malmö, Sweden, from June 9 to 10, 2025.
The central theme was the complementary relationship between the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and IMO regulations, with an emphasis on the flag State’s duties under UNCLOS Article 94. The workshop’s core focus was the threat posed by the "dark fleet" (or "shadow fleet"), associated fraudulent ship registration practices, the breaking of submarine cables and pipelines by merchant vessels, and possible measures by coastal States to prevent illegal operations of the "dark/shadow fleet”.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.21677/251004
ISBN
978-91-990758-2-2 (online)
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
World Maritime University
City
Malmö
Keywords
Dark Fleet (Shadow Fleet), Fraudulent Registration, Submarine Cables and Pipelines (Damages)
Disciplines
Transportation