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Foreword by former Chairman Jørgen Jahre
THE INTERNATIONAL TANKER OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 1934-1970
NEW LIFE - JAN HUDIG 1970-1973
THE OIL WORLD IN TURMOIL - JØRGEN JAHRE 1973-1976
CLEANER SEAS - ERLING DEKKE NÆSS 1976-1979
CONFRONTING SHIPPING PROTECTIONISM - SIR YUE-KONG PAO 1979-1982
SCRAP TO SURVIVE - CARL RENTZ-PETERSEN 1982-1984
TANKERS AT WAR - JAMES H. RAND 1984-1987
PEACE IN THE GULF - BASIL PH. PAPACHRISTIDIS 1987-1989
EXXON VALDEZ CHANGES THE WORLD - SEIGO (SHIGEYUKI) SUZUKI 1989-1992
CAN TANKERS BE GREEN? - ANDREAS K.L. UGLAND 1992-1994
CONSENSUS BUILDING - MILES A. KULUKUNDIS 1994-1996
Articles of Association
Organisation
Mission Statement
The Round Table
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Year 1996
Washington State prevails against INTERTANKO challenge
INTERTANKO vs the State of Washington
INTERTANKO’s first twenty-five years encapsulated in new book
INTERTANKO reflects on busy year, prepares work programme for 1997
Year 1997
INTERTANKO Leads International Calls for Fair and Open Trial for Nissos Amorgos Master
Tanker Industry Acknowledges Consensus at INTERTANKO London Tanker Event
Executive Committee Statement on Priorities of IACS
Vessel Response Plans: Forging Better Plans Through Industry/Government Co-operation
INTERTANKO Applaudes Coast Guard Under-Keel Clearance Regulations
Accidental Pollution - Attention to the real causes of accidents
INTERTANKO holds second meeting of new Asian Regional Panel
INTERTANKO WELCOMES RELEASE OF MASTER OF NISSOS AMORGOS BY VENEZUELA
INTERTANKO Publication Disbursements for Tankers 1997 now available
INTERTANKO STRONGLY CRITISISES THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF MASTER OF NISSOS AMORGOS BY VENEZUELA
INAUGURAL MEETING OF INTERTANKO’S NORTH AMERICAN PANEL TOOK PLACE IN WASHINGTON DC ON 29/30 JULY
4250 bunker short deliveries during June 1997
Strengthening of INTERTANKO’s Legal & Documentary Section
ISM Code compliance - INTERTANKO’s Members on target
Greek Tanker Owners Launch Hellenic INTERTANKO Tanker Forum
INTERTANKO Athens Tanker Event plays host to largest-ever tanker shipping gathering
INTERTANKO plans busy week in Singapore
INTERTANKO members purchase more than one third of the world's bunker fuels
INTERTANKO Praises Position of U.S. Government in Tanker Litigation
INTERTANKO Welcomes Involvement of the United States Federal Government in the Washington State Legal Challenge
LAKE MARACAIBO GROUNDINGS Detention of tanker unnecessary and unacceptable says INTERTANKO
Revised SIRE Announcement
LAKE MARACAIBO GROUNDINGS Local authorities must be accountable, says INTERTANKO
Daniel Yergin to speak at INTERTANKO Athens Tanker Event.
Intertanko calls on USA to back uniform safety measures, supports US Coast Guard
ABS joins INTERTANKO in fight against bunker short deliveries
INTERTANKO’s Short Sea Tanker Group to press for recognition of advantages of sea transport
INTERTANKO Executive Committee Meets in Tokyo
INTERTANKO TO HOLD FIRST ASIA PANEL MEETING
MORE THAN $90 MILLION COULD BE LOST IN BUNKER SHORT DELIVERIES
Year 1998
INTERTANKO Hellenic Forum's 4th Meeting Caps Busy Year For Tanker Association
A Tale Of Eight Jetties: The Search For Adequate European Reception Facilities
INTERTANKO celebrates its own second millennium ahead of time-
MPA holds joint discussions with INTERTANKO
INTERTANKO Commits Full Support To The European Commission's Quality Shipping Campaign
Kinnock hails tanker owners
Fourth INTERTANKO Asian Regional Panel Meeting Held In Tokyo
An accessible and reliable Tanker Index will benefit the industry
INTERTANKO will continue to be concerned with navigational and safety issues as well as masters' fates, Worldwide
Full INTERTANKO Membership Achieves ISM Code Compliance
INTERTANKO welcomes court decision striking down efforts to require modifications to tank vessel equipment and design
INTERTANKO to focus on ships masters' trial in Singapore next week
INTERTANKO moved office - click here for our new address
Tanker Industry Prepares to Discuss Key Issues at INTERTANKO Singapore Tanker Event
INTERTANKO Reaffirms ISM Commitment
Year 1999
INTERTANKO Tankers Represent Only 1% of Ships Detained
Industry Association Chairmen Meet
Y2K Clauses - The Dangers of Promising too Much
INTERTANKO Pleased with US Supreme Court Action Directing Review of Washington State Tanker Regulations
INTERTANKO Welcomes Special Area Status for North West European Waters under MARPOL
Industry Association Chairmen Meet
Unlawful detention of tanker captains and crews, vigorously opposed by INTERTANKO
US transportation secretary Rodney Slater applauds tanker owners' contribution to maritime safety at INTERTANKO Houston tanker event
Asian regional office plans for a busy year in 1999
INTERTANKO inaugurates Singapore office, holds fifth Asian regional panel meeting
Harbor Safety Committees for the 21st Century National Conference
Year 2000
Peter Swift new INTERTANKO Managing Director
POSSIBLE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE IEVOLI SUN ON THE EU PROCESSES
CHEMICAL TANKER SINKS IN THE CHANNEL ISLES
INTERTANKO CALLS FOR REASONED AND PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO IMO DISCUSSIONS ON SINGLE HULL TANKER PHASE-OUTS
Executive Committee and Council Meetings
Oslo, 27-28 September 2000
Press Briefing
WHEN WILL THE UN ACT?
