Archive for the ‘Intertanko’ Category
INTERTANKO applauds IMO progress on the Ballast Water Management Convention
In line with the INTERTANKO-led joint proposal last year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to a rescheduling of the International Ballast Water Management Convention implementation dates, which will smooth the installation scheduling for ships installing ballast water management...
May 21st, 2013 | Environment, Intertanko, News | Read More
Safety Data Sheets for Chemical Tankers – an information paper for the industry.
INTERTANKO, the International Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA), the Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI), the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC) have completed a comprehensive information paper on the requirements for Safety Data Sheets (SDS)...
April 4th, 2013 | Intertanko | Read More
Ballast Water Convention on the agenda for INTERTANKO and IMO in Panama
Katharina Stanzel
INTERTANKO was this week invited to speak alongside the IMO Secretariat on the Ballast Water Convention at the 11th Panama Maritime Conference and Exhibition (www.panamamaritimeconference.com).During her presentation on ‘Financial and Technical Impacts of the Convention on Shipping’,...
March 1st, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Environment, Intertanko | Read More
INTERTANKO endorses BIMCO’s GUARDCON
INTERTANKO’s Documentary Committee provided valuable input to the work done by BIMCO on a standard contract for Private Armed Guards (GUARDCON). The Committee much appreciated the opportunity to comment on the early GUARDCON drafts and has been watching the development and use of GUARDCON with interest.
GUARDCON...
October 10th, 2012 | BIMCO, Intertanko, Piracy and Terrorism | Read More
Record numbers ensure INTERTANKO Seafarers’ Vetting Seminar is a resounding success
Delegates taking their seats ahead of the seminar © INTERTANKO
Over 1,300 seafaring officers and crew attended INTERTANKO’s Seafarers’ Vetting Seminar held last week at the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy in Laguna in the Philippines. The packed auditorium demonstrated the need and the desire for up-to-date...
October 9th, 2012 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Intertanko, Maritime Education and Training | Read More
Katharina Stanzel MD of INTERTANKO from 1 July
Katharina Stanzel takes over as INTERTANKO’s new Managing Director on 1 July – the fifth Managing Director since the Association started out in 1970. She joined INTERTANKO in 2010 as Deputy Managing Director, coming from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) where she was...
June 29th, 2012 | Intertanko | Read More
Katharina Stanzel steps up as INTERTANKO’s Managing Director
New MD and five years strategic plan herald new era for INTERTANKO
INTERTANKO’s Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of its current Deputy Managing Director, Katharina Stanzel, as Managing Director of INTERTANKO effective 1st July 2012. The Council noted with pleasure that Joe Angelo will...
May 11th, 2012 | Intertanko, WISTA - Women in Shipping | Read More
Round Table associations believe the timing is not right for an MBM
As it issues its latest position paper on greenhouse gases from ships and market-based measures (attached below), the Round Table of international shipping associations (RT) is of the view that Market Based Measures (MBMs) are not justified at this particular time.
The RT fully supports the adoption...
February 22nd, 2012 | BIMCO, IACS, Intercargo, Intertanko | Read More
Round Table associations recommend against the application of EEDI to existing ships
The Round Table of international shipping associations (RT) supports the adoption of the new energy efficiency regulations for ships by the IMO in July 2011, which demonstrated the effective role of IMO in regulating worldwide shipping CO2 emissions. The measures include the Energy Efficiency Design...
February 22nd, 2012 | BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko | Read More
