IMO high official visits Western Marine

Second from right, Koji Sekimizu, secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), receives a crest from Sakhawat Hossain, managing director of Western Marine Shipyard Ltd, during a visit to the shipyard in Chittagong yesterday. Extreme right, Nasir Arif Mahmud, joint secretary of the shipping ministry, is also seen. Photo: Western Marine

Koji Sekimizu, secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), lauded the workmanship of Western Marine Shipyard Ltd while visiting the shipyard in Chittagong yesterday.
Nasir Arif Mahmud, joint secretary of the shipping ministry, and Md Habibur Rahman, deputy secretary, accompanied Sekimizu during the visit.
IMO is solely responsible for safety and security of world shipping and prevention of marine pollution by ships. It is one of the 15 specialised agencies under the United Nations.
Saiful Islam, chairman of Western Marine, and Sakhawat Hossain, managing director, hoped the visit of Sekimizu will further strengthen the tie between Bangladesh and IMO.
Later, the IMO official visited a ship-breaking facility in Sitakunda and the National Maritime Institute in the city.