Bob Bishop moves from INTERTANKO to Acomarit
UNLAWFUL DETENTIONS OF TANKER CAPTAINS AND CREWS ULTIMATELY A THREAT TO OIL SUPPLY
DAGFINN LUNDE LEAVES INTERTANKO AND RESUMES CAREER WITHIN INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERTANKO APPLAUDS WASHINGTON STATE DECISION TO REPEAL TANKER RULES
INTERTANKO INFORMS EQUASIS THAT ‘RUSTBUCKET OF THE MONTH’ IS NOT PART OF ITS MEMBERSHIP FLEET
INTERTANKO CALLS ON MIDDLE EAST GOVERNMENTS AND OIL COMPANIES TO PROMOTE QUALITY SHIPPING, CLEAN SEAS
US may cut port fees for owners of quality ships
INTERTANKO urges IACS to investigate the Erika accident
US SUPREME COURT SUPPORTS INTERTANKO IN WASHINGTON STATE CASE
Year 2001
INDUSTRY CALLS FOR SENSIBLE PHASE-OUT OF TBT PAINTS
STATEMENT BY THE ROUND TABLE GROUP
SHIPOWNERS LIAISE WITH PORT REPRESENTATIVES
MAJOR SHIPOWNER ORGANISATIONS URGE THE FMC TO OUTLAW EXCLUSIVE TUG ARRANGEMENTS ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
SHIPPING INDUSTRY LAUNCHES SHIP RECYCLING CODE
Report from INTERTANKO's Council Meeting in Sydney - 25 April 2001
INTERTANKO supports the Australian Marine Environment Protection Association (AUSMEPA) with a national poster competition
Year 2002
Round Table letter to the President of the European Union
The members of INTERTANKO support Bahamas call
INTERTANKO calls for immediate release of the Prestige Captain
INTERTANKO supports Malta and the Bahamas
INTERTANKO deeply concerned with Spanish decree
The shipping industry deplores and condemns unilateral action
INTERTANKO expresses concern over deteriorating situation in Venezuela
INTERTANKO launches Environmental Challenge to enhance shipping’s role in environmental protection
E’arrivato il momento di un riconoscimento globale di luoghi di rifugio
INTERTANKO acoge favorablemente la Resolución del Parlamento Europeo que solicita la investigación completa del incidente del Prestige
Ha llegado el momento del reconocimiento internacional de lugares de refugio
避難海域の必要性について 世界的な認識を行う時
INTERTANKO accueille positivement la Résolution du Parlement Européen requérant une importante enquête sur le naufrage du Prestige
INTERTANKO welcomes European Parliament Resolution calling for a full investigation of the Prestige incident
Time has come for global recognition for places of refuge
Prestige incident
Shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies in tripartite dialogue
SPAIN BANS SINGLE HULL TANKERS
QUESTIONS THAT PLAGUE THE QUEST FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY STILL NEED TO BE ANSWERED
INTERTANKO RE-ORGANISES REGIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
INTERTANKO Athens Tanker Chartering Seminar – Record Attendance
TIME HAS COME FOR GLOBAL RECOGNITION
INTERTANKO APPLAUDS U.S. PROGRESS TOWARD RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR POLLUTION ACCORDS
Rotterdam Tanker Event 2002
HALF-DAY MEDIA AWARENESS WORKSHOPS IN STAMFORD, LONDON AND HONG KONG, CHINA
INTERTANKO sets up Latin American Panel
‘A Century of Tankers’ The Tanker Story
Year 2003
INTERTANKO tonnage study gauges effect on tanker fleet of MARPOL Annex II cargo reclassification
Shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies in tripartite dialogue "towards a quality and rational industry”
INTERTANKO’s position on sulphur fuel
INTERTANKO’s Council meets in London
INTERTANKO-Intercargo Synergy - Formation of joint secretariat
INTERTANKO-Intercargo Synergy - Formation of joint secretariat
Tanker Specification Awareness Guide now available
The Round Table of international maritime associations comments on: EU proposals to amend Annex I of MARPOL 73/78
The Round Table of international maritime associations says it is time for the EU Commission and its Members States to deliver in respect of concrete measures on places of refuge
The shipping industry welcomes IACS common structural rules
INTERTANKO strengthens its presence for chemical tanker owners
INTERTANKO -Intercargo - formation of joint secratariat
INTERTANKO applauds US progress toward ratification of MARPOL Annex VI
INTERTANKO welcomes agreement on third tier supplementary fund at IMO Diplomatic Conference, further enhancing protection of oil pollution victims
Report from IMO Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases 8th Session
INTERTANKO welcomes IMO initiative to lead in post-Prestige regulatory changes
The release of Captain Mangouras - Master of m/v 'Prestige'
Year 2004
INTERTANKO launches its revised Questionnaire 88
Shipping industry’s security preparations keep world trade moving
Ballast water treatment technology wins INTERTANKO’s Environmental Challenge
Ballast water treatment technology wins INTERTANKO’s Environmental Challenge
INTERTANKO welcomes its new Chairman
INTERTANKO Terminal Vetting Database enhanced and expanded
INTERTANKO tonnage study gauges effect on tanker fleet of MARPOL Annex II cargo reclassification
INTERTANKO AND PARIS MoU DISCUSS THE INTEGRITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PORT STATE CONTROL WORLDWIDE
Year 2005
INTERTANKO fleet growth announced at Council meeting
Communications and PR Committee holds workshop on internal marketing of INTERTANKO
New leadership team for INTERTANKO’s Hellenic Forum
Quality standards on the agenda for shipping industry Tripartite Dialogue
INTERTANKO, as part of shipping industry coalition, files remedy brief in California water ballast case
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds Assembly (17-21 October 2005)
Maritime safety and security – what lies ahead?
