Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the IMO, addressing dignitaries last night at the opening ceremony of the SMM in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Greg Trauthwein.The SMM 2018 opening ceremony at Hamburg's historic City Hall. Photo: Greg TrauthweinKitack Lim, Secretary General of the IMO, addressing dignitaries last night at the opening ceremony of the SMM in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Greg Trauthwein.The SMM 2018 opening ceremony at Hamburg's historic City Hall. Photo: Greg Trauthwein
Last night at a gala in Hamburg's historic city hall, the SMM 2018 was officially opened in a lavish ceremony headlined by Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization. In his speech, Lim touted IMO's landmark work of late in regards to environmental initiatives, while noting that much work still needs to be done. He also singled out initiatives on autonomous shipping, noting that much attention and study is being paid to the emerging trend in terms of technology, legal issue and particularly the cyber security threat. SMM 2018, the world's leading ship technology event, runs through Friday, September 7 in Hamburg, Germany.