IMO Assembly met for its 27th Session at IMO headquarters in London on 21–30 November.

European Maritime Safety Agency has carried out audit in Maritime Administration of Latvia regarding directive that regulates delegation of ship inspection and certification duties to recognized organizations.

On 19 October Korean ambassador in Latvia Mr. Eom Seock-Jeong together with 1st secretary of Korean Embassy Mr. Jong-Uk Choi visited Maritime Administration of Latvia to meet Chairman of the Board Mr. Jānis Krastiņš.

Mr. Koji Sekimizu of Japan has been elected as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with effect from 1 January 2012, for an initial term of four years