They are Andreas Chrysostomou (Cyprus), Vitaly Klyuev (Russian Federation), Ki-tack Lim (Republic of Korea), Maximo Q. Mejia Jr. (Philippines), Andreas Nordseth (Denmark) and Juvenal Shiundu (Kenya).
The election for the post will be held at the 114th session of the 40-member IMO Council, which meets June 29 to July 3. The council's decision will be submitted to the IMO Assembly for approval during its 29th session, Nov. 23 to Dec. 2.
Secretary-general Koji Sekimizu ends his four-year term on Dec. 31.