CIMAC, the International Council on Combustion Engines, has been granted permission to attend committee meetings at the International Maritime Organization.

Having consultative status at the IMO means CIMAC will be able to contribute in discussions and debates within meetings, such as those of the maritime safety committee and the marine environment protection committee.

The association, founded in Paris in the 1950s but today based in Germany, brings together competing engine makers and propulsion solution providers to work on common standards within marine, power generation and train propulsion.