International Maritime Organization

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intergovernmental organization specialized agency of the United Nations

The International Maritime Organization is a United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating international shipping, including safety, environmental standards, and maritime security.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
International Maritime Organization canonical	175
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization	3
International Maritime Consultative Organization	1
International Maritime Organization (for maritime cargo security standards)	1
Organización Marítima Internacional	1
United Nations (through IMO)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Maritime Organization
Context triple: [United Nations, hasSpecializedAgency, International Maritime Organization]

A. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
B. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
C. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
D. Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes political cooperation, democracy, human rights, and security among countries in the Americas.
E. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Maritime Organization
Target entity description: The International Maritime Organization is a United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating international shipping, including safety, environmental standards, and maritime security.

A. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
B. World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an international body that regulates global trade rules between nations, aiming to ensure trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely.
C. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
D. Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes political cooperation, democracy, human rights, and security among countries in the Americas.
E. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ specialized agency of the United Nations ⓘ
abbreviation	IMO ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1959 ⓘ
coordinates	51.495°N 0.127°W ⓘ
fieldOfWork	marine environmental protection ⓘ maritime law ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ maritime security ⓘ seafarers’ standards ⓘ shipping regulation ⓘ
formerName	International Maritime Organization self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
founded	1948 ⓘ
foundedBy	United Nations ⓘ
governingBody	IMO Assembly ⓘ IMO Council ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	international shipping ⓘ
hasLogo	Emblem of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London United Kingdom ⓘ
leaderTitle	Secretary-General ⓘ
legalForm	treaty-based organization ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	UTC±00:00 ⓘ
mainRegulatoryInstrument	ISM Code ⓘ International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ⓘ International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ⓘ International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: MARPOL Convention International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ surface form: SOLAS Convention International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ⓘ surface form: STCW Convention
memberOf	United Nations Development Group ⓘ surface form: United Nations development system
numberOfMemberStates	more than 170 ⓘ
officialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
purpose	to create a fair and effective regulatory framework for international shipping ⓘ to promote safe, secure, environmentally sound, efficient and sustainable shipping ⓘ
shortName	IMCO ⓘ
subsidiaryBody	Facilitation Committee ⓘ Legal Committee ⓘ Marine Environment Protection Committee ⓘ Maritime Safety Committee ⓘ Technical Cooperation Committee ⓘ
website	https://www.imo.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (182)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations → hasSpecializedAgency → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Civil Aviation Organization → coordinatesWith → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Maritime Organization → formerName → International Maritime Organization self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization

IMO → standsFor → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMCO → fullName → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization

IMCO → acronymFor → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization

IMCO → predecessorOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMCO → alsoKnownAs → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Maritime Consultative Organization

IMCO → reorganizedAs → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMCO → successor → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMCO → replacedBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Legal Committee → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

subject surface form: Legal Committee (International Maritime Organization)

Legal Committee → parentOrganization → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

subject surface form: Legal Committee (International Maritime Organization)

Technical Cooperation Committee → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Technical Cooperation Committee → hasParentOrganization → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Technical Cooperation Committee → usesWorkingLanguagesOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Facilitation Committee → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Facilitation Committee → parentOrganization → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea → administeredBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea → relatedTo → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

World Customs Organization → cooperatesWith → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMO Assembly → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMO Assembly → organizedBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code → adoptedBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

ISM Code → adoptedBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMO Council → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMO Council → hasParentOrganization → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

IMO Council → isExecutiveBodyOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships → adoptedBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships → monitoredBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

World Meteorological Congress → cooperatesWith → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Maritime Safety Committee → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Maritime Safety Committee → parentOrganization → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Marine Environment Protection Committee → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Marine Environment Protection Committee → parentOrganization → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers → adoptedBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers → administeredBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Gulf of Guinea → monitoredBy → International Maritime Organization ⓘ

Secretary-General → partOf → International Maritime Organization ⓘ