Talk:International Maritime Organization

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This needs NPOVing. It reads like a US government press release. Secretlondon 21:41, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I agree that this reads like a press release, but whether by the US government or not is irrelevant. The following statement is evident enough: "Of course, the numbers will never be known, but IMO has protected countless lives, saved enormous amounts of money, and prevented numerous environmental disasters over the years." --194.204.104.117 23:10, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I don't know whether or not the USA is really dominant in IMO decisions, though; it seems doubtful to me. Isn't most of the worldwide merchant shipping fleet European and Chinese by ownership, Panamanian and Liberian by flag?Gigacannon 14:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't have the exact numbers, but most of the ships that cross my desk are built in Malaysia, China, Korea, Singapore or Vietnam. The US shipbuilding industry is a footnote and a drop in the bucket in comparision. Most vessels are flagged as Malaysian, Vanautu, Bahamas, Singapore, or other tax-friendly country. US flagged vessels, while there are a few of them- are a very small percentage. Who runs the IMO? I don't know, but if this article is a press release, I doubt very much it is a US government one.--Dj245 00:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)