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STORY: NICE / UNOC3 IMO SHIPPING INTERVIEW
TRT: 04:39
SOURCE: UNIFEED / IMO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: PLEASE SEE SHOTLIST FOR DETAILS
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
1. Med shot, UNOC3 venue
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“The ocean is facing several threats, not only from the shipping side, but globally, from overfishing and, of course, the global population. We are putting stress on the resources of the ocean. From the shipping sides, one of the key areas that we're regulating is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with the objective to phase them out by around 2050.”
IMO FILE - 5 NOVEMBER 2024, SINGAPORE
3. Wide shot, boat, see
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“The new topics that are coming for the organization like underwater radiated noise and because we know the negative impact that shipping has in the flora and fauna of the ocean even though we are also the main users that's why we're taking this very seriously. So, our part is to contribute reducing all the negative effects that shipping has on the ocean particularly because over 80 percent of goods are transported by ships. And we need the oceans to continue to supply those needed goods to everyone on this planet.”
IMO FILE - 24 September 2024, Bergen, Norway
5. Close up, sea vomit in Bergen (Aquatic Invasive Species)
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“Biofouling is quite serious within the shipping industry, but it's the main reason why we've been taking actions against and to improve the efficiency of shipping when it comes to this topic. We have adopted guidelines, and those guidelines are not just about the reduction in the operational waste in using new technologies to reduce biofouling, but also the way that we dispose after the cleaning of the hulls of the ship.”
IMO FILE - 20 SEPTEMBER 2024, BERGEN, NORWAY
7. Close up, sea vomit (Aquatic Invasive Species) dripping down from colonies
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“Reducing biofouling increases the efficiency of the ships because it's reducing the emissions of noise by up to 40 percent, as well as decreases resistance from the ships, which means that we emit less greenhouse gas emissions. Biofouling is being considered as one of the causes for around 50 percent of endangered species because they do affect ecosystems, pristine ecosystems.”
IMO FILE - 20 SEPTEMBER 2024, BERGEN, NORWAY
9. Close up, sea vomit (Aquatic Invasive Species) dripping down from colonies
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“We have introduced voluntary measures and guidance in order to reduce the noise pollution emanating from ships. And we now have an action plan to develop mandatory mechanisms learning from this. It has a very negative effect on the flora and fauna, and of course, affect particularly marine mammals as well, which can be affected and disorientated by the noise that comes from the operations from the ships.”
IMO FILE - 5 NOVEMBER 2024, SINGAPORE
11. Wide shot, boat, see
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“Shipping every year continues to enhance its energy efficiency, its safety records, and its green credentials. But we have to be realistic. There's more work to be done. We are an ally to sustainability, to decarbonization, to enhance safety and protection of the environment, and in particular the ocean. But we also recognize that we are polluters.”
IMO FILE - 21 SEPTEMBER 2024, LAGOA, ALGARVE
13. Close up shot, underwater
11 JUNE 2025, NICE, FRANCE
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“We have been regulating shipping for over seven decades and we don't stop here. We learned from our experience, we learn from the science, and we also learned from the experience, the practical aspects that we see day in day out on a sector that provides for over 80 percent to the global population. So, this is why we are an ally. I just need to remind everyone of that fact, we are not against this, We are on board.”
15. Wide shot, UNOC3 venue
16.SOUNDBITE (English) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO):
“The main message I have for all participants in the Third United Nations Ocean Conference is that this is the moment to focus on tangible results. We have already made agreements and committed to actions, but what we need now is to look for the results — to see what we have done and what we still need to do. It is the only way for the ocean to thank us for the work we do to preserve it.”
17. Wide shot, UNOC3 venue
International Maritime Organization (IMO) chief said, “This is the time to focus on tangible results.”
In an UNifeed interview in occasion of the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, Arsenio Dominguez, IMO Secretary-General, said, “The ocean is facing several threats, not only from the shipping side, but globally, from overfishing and, of course, the global population. We are putting stress on the resources of the ocean. From the shipping sides, one of the key areas that we're regulating is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with the objective to phase them out by around 2050.”
He continued, “The new topics that are coming for the organization like underwater radiated noise and because we know the negative impact that shipping has in the flora and fauna of the ocean even though we are also the main users that's why we're taking this very seriously. So, our part is to contribute reducing all the negative effects that shipping has on the ocean particularly because over 80 percent of goods are transported by ships. And we need the oceans to continue to supply those needed goods to everyone on this planet.”
He said, “Biofouling is quite serious within the shipping industry, but it's the main reason why we've been taking actions against and to improve the efficiency of shipping when it comes to this topic. We have adopted guidelines, and those guidelines are not just about the reduction in the operational waste in using new technologies to reduce biofouling, but also the way that we dispose after the cleaning of the hulls of the ship.”
He explained, “Reducing biofouling increases the efficiency of the ships because it's reducing the emissions of noise by up to 40 percent, as well as decreases resistance from the ships, which means that we emit less greenhouse gas emissions. Biofouling is being considered as one of the causes for around 50 percent of endangered species because they do affect ecosystems, pristine ecosystems.”
He also said, We have introduced voluntary measures and guidance in order to reduce the noise pollution emanating from ships. And we now have an action plan to develop mandatory mechanisms learning from this. It has a very negative effect on the flora and fauna, and of course, affect particularly marine mammals as well, which can be affected and disorientated by the noise that comes from the operations from the ships.”
IMO chief said, “Shipping every year continues to enhance its energy efficiency, its safety records, and its green credentials. But we have to be realistic. There's more work to be done. We are an ally to sustainability, to decarbonization, to enhance safety and protection of the environment, and in particular the ocean. But we also recognize that we are polluters.”
He stressed, “We have been regulating shipping for over seven decades and we don't stop here. We learned from our experience, we learn from the science, and we also learned from the experience, the practical aspects that we see day in day out on a sector that provides for over 80 percent to the global population. So, this is why we are an ally. I just need to remind everyone of that fact, we are not against this, we are on board.”
He concluded, “The main message I have for all participants in the Third United Nations Ocean Conference is that this is the moment to focus on tangible results. We have already made agreements and committed to actions, but what we need now is to look for the results — to see what we have done and what we still need to do. It is the only way for the ocean to thank us for the work we do to preserve it.
