The sea is a wild and chaotic place to work, especially with approximately 80% of all countries having access to the ocean or an ocean-accessible sea. As such, the International Maritime Organisation was established during a United Nations conference in Geneva in 1948 and went into effect 10 years later. To commemorate that first meeting, every year in September, maritime shipping professionals and leaders gather to celebrate World Maritime Day. The event raises awareness about maritime safety, sustainable shipping practices, and environmental pollution. Beyond that, it is a day to honour the unsung heroes of the sea, maritime workers.
World Maritime Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
-
In fine feather
-
Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
-
Shining city on the hill
-
Halloween
-
Squirrel Appreciation Day
-
Spanning the soft sunlight
-
A different kind of toucan
-
Happy St Andrews Day!
-
Spiralling upward...
-
Happy New Year!
-
Stripes in sight
-
Amber waves of grain
-
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
-
Get ready for the blood moon
-
Happy 70th to the North York Moors
-
Antarctica Day
-
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
-
Teddy bears of the sea
-
A show of prehistoric hands
-
Remember, remember…
-
Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
-
Perfect, pastoral Palouse
-
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
-
International Mountain Day
-
Rio Negro
-
Patriot Day
-
Who uses this grassy bridge?
-
Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
-
Staying in the loop