Responsibility & Continuous Improvement
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING - CARRIER OF WORLD TRADE
Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Shipowners challenge Malacca Strait war risk zone
Poseidon Challenge
INTERTANKO Singapore Tanker Event 2006
INTERTANKO press release for Nor-Shipping 2005
INTERTANKO welcomes Common Structural Rules
INTERTANKO launches the Bunker Emission Clause for Time Charters
Communications and PR Committee (CPR) meet in Athens this week
INTERTANKO supports timely introduction of new Common Structural Rules for Tankers
INTERTANKO statement on criminal sanctions for ship-sourced pollution
Athens Tanker Event: Elections and new members and associate members
INTERTANKO and industry alliance petition to join USCG complaint against Massachusetts oil spill act
INTERTANKO recruits former U.S. Coastguard executive Joe Angelo
Year 2006
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING - CARRIER OF WORLD TRADE
Shipowners, Shipbuilders and Class gather in Seoul for sixth Tripartite Dialogue
New Poseidon Challenge Publication launched in Greece
Decision of US District Court welcomed by INTERTANKO
EU Ship Source Pollution Directive - High Court Ruling
INTERTANKO Council launches human element initiative at Singapore Tanker Event
INTERTANKO/INTERCARGO & the Danish Maritime Authority join forces on pilotage
INTERTANKO & others v. The Secretary of State for the Department for Transport
Year 2007
Advocate General’s opinion in the proceedings before the European Court of Justice reviewing of the validity of EU Ship Source Pollution Directive
Real-time port/terminal information for tanker operators
Tanker Shipping: energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly
A comprehensive strategy for the reduction of air pollution from ships
INTERTANKO and Warsash Maritime Academy cooperate on tanker officer training
A comprehensive strategy for the reduction of air pollution from ships.
Poseidon Challenge Award
INTERTANKO praises swift action by IMO Secretary General
INTERTANKO takes new Chairman's vision to South East Asia
INTERTANKO's new Chairman set out his vision for INTERTANKO
Year 2008
RT Chairmen take action on key shipping issues
Piracy prompts tanker diversions
INTERTANKO launches version 3 of its questionnaire Q88
OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENTS ON CRIMINAL ACTS OF PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN
PIRATES IN SOMALIA THREATEN LIVES OF SEAFARERS AND THE SECURITY OF WORLD TRADE
Industry coalition statement on ECJ ruling on EU SSP Directive
Message of support from Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization
Fruitful and successful INTERTANKO meetings in Istanbul
First Poseidon Challenge Award presented to IACS
INTERTANKO statement on Takayama
INTERTANKO launches Tanker Officer Training Standards initiative
Why the regulators should mandate global use of MDO
Year 2009
INTERTANKO calls for action on piracy off West Africa
INTERTANKO releases Tanker Energy Management Guide to reduce GHG emissions from shipping
INTERTANKO builds on IMO process with policy statement on GHG emissions from shipping
New Chairman for INTERTANKO
Best Management Practices re piracy in GoA andoff Somalia - Version 2
INTERTANKO provides model piracy clauses
INTERTANKO's welcome at release of Hebei Two tinged with disappointment at failure to exonerate
INTERTANKO encourages IMO to set target levels to reduce GHG emissions
Seatrade Award for INTERTANKO's TOTS initiative
INTERTANKO disappointment at Korean Court verdict on Hebei Spirit
TOTS from INTERTANKO now e-TOTS from Seagull
INTERTANKO - leading the way, making a difference
INTERTANKO and ITF hold Young Seafarers' Focus Group Workshop
INTERTANKO pushes for simplification of IG regulations
Protecting ships against armed pirates – INTERTANKO position
Year 2010
INTERTANKO nominates a successor to Peter Swift
Marine Training Centre (MTC) Hamburg certified for TOTS Simulator Courses
INTERTANKO, IMPA and APA sign historic agreements to enhance tanker safety
INTERTANKO calls for prosecution of Bow Saga pirates
INTERTANKO hails another milestone as Somali pirates sentenced to ten years imprisonment in Seychelles
INTERTANKO applauds first European jail sentences for Somali pirates
INTERTANKO calls for more aggressive approach to tabkle the scourge of Somali piracy
Trieste fines move threatens ship and port safety.
