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Kitack Lim

Secretary-General, IMO

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates its 70th an- niversary, Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, sits in his London of? ce with a sense of satisfaction that in his two plus years at the helm of IMO tremen- dous strides have been made toward signi? cant greenhouse gas emission reductions, punctuated by the recent MEPC meeting where the target was set for a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050. But the Secretary- Gen- eral’s sense of satisfaction is tempered with the fact that his job has just be-

Digitalization gun and his plate is full. Decarbonization, , Autonomous

Ships, Cyber Security, and Pro-

Ballast Water Management, Piracy tecting the Seafarer … the list is long of agenda-topping items that the

IMO must simultaneously digest in this historic and fast-changing period.

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