Day of the Seafarer 2025 | #MyHarassmentFreeShip
This 2025, the commemoration of Seafarers’ Day revolves around the #MyHarassmentFreeShip campaign, says IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, who in his official message underlines the urgency of promoting safe, inclusive and respectful maritime working environments. With more than 1.5 million people working at sea in often demanding conditions, the IMO Secretary-General recognizes that “Seafarers form an […]
FAL CONVENTION: NATIONAL WORKSHOP PREPARATIONS ADVANCE FOR HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR
As part of the planning and development process for the national workshops on the Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic Convention (FAL Convention), COCATRAM convened a coordination meeting with representatives of the IMO, the Maritime Authority of Guatemala and the Global Alliance organization. The purpose of the meeting was to fine tune logistical and technical details […]
COCATRAM AND DIRECTEMAR REAFFIRM BOND OF MUTUAL COLLABORATION
During the 75th session of the Technical Cooperation Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), held in London, the Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM) and the Directorate General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine (DIRECTEMAR) held a meeting to discuss the importance of technical collaboration between countries to strengthen institutional capacities in the […]
COCATRAM AND MALAYSIAN DELEGATION DISCUSS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Within the framework of TC-75, COCATRAM held a rapprochement meeting with the Malaysian delegation and Carlos Salgado, Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Section (TCID) of the IMO, with the objective of exploring opportunities for technical assistance to strengthen maritime-port capacities in Central America. Malaysia , for its part, has collaborated closely with the […]
Regional Workshop on the London Protocol organized by IMO and COCATRAM begins
Opening ceremony of the Regional Workshop on the London Protocol, chaired by the Vice Minister of the Navy Edy Santiago Chinchilla Archila, Dr. Andrew Birchenough IMO Technical Officer, consultants Enrique Vargas and Gildardo Alarcón, accompanied by the Executive Director of COCATRAM. Participating ROCRAM-CA countries, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic. Left to right: […]
Meeting on the consultancy Strategic Approach for the Ratification and Implementation of IMO Conventions in Central America and the Dominican Republic.-
Meeting on the consultancy Strategic Approach for the Ratification and Implementation of IMO Conventions in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
First OMI-COCATRAM 2025 Coordination Meeting.-
OMI and COCATRAM met to coordinate the activities of the Integrated Technical Cooperation Program for the year 2025.-
Working meetings COCATRAM, OMI Consultants with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras on the London Protocol.-
Within the framework of Phase II of the consultancy on needs assessment in the ROCRAM-CA countries, for the ratification and implementation of the London Protocol, virtual workshops were held between January 20 and 22, with the participation of representatives of the entities and institutions linked to the management of discharges in the countries involved in […]
SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMO INSTRUMENTS CONCLUDED
From December 9 to 13, 2024, in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador, the Subregional Workshop on the Implementation of IMO Instruments in National Legislation was held with the participation of the Member States of ROCRAM CA. This event, supported by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the joint work of COCATRAM and the […]
COCATRAM AND IMO CONSULTANTS VISIT SICA’S OFFICES
The Executive Director of the Central American Commission for Maritime Transport (COCATRAM), Otto Noack, accompanied by consultants from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Paula Grillo and Carolina Riesco, visited the offices of the Central American Integration System (SICA) in El Salvador. During their stay, they had a fruitful dialogue with the Executive Director of SICA, […]
