Assessing the performance of the international maritime organization

• Main Author: Su, Weixiang.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44915
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), has been the only inter-governmental body that sets standards for the maritime industry since its inception in 1958. The sheer size of ships and the scale of maritime accidents when compared to airplan...