INTERTANKO's Terminal Vetting Database broadens its access
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Issues
Air emission/Annex VI
Historical Overview
Current MARPOL Annex VI Regs (valid up to 30 June 2010)
MARPOL Annex VI as amended (enters into force 1 July 2010)
Amended MARPOL Annex VI and NOx Technical File
Associated IMO Guidelines
INTERTANKO Guidelines
VOC Manual Guidance
NMVOC Management Plan - FAQs for Training
Bunkering
VOCON
Best Practices
Implementation Policies - Parties to MARPOL Annex VI
USCG
Regional Developments
EU Sulphur Directive
US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
California - CARB
Other Industry Guides on MARPOL Annex VI
Use of low sulphur fuel
Air emission/GHGs
GHG Emission Reduction Options - Members' Input
Virtual Arrival
INTERTANKO Spreadsheet for EEDI Formula
Outline of possible regulatory developments
Historical Overview
Bunkers
Bunker non-compliance - IMO reports
Avoiding bad bunkers
IMO bunker sampling guidelines
Hydrogen sulphide in bunkers and crude oil
Bunker Deviation Clause
Protection of bunker tanks
Bunker alerts
Chemical
AMSA revised Chemical Response Plan
Best management practices for the control and reduction of “inadvertent” cargo vapour emissions from tankers
Carbon monoxide levels during tank entry with coconut and veg oils
CDI
CDI - Marine Inspection - inspection requests
Chemical Contact Bulletins
Chemical Tanker brochure
Chemical Tanker Review
Damage Stability Verification of Oil, Chemical and Gas Tankers - joint submission update
Easy chemicals freight rates
EU acceptable previous cargo list
HNS Protocol 2010 adopted at IMO
IMO updates
Inert Gas debate & INTERTANKO Position
MARPOL Annex II The Revisions
3000 m3 Issue under 4.1.3
BLG 11 - IMO Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards (ESPH) meets during BLG 11
The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code), 2007 Edition
INTERTANKO MARPOL Annex II A Practical Guide
MARPOL Annex II Reception Survey Report
P&A Manual Templates
Evaluation of new products
Products omitted from the Revised IBC Code
Biofuels – an update
U.S. Coast Guard issues NVIC on MARPOL Annex II implementation
MEPC.2/Circ.15 - Provisional Categorisation of Liquid Substances
Pyrolysis Gasoline
US Coast Guard Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee
Revised IBC Code & MARPOL Annex II
OPRC-HNS Protocol
Re-evaluation of cleaning chemical additives for cleaning cargo tanks
Request for Line Draining Information (Survey)
Environment
Clarifying China’s marine pollution regulations effective from 1 March 2010
Seventh annual shipping industry Tripartite meeting in Beijing
IMO acts on marine noise pollution and ship strikes on whales
Whale and Cetacean Conservation
USCG
USCG – new oil pollution limits on liability
USCG Oil Spill Database
Environmental Awareness
Sewage Regulations
VECS (Vapour Emission Control Systems)
Environmental Projects
GloBallast
ROPME & MEMAC
MARTOB
Environmental Organisations
Sea Alarm Foundation
Environmental Bulletins
IMO Meeting Papers
North American Issues
U.S. NOAA – East Coast right whale speed restrictions
Updates on the U.S. EPA NPDES discharge requirements
Right Whale protection measures require mandatory slow steaming on U.S. East Coast
US Reception Facilities Reporting Format
Average Most Probable Discharge (AMPD)
Ballast Water Management
Pollution Prevention
SMPEP & SOPEP
LOF 2000 (SCOPIC)
Oil Spill Response Organisations
ITOPF Country Profiles
SOPEP-National Contacts
Air Emission
Best Management Practices for the control and reduction of “inadvertent” cargo vapour emissions from tankers
Vapour Emission Control Systems Standards
EU Amendments to Directive 1999/32 - Sulphur Emissions
Emission Trading
Regional developments
MARPOL Annex VI
Impact of Low Sulphur fuel on Marine engines
Antifouling paints
Paint Database
IMO Legislation
Reception Facilities
Reporting of inadequate reception facilities: Why and How
United States Reporting Format
Industry Reception Facilities Forum
Inadequacy Feedback and Reports
Ballast water
Ballast Water Treatment Technology
Ballast Water Legislation
Klaipeda, Butinge Oil Terminal
USA
Ukraine
Georgia
Novorossiysk
Peru
Panama
Israel
Chile
Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
New Zealand
Australia
Victoria, Australia
Canada
Brazil
Ballast Water Guidelines
Human Element
"Error Tolerance"
Rescue at Sea
Update on ongoing revision process for STCW Convention and Code
Seafarer Welfare
ILO 180 MSC 2006 Guidance Book Hours of Work & Rest
IMO Stowaway Focal Point
IMO GUIDELINES - Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident
Best Practice - Cadet Berths
Human Element Contact Bulletins
Alert!
Fatigue
Ship's Manning and IMO
Insurance
Bunkers Convention
HNS Convention
Oil Spill Liability and Compensation
IOPC Funds Working Group meeting 14-16 March 2007
IOPC's new intersessional Working Group
Review of the International Compensation Regime - joint submission by ICS and INTERTANKO
IOPC Fund Third Intersessional Working Group - May 2002
IOPC Funds Assembly 16-19 October 2001
IOPC Fund – CLC/FC revision talks continue - interest in industry proposals
IMO Diplomatic Conference, further enhancing protection of oil pollution victims
IOPC - Important Oil Spill Liability Discussions at the IOPC Fund Working Group 3-7 February 2003.
