The Federal Republic of Somalia acceded to fifteen international maritime conventions and legal instruments, according to corroborated reports. The accession is described as the largest and most significant modernization of Somalia's maritime legal framework since independence. Somalia had acceded to only three international maritime conventions since gaining independence in 1960. Somalia possesses the longest coastline on the African mainland and occupies a strategic position along one of the world's most important international shipping routes. According to europesays.com, the Federal Government of Somalia deposited the fifteen instruments with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Minister of Ports and Marine Transport, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jaamac), deposited them at the IMO headquarters in London. Nur was in the United Kingdom to attend the 34th Session of the IMO Council. The Somali Council of Ministers approved the fifteen instruments before their deposit. According to maritimafrica.com, Somalia’s Cabinet approved a maritime transport agreement with the Republic of Türkiye and Somalia’s accession to three major international maritime conventions on 5 February 2026.