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Arsenio Dominguez is the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations.[1][2][3][4] He became the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization with effect from 1 January 2024, for an initial four-year term.[1][2][4][5]
Arsenio Dominguez | |
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.jpg) Dominguez in November 2023 | |
| 10th Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kitack Lim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Panama |
Dominguez trained as a naval architect studying at the University of Veracruz in Mexico.[3][6] He also has an MBA from the University of Hull and a Certificate of Higher Education in International Law and European Politics from Birkbeck University in the UK.[7]
Dominguez worked as a port engineer in Panama before becoming a Drydock Assistant Manager at the Braswell Shipyard.[5]
From 2004 to 2017, he represented Panama as technical advisor and then Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization.[8] During this time he also served as Chair of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) from 2014 to 2017.[8]
In 2017, Dominguez assumed the role of Chief of Staff in the Office of the Secretary-General at the International Maritime Organization. Subsequently, he transitioned to the positions of Director of the Administrative Division and Director of the Marine Environment Division.[8]
Dominguez was elected to be the new Secretary-General of the IMO on 18 July 2023.[1] In September 2023, Dominguez informed the London International Shipping Week conference that the IMO had begun reviewing the Carbon Intensity Indicator regulations for shipping.[9]
The new Secretary-General was approved by the IMO Assembly unanimously on 30 November 2023.[10]
Secretary-General
Dominguez assumed office as the 10th Secretary-General of the IMO on 1 January 2024 and released a New Year's Message to the shipping industry.[11][12][13]
On 3 January 2024, in a speech to the United Nations Security Council Dominguez condemned the Houthi attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea.[14][15] On 10 January, he announced a new senior leadership at the IMO.[16] On 22 January, Dominguez gave an opening address to the 10th Session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC), calling for the immediate release of the Galaxy Leader and its crew.[17][18] In February 2024, Dominguez called for a de-escalation of tensions which was causing the ongoing attacks in the Red Sea and stated that the IMO were working to facilitate talks on maritime security between relevant parties.[19][20]
In April 2024, at Singapore Maritime Week, Dominguez stated that the IMO was on track to reach its stated goals in reducing greenhouse emissions according to its planned timeline.[21][22] In May 2024, at the 108th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108) Dominguez opened the session and highlighted the ongoing attacks on shipping and the need to protect seafarers.[23]
In September 2024, he spoke at the launch of the DNV Maritime Forecast event at SMM Hamburg.[24] He called on the maritime industry to maintain faith in the IMO as it continues to lead shipping towards requirements for decarbonisation and environmental protection.[24] Also, in September 2024, Arsenio delivered the opening remarks of the 10th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers.[25] He urged that ships not be targeted because of politics as conflict endangers the lives of seafarers, as well as threaten international food security.[25]
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Dominguez enjoys playing tennis and watching horror movies.[26] He states that living near the Panama Canal and the influences of his parents were key factors that encouraged him to seek challenges from a career in the maritime industry.[26]
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