International Marine Organizations Meet in Berlin

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), and the International Federation of Boat Show Organizers (IFBSO), held their annual joint congress in Berlin, Germany, with the International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI) organizing and hosting the event.

The first joint session for ICOMIA and IFBSO members featured speakers from IMCI, the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Several days of meetings, presentations and workshops followed. IMCI held an Executive Committee meeting and an Inspectors meeting in Berlin during the same time as the joint congress. The event closed with a gala dinner to celebrate the 25th anniversary of IMCI.

Uli Heinemann, CEO of IMCI, said in his commemorative speech: “Since 1993, IMCI, as a Notified Body under the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD), has certified more than 10,200 types of craft, built by more than 2,100 boat manufacturers. Over 550 component manufacturers have received more than 8,800 certificates for a wide variety of marine products. The certificates were sent to clients in 74 countries. Besides that since 2005, more than 50 marinas have been certified based on a standard developed in-house, which became the basis for ISO 13687 series and ISO 21406.”

The next ICOMIA/IFBSO Congress will take place from June 4 to 7 in Split, Croatia, and will be hosted by the Croatian Boating Industry Association.