The IMO Council has decided to live-stream its plenary meetings and make its documents accessible to the public, in a bid to boost transparency in the Organization. Meeting in London from 8 to 12 July for its 132nd session, the Council took a series of decisions to modernize its approach and operations. These include:• Live-streaming plenary sessions of Council • Releasing Council documents and summaries of decisions to the public • Permanently establishing hybrid capabilities to enable for virtual and in-person participation in meetings • Enhancing multilingualism through a Strategic Framework for Multilingualism (....)