IOPC Funds Working Group meeting – March 2005
IOPC Fund Assembly October 2005
IOPC Fund Working Group to continue deliberations on possible revision of CLC & FC Regime
Overview of the 1992 CLC & Fund Regime
Useful links
War Risk Cover
Joint War Risk Committee meets INTERTANKO and ICS on 22 March 2007
INTERTANKO and ICS meet with representatives of the Joint War Committee of the London market
Joint War Committee revises list of areas of perceived enhanced risk
Shelltime 4, Clause 34 - Recovery of additional war risk premiums
Report from Meeting with Underwriters 29 January 2002
Report from Meeting with Underwriters 25 September 2001
INTERTANKO and ICS Position Paper
VOYWAR 1993
CONWARTIME 1993
Joint War Committee (JWC)
Report from Meeting with Underwriters 25 April 2002
Report from Meeting with Underwriters 13 November 2001
Wreck Removal Convention
Legal and Documentary
Anti-trust/Competition Law
Briefing note from Watson Farley & Williams updated January 2007
INTERTANKO Workshop on Competition Law - 15.11.06
Case Summaries
Achilleas – House of Lords gives certainty on damages for late redelivery
Acina - Shelltime 4
Afrapearl – Court of Appeal reverses first instance decision
'Alaska' - New York Arbitration
'Alsternstern' - The more hazardous the cargo, the more difficult to show seaworthiness
Ambor/Once (the) - time charter - last voyage - Shelltime 4, Clause 19 considered
Aniara - Charterers may cancel if tendering improper
Archimidis – decision of the English High Court and Court of Appeal
Asbatankvoy Clause 8 - New York arbitration
Cape Horn - guarantee on behalf of charterers’ holding company
Count (the) - High Court - safe port warranty
Diamond Park and Emerald Park – vetting issues discussed
Doric Pride – vessel detained by U.S. authorities
Elli and Frixos – decision of the English High Court
Front Commander - Court of Appeal decision
Golden Victory - House of Lords - assessment of damages
Halki - Arbitration Clause - Construction - Application for stay of proceedings
Halki - Case law update - Court of Appeal decision
'Happy Day' - Allows owners' appeal and restores the award of the arbitrators
'Happy Day' - Glencore Grain Limited v Flacker Shipping Limited
Happy Day - NOR
'Hill Harmony' - Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on master's right to choose the route
Hill Harmony - House of Lords - Master cannot ignore charterer's order on to the route to be taken - Court of Appeal
Kriti Akti – Court of Appeal affirms High Court decision – Shelltime 3 – length of charter
Li Hai – withdrawal from hire
Liepaya - Recent English case law: Failure to give adequate notice of redelivery
Loss not in parties’ contemplation
Marika M - Whether vessel off-hire during period of repair
Masters can decide route – recent decision of the English High Court
Motis Exports - Court of Appeal upholder High Court decision - forged Bill of Lading
New York arbitration decision – Asbatankvoy – foreseeability
Nikmary - English Court of Appeal decision
Obo Venture - Claims Clause
Panalpine - What if English law had applied ?
Paragon – unenforceable penalty for late redelivery
Peter Schmidt - Asbtatankvoy - Validity of NOR
Peter Schmidt - Demurrage/laytime recent case law English Commercial Court
Protank Orinoco - Cargo Retention Clause
Ruhr Ore - Recent New York Arbitration decision - lightering/crew rest periods
Sabrewing - Demurrage Time Bar Clauses
Seaflower - High Court - Rights of cancellation under vetting clause
Stolt Spur - Vessel under multiple charters
Voltaz - Whether demurrage claim time barred
Charter Party Advice
Asbatankvoy, Clauses 6,7,8 & 9
Blending Clause
Calculation of freight: mass or weight
Claims of Affiliates and under Bills of Lading clause – P&I cover prejudiced
Delay in port - is demurrage the only remedy
Early Loading Clauses
Interim Ports Clause
New Agency Clause
Security clauses - protection for owners in voyage charters
Shelltime 4, Clause 19 - The Ambor/Once
Shelltime 4, Clause 24 - speed and consumption
US - Automated Manifest System (AMS)
Venezuelan strike December 2002 - charterparty consequences
Charter Party forms
Charterers Clause
ChevronTexaco charterparty security clause
Standard Tankers Bahamas Ltd.’s new Demurrage Payment Clause
EU Ship Source Pollution Directive litigation
Advocate General's Opinion - 20 November 2007
Background note to these proceedings
English High Court Judgment - 30 June 2006
European Court rules that the validity of the EU Directive 2005/35/EU on ship source pollution cannot be assessed by reference to the international conventions MARPOL 73/78 and UNCLOS 1982
Judgment of the ECJ dated 3 June 2008
Legal analysis of Judgment of Hodge. J
Press releases
Background note to these proceedings
Industry coalition statement on ECJ ruling on EU SSP Directive
EU Ship Source Pollution Directive - High Court Ruling
INTERTANKO & others v. The Secretary of State for the Department for Transport
INTERTANKO Chartering Publications
