2026-2027 IMO Council elected

The IMO Assembly has elected the following Member States to serve on three categories of the IMO Council.

Category (a): 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:

• China

• Greece 

• Italy 

• Japan 

• Liberia 

• Norway

• Panama

• Republic of Korea

• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 

• United States of America

Category (b): 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:  

• Australia

• Brazil

• Canada

• France

• Germany

• India

• Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

• Spain 

• Sweden

• United Arab Emirates

Category (c): 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world:  

• Bahamas

• Belgium

• Chile

• Cyprus

• Egypt

• Finland

• Indonesia

• Jamaica

• Malaysia

• Malta

• Mexico

• Morocco

• Nigeria

• Peru

• Philippines

• Qatar

• Saudi Arabia

• Singapore

• South Africa

• Türkiye

The newly elected Council will meet for its 136th session on 4 December and will elect its Chair and Vice-Chair for the next biennium.