ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP):The Ministry of Maritime Affairs is celebrating World Maritime Day 2021 by organizing a seminar at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi.<\/p>\n
The World Maritime Day is observed every year on the last Thursday of September to celebrate the International Maritime Organization\u2019s (IMO) founding in 1958, said a press release here on Wednesday.
\nThe theme of this year\u2019s World Maritime Day is \u201cSeafarers: at the core of shipping\u2019s future\u201d. The seminar seeks to increase the visibility of seafarers by drawing attention to the invaluable contribution seafarers make to keep international trade flowing and to keep the world economy running.<\/p>\n
The local and international speakers will participate in the seminar. President Dr. Arif Alvi is expected to address the participants online while Sindh Governor Imran Ismail will be the chief guest of the event to be hosted by the Minister of Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi. The event will also be broadcast online globally.
\nGiving due recognition to the contribution seafarers make, for the first time in Pakistan, the federal government on the recommendation of Ministry of Maritime Affairs, has declared seafarers as ‘Key Workers’, thus fulfilling international obligation in line with the resolutions of the IMO.<\/p>\n
The incumbent government has also initiated solution to longstanding unresolved issue of seafarers. A big challenge was digitalization of their Seaman Cards and Books to increase efficiency and reduce red tape.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs in collaboration with NADRA for the first time issued machine readable SID cards to over 30,000 Pakistani seafarers. With the availability of data on-line, the process of sign-on and sign-off has been streamlined. Shifting of data online has also increasing reliability and security for countries issuing visas to seafarers travelling abroad to join vessels.<\/p>\n
World Maritime Day was first celebrated on 17th March 1978. The world relies on a safe, secure, and efficient international shipping industry, which is an essential component for economic growth in a sustainable manner. International shipping transports more than 80% of global trade to peoples and communities all over the world. World Maritime Day provides an opportunity to pay tribute to the world\u2019s 1.5 million seafarers for their unique and all-too-often overlooked contribution to the well-being of the general public.<\/p>\n
The celebration of World Maritime Day 2021 is particularly important as it coincides with Pakistan\u2019s candidature in this year\u2019s elections to the IMO Council in Category \u201cC\u201d at the 32nd session of IMO Assembly, to be held in December 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP):The Ministry of Maritime Affairs is celebrating World Maritime Day 2021 by organizing a seminar at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. The World Maritime Day is observed every year on the last Thursday of September to celebrate the International Maritime Organization\u2019s (IMO) founding […]<\/p>\n
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