The World Maritime Day 2024 will take place on 26 September 2024. This year's World Maritime Day theme is "Navigating the future: safety first!". Several initiatives will be held to commemorate the Day, including: 

• WMO-IMO Symposium on Extreme Maritime Weather: The event will focus on `Bridging the Knowledge Gap Towards Safer Shipping’ and will take place on 23-26 September 2024 at IMO Headquarters, London.  

• Lighting up landmarks: IMO Headquarters will be bathed in blue light in the evening of the day to promote this year's theme. IMO invites Member States, intergovernmental organizations in cooperation with IMO, and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO to light up landmarks