New Publications
INTERTANKO Model Clauses
Agency Clause
Ballast Water Management Clauses
Basrah Oil Terminal Clause
Bunker Deviation Clause
Bunker Emission Clause for time charters
Bunkering whilst waiting to berth clause for voyage charters
Canal Transit Clause
Charterparty river ports clause
Completion/rotation clause
Danish Straits Clause for Time Charters
Danish Straits Clause for Voyage Charters
Deepwater Horizon Clause
Demurrage Payment Clause
Hazardous Material Inventory Clause
INTERTANKO INTERIM PORT COMPENSATION CLAUSE
INTERTANKO Piracy Clause – Time Charterparties
INTERTANKO Piracy Clause – Voyage Charterparties
Maritime security - Voyage Charters
Maritime security clause for time charters
MARPOL Annex II Pre-Wash Clause
MARPOL Annex II Pre-wash Clause
Marpol Annex VI clause for bunker supply contracts
MSDS Clause
Oil Pollution Clause
Open Sea Berth Clause
Port Costs – Worldscale clause
Puerto Miranda (Lake Maracaibo) Clause
Pumping Clause
Quality Management Clause
ROB Clause
Sanctions Clause
STOPIA 2006 Charterparty Clause (for tankers of 29,548gt or less)
STS Operations Clause
Tank Preparation Clauses
TOPIA 2006 charterparty clause (for all tankers)
Turkish Straits Clause
US Diesel Fuel Product Transfer Documentation Clause
Vetting Inspection Clause
INTERTANKO’s Freight and Demurrage Information Pool
Law of the Sea: the challenge of unilateral measures v. uniform rules
London Arbitration
Asbatankvoy – half demurrage provision, whether leak in cargo arm was “breakdown” of machinery/equipment.
Hull fouling
Portable pumps for discharging palmoil – for whose account?
Shelltime 4 – off-hire
Short time charter - measure of damages
Speed and performance warranties
Validity of NOR
Whether laytime to count during periods of bad weather
New ‘At A Glance’ Guide to pollution legislation
Questions & Answers - various charterparties
Asbatankvoy Clause 6 - Amended
BPVOY4
BPVOY4 – Clause 6 – NOR
COA - Damages or repudiation available to owners?
Dirty ballast facilities not available
Exxon Early Clause
Force Majeure - Riot
Frustration?
Messina Strait - Worldscale
Mobilvoy 96 – clause 21 - reloading
Pumping – shore restriction
Pumping – Terminal restrictions
Pumping warranty
Pumping Warranty – two discharge ports
Shelltime 3 – point of redelivery after an off-hire event
Shelltime 4 - Clause 21
Texacovoy – delays due to strike?
Time-charter trip
Turkish earthquake – force majeure
Velavoy 94 - Laytime - Use of tug from another port
Waiting time at Quingdao
Tanker Chartering Seminars
Athens 14 April 2005
Houston 29 March 2007
INTERTANKO Tokyo Tanker Chartering Seminar - REGISTER NOW !!!
Istanbul 22 April 2008
Mumbai 3 October 2006
Singapore 27 March 2006
Useful links
Washington State litigation
Review of the proceedings
Marine safety
Need for effective BMP implementation re GoA piracy - and crew training
COSPAS-SARSAT
SLF 51 - Statutory Damage Stability Submission supporting documentation
North American Issues
U.S. Coast Guard issues 2009-2014 Marine Safety Performance Plan
California – advisory on emission from auxiliary diesel engines
Salvage & firefighting requirements
Casualties
U.S. pollution casualties - USCG
Accidental pollution
Tanker incidents
Pilotage
The Role of the Pilot
Pilotage in the Danish Strait
Pilotage Working Group
Pilot Ladder Safety
Satisfaction at the increase in number of ships using pilot through the entrances to the Baltic Sea
Danish Pilotage & Model Clauses
Co-operation with pilot associations
Singapore
Russia
Lifeboats
Crews not required by SOLAS to be onboard lifeboats during launching
Guidelines for the fitting and use of Fall Preventer Devices (FPDs)
Lifeboat incident/accident database
Lifeboat Feedback Forum
Lifeboat Working Group
MSC 1206 - Best Practice
IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1206
Navigation
AIS - Automatic Identification Systems
BRM, MRM and BTM
Electronic Charts
SOLAS Carriage requirement
INTERTANKO Model Clauses
Turkish Straits Clause
Loadline zones off South Africa
Navigation Working Group
North American Issues
Salvage & firefighting requirements
Tug escorts
Under Keel Clearance (UKC) Guidelines
Singapore & Malacca Straits
USCG
Deepwater Ports Act - Temporary Interim Rule
Vessel Data Recorders (VDR, black boxes)
Phase out
Regulations
OPA 90 Rules
MARPOL 13 G
MARPOL 13 H
The EU regulation no. 417/2002
MEPC 111(50)
Single-hull tanker phase-out calculator
Phase-out statistics
Regulatory schedules
OPA90
MARPOL 13 G
Phase out calculator
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MARPOL (non)-signatories
Crude oil densities
Commercial age limitations
Piracy
INTERTANKO promotes limited lifetime for piracy exclusion zones
Piracy deterrents
Lasers
LRAD
Water gun systems
SHADE Reminders to Merchant Shipping
UN activities
Report from the U.N. CGPCS WG1 on operational co-operation and regional capacity building development to combat piracy
4th Meeting of the United Nations Contact Group Off the Coast of Somalia.
