Peter van Kluijven is the author of the International Maritime Language Programme - IMLP, which has been adopted by IMO as the standard for Maritime English Teaching & Learning purposes. He is also the author of The Inland Navigation Language Programme, and of the Dutch/English Lexicon Scheepvaart & Transport, and the co-author of the English/Dutch edition of the Standard Marine Communication Phrases.


He is the author of the multi-lingual International Maritime English Dictionary, which covers the translations of Maritime English words and phrases into the 10 key-languages in the maritime- and shipping industry: Filipino, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic (IMD - PART 1), and French, German, Polish, Romanian and Croatian (IMD - PART 2).


He has been a member of The International Maritime Lecturers' Association - IMEC (International Maritime English Conference) and has been involved in organizing the world-wide IMEC Conferences in Asia, Europe and the Arabic continent for more than a decade now.