The Head of ADOMS elected as the Chair of IMO Technical.
Dwight Gardiner, an Ambassador and Director/Registrar-General of the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping, has been elected as the Chairman of the Technical Cooperation Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
With over 35 years of experience in the maritime sector of Antigua and Barbuda, Gardiner has held multiple positions, including Maritime Advisor to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, Vice Chairman of the Caribbean MOU on Port State Control, and Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the IMO.
His election as Chairman took place during the IMO’s Technical Cooperation Committee for its 73rd session from October 16-19.
Gardiner is also an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with special representative responsibility for the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds), and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
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