3rd meeting of WG2 under CGPCS
3rd Meeting UN Contact Group On Piracy
IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1334
IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1333
Anti-piracy chart - Q6099 - Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea
INTERTANKO' - EUNAVFOR Merchant Navy Liaison Officer
Joint War Committee (JWC) Listed Areas
BMP Version 3 Piracy Best Management Practices
Arming of Merchant Ships, Security Forces & Mercenaries
EUNAVFOR & The Maritime Security Centre - Horn of Africa (MSCHOA)
Practical Measures to Avoid, Deter, and Delay Piracy Attacks in the Gulf of Aden – A Seafarers Guide
Piracy - what you need to know and do
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden - a summary of developments and practical feedback
INTERTANKO's Piracy Precautions, Insurance & Legal Issues
Security/Piracy Bulletin Service
IMB Live Piracy Map
Ports and Terminals
INTERTANKO attends the FONASBA Annual Meeting
Charges and dues on SBT tankers
Trading requlations/sailing restrictions
Segregated Ballast Tanks (SBT)
Implementation of IMO Resolution A.747(18)
Charterers Agents
Research and Projects
Tanker facts
Aframaxes, the money makers slowing down
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Worldscale to time charter equivalents 2005
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MARPOL 13G
OPA90
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Suez Canal transits
VLCC fixtures
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Easy chemicals freight rates
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TC equivalents for selected trades
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U.S. oil pollution
SECA
SECA Entry Guide
INTERTANKO Bunkering Guide
Guidelines for PSC officers
SECA and Worldscale
Time Charterparty Clause
Members Feedback - Questionnaire
MARPOL Annex VI regulations
Security
Abbreviations related to security
Access of public authorities, emergency response and pilots
Common approach by Round Table partners
Company Security Officers (CSOs) – guidelines on training and certification
Compliance on 1 July 2004
Continuous Synopsis Record (CSR)
Crew Visas
Declaration of Security (DOS)
European Union
Excessive terminal and crew restrictions
Global integrated shipping information (GISIS) database
IMO guidance for implementation of the ISPS Code
Interface with FPSO/FSUs
Interim certification
INTERTANKO involved in piracy awareness training initiative in the Philippines
INTERTANKO Model Clauses
Maritime security clause for time charters
Maritime security - Voyage Charters
INTERTANKO Security Bulletin
INTERTANKO to share security information with U.S. Coast Guard
ISPS Code requirements for exercises
Joint industry feedback form on maritime security
Joint industry submissions to MSC79
Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
Maritime Security into STCW
Minimum requirements for the issue of certificates of proficiency for SSOs
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICS)
North American Issues
Anti-terrorist legislation - shipowners' liability
Maritime Security
Obligation to notify flag states when exercising control and compliance measures
Seafarers’ Identity Documents (SIDS)
Security cost reflected in the 2006 Worldscale schedule
Security included in STCW Convention
Ship Security Alert System (SSAS)
Ship security officer (SSO)
Granting of dispensation to perform duties of SSOs
Shore leave and access to ships
Special Purpose Ships (SPS)
Submission of vessel/facility security plan under MTSA
Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) – new protocols adopted
The final rule
Timely ISPS Code compliance
U.S. standardises ID requirements for officials accessing vessels or facilities
US ports - security status
USCG
New Maritime Security NVICs Released
USCG releases Port Security Advisory on port facility security in Haiti
Voluntary self-assessment by SOLAS Contracting Governments and port facilities
Voluntary self-assessment checklist for Companies and CSOs
Technical
IACS CSR tracking database goes on line
Protective coatings of dedicated seawater ballast tanks required in all types of ships and double-sided skin spaces of bulk carriers
Means of Access
INTERTANKO Model Clauses
ROB Clause
Pumping Clause
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Multiphase guidelines
A Guideline to Crude Oil Washing criteria
CRUCLEAN
CRUMECON
IMO Meeting Papers
USCG
USCG Oil Spill Database
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New Maritime Security NVICs Released
Deepwater Ports Act - Temporary Interim Rule
USCG guidelines re oily water monitor and separator systems – revision
USCG PSC targeting and boarding policy
INTERTANKO/OCIMF/Class Discussions
North American Issues
Salvage & fire-fighting requirements
Massachusetts Marine Safety and Oil Spill Legislation (Buzzards Bay Commission)
Ballast Water Management
Tug escorts
Maritime Security
Category 3 Engine Regulations
Average Most Probable Discharge (AMPD)
Anti-terrorist legislation - shipowners' liability
Exclusionary terminal contracts
USCG campaign on oily water separators
Bunkering - general
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Hydrogen Sulphide in Bunkers and Crude Oil
Bunker Alerts
Air Emissions
Air emissions legislation - timeline for enforcement
INTERTANKO VOCON Operational Procedure
GHG Indexing of Ships - an INTERTANKO Model
EU Amendments to Directive 1999/32 - Sulphur Emissions
Vapour Emission Control Systems Standards
Emission Trading
Regional developments
Impact of Low Sulphur fuel on Marine engines
MARPOL Annex VI - Update
MEPC 57 – Outline agreement reached on revisions to Annex VI
Tank Level and Pressure Monitoring (TLPM) Systems
Tanker Specification Awareness Guide
Transparency
Protection of Bunker Tanks
