World Maritime Day 2022, Theme, History & Significance

World Maritime Day 2022:Every year World Maritime Day is observed on the last Thursday of September. This year the day falls on the 29th of September. To aware the general public regarding the maritime industry World Maritime Day is celebrated. The word Maritime originated from the Latin word “maritimus” which stands for “of the sea”. In this article, we have discussed the History, Significance, and Theme of World Maritime Day 2022.

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World Maritime Day: History

In Geneva, the member states of the United Nations united to establish the International Maritime Organization(IMO) after the end of the second world War in 1948. IMO was built to regulate and provide a framework for maritime shipping at the global level. At present, the IMO has 175 member states and 3 associate members. The first World Maritime Day was marked on 17th March 1978.

World Maritime Day 2022:Significance

World Maritime Day is commemorated to highlight The significance of Maritime industry and the hard work done by the seafarers, service agents, and marine officials. The work they do is really a challenging one as they serve by being away from home for a long period of time. On World Maritime Day events and campaigns are organized by different countries to raise awareness among the public. Measures need to be taken to build and sustain a better maritime industry in the post pandemic era. The World Maritime Day Parallel Event will be organized in Durban, South Africa from 12th to 14th October 2022.

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World Maritime Day 2022: Theme

The Theme for World Maritime Day 2022 is “New Technologies for Greener Shipping”. International Maritime Organization has made an invitation to all the maritime stakeholders so that the organization will get to know the technologies and actions used by them to make shipping greener. They have also requested to use the hashtag #WorldMaritimeDay and tag @IMOHQ for all the posts on social media platforms regarding Maritime.

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FAQs: World Maritime Day 2022

Q.1 When is World Maritime Day observed? 

Ans. World Maritime Day is observed annually on the last Thursday of September. 

Q.2 When was the first World Maritime Day celebrated? 

Ans. The first World Maritime Day was celebrated on March 17,1978.

Q.3 What is the Theme for World Maritime Day 2022? 

Ans. The Theme for World Maritime Day 2022 is “New Technologies for Greener Shipping”.

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