{"id":43847,"date":"2025-09-25T10:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/world-maritime-day"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:43:25","slug":"world-maritime-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/world-maritime-day","title":{"rendered":"World Maritime Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>\u2018Our Ocean, Our Obligation, and Our Opportunity\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Today, September 25, Seychelles joins the rest of the world to mark World Maritime Day. This year\u2019s theme is \u2018Our Ocean, Our Obligation, and Our Opportunity\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The day was created by the United Nations (UN) through the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and is set aside to celebrate the achievements of the maritime industry within the context of bettering the world economy. The first World Maritime Day was celebrated in 1978, and at the time the IMO had only 21 members. To date, this has increased to 167 members and three associate members.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43845 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/sites\/30\/2025\/09\/sm_1758791716.164105.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/sites\/30\/2025\/09\/sm_1758791716.164105.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/sites\/30\/2025\/09\/sm_1758791716.164105-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/sites\/30\/2025\/09\/sm_1758791716.164105-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Seychelles<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. \u2018Our Ocean, Our Obligation, and Our Opportunity\u2019 Today, September 25, Seychelles joins the rest of the world to mark World Maritime Day. 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