IBIA supports IMO World Maritime Day Theme

IBIA is proud to support the theme for World Maritime Day 2026 and 2027, “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence,” led by the International Maritime Organization. This year World Maritime Day will be celebrated on Thursday 24 September 2026.

The theme highlights the Organization’s clear commitment to develop Member States’s capacity to put policies into practice, by providing technical assistance, training and other essential services.

Secretary-General Dominguez said: “The theme transmits a clear message of our commitment to ensuring regulations are put into action and providing the necessary technical assistance for implementation to Member States. This ultimately strengthens the confidence that global rules agreed at IMO can lead to safer, more secure and environmentally sound shipping worldwide.”

Turning regulations into tangible results

“From Policy to Practice” in the theme underscores IMO’s core mission of ensuring that the global regulatory framework it develops is not merely adopted in principle but translated into concrete national legislation, enforcement and day-to-day operations across the maritime sector.

“Powering” signals the momentum and targeted support through capacity-building, technical cooperation and knowledge sharing which IMO, together with its partners, provides to drive this transition. 

“Maritime Excellence” conveys the ultimate objective: a consistently safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sustainable shipping industry, operating to the highest international standards and continually striving for improvement. 

Together, the theme conveys a holistic, action-oriented commitment: turning collective regulatory decisions into real-world results that deliver tangible benefits for all.

Watch IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez video message on the World Maritime Day theme 2026!

For further information on World Maritime Day Theme 2026-2027, please click here