FPSOs and FSUs - MARPOL Annex I Requirements
Goal Based Standards
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
MSC 85 adopts BLG 13 recommendation on MSDS
BLG 11 believes that the standard MSDS format still needs to be reviewed
Newbuilding Standards: Extended guarantee/net-scantlings/corrosion margins
Generic vs. ship specific corrosion allowances for existing ships
Coating on cargo tanks
TOTS - An Introduction & Frequently Asked Questions
List of Certified TOTS Training Centres
TOTS Video
TOTS Presentations Available
TOTS Auditing by IACS Members
TOTS Implementation Strategy Plan
E-TOTS 2009
TOTS Seatrade Award Winners 2009
Vetting & Port State Control
INTERTANKO Oil Company Aide Memoir
Port state control
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Indian Ocean Detention Review
Med' MoU Detention review Procedures
Tokyo MoU detention review panel procedures
Paris MoU Detention appeals procedures
Caribbean MOU
Australian PSC
Mediterranean MoU
Indian Ocean MoU
USCG QUALSHIP 21
Viña Del Mar - Latin American agreement on Port State Control
USCG PSC targeting and boarding policy
Paris MoU
Tokyo MoU
Vetting/Ship Inspections
Terminal Vetting Database
INTERTANKO Model Vetting Clause
Questionnaire 88 Version 3
NEW Repsol YPF Vetting Procedures 2009
TMSA
TMSA Benchmarking database
Lost Time Indicator Benchmarking
TMSA 1/2 Gap Analysis Document
Officer & Crew Retention Benchmarking Calculator
TMSA Liability Clause
Change Management Definitions
SIRE (Ship Inspection Reporting System)
CDI (Chemical Distribution Institute)
Vetting Contact Bulletins
EQUASIS
PETRONAS vetting requirements
CEPSA vetting requirements
NAVION new building policy
USCG Qualship 21
BP - CAPII and Fatigue Analysis
Singapore - Terminal Vetting
SHELL - Measures for Ship Quality Assurance
New Building Vetting
McKenzie Ratings
Inspection Feedback Form
Worldscale
SECA and Worldscale
Worldscale
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Asia
INTERTANKO's Asian Panel meets in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Singapore
South Korea
Japan
Malaysia
China - 中文
World Shipping (China) Summit, Shenzhen 2006
Europe
EU single hull regulation: CAS clarification and alignment with MARPOL
European Union Transport Council adopts changes to double-hull regulation
Proposed amendment of Regulation (EC) No 417/2002
EU single hull Regulation, consolidated text
Summary of EU single hull regulations
European Union Activities
Marco Polo Programme
Maritime Cabotage
Amended EU Directive on Port State Control
EMSA - European Maritime Safety Agency
Monitoring, Reporting and Information System
Report on European Transport Policy White Paper
Places of Refuge
North America
USCG
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee held
USCG Oil Spill Database
Guidance re U.S. maritime security
USCG PSC targeting and boarding policy
Deepwater Ports Act - Temporary Interim Rule
New Maritime Security NVICs Released
Vapour Emission Control Systems (VECS)
North American Issues
Industry coalition sues Michigan over ballast water law
U.S. House adopts measure to implement MARPOL Annex VI
Massachusetts Marine Safety and Oil Spill Legislation (Buzzards Bay Commission)
Category 3 Engine Regulations
Average Most Probable Discharge (AMPD)
Salvage & firefighting requirements
Exclusionary terminal contracts
Tug escorts
Anti-terrorist legislation - shipowners' liability
USCG campaign on oily water separators
Ballast Water Management
Maritime Security
Chemical matters
US Coast Guard Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee
Tank Level and Pressure Monitoring (TLPM)
Port state control
USCG & oily water separator inspections
USCG QUALSHIP 21
Tokyo MoU
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Vessel Inspection Questionnaire (VIQ)
TMSA2
TMSA2
Crew & Officer Retention
Lost Time Indicator (LTI)
Databases
Confidential Accident Reporting Platform (CARP)
Human Element Landscape Database
Inspection Feedback Databases
Port Information
Questionnaire 88
STS Database
STS Add Report
STS Chart reporter
Terminal Vetting Reports & Terminal Satisfaction Sheets
Various
Annual Events
40th Anniversary - May 2010, London
40th Anniversary - May 2010, London
40th Anniversary - May 2010 (attendance lists & presentations)
DRAFT - 40th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet - DRAFT
Tokyo Tanker Event
Tokyo Tanker Event Presentations
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Chemical Tanker Committee (CTC)
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Chemical Tanker Sub-Committee Americas
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Council
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Documentary Committee
2006 Summary
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Environmental Committee
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Human Element in Shipping Committee
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Insurance & Legal Committee
2006 Summary
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INTERTANKO Offshore Tanker Committee (EX-Shuttle Tanker Committee)
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INTERTANKO Safety, Technical and Environmental Committee (ISTEC)
ISTEC WORKING GROUPS
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INTERTANKO’S ASIAN REGIONAL PANEL
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INTERTANKO’s Hellenic Mediterranean Panel
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IT Committee
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NORTHERN EUROPEAN PANEL
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Short Sea Tanker Group
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Agenda Vetting Committee # 36, Dubai
Worldscale Committee
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Financial Statement for 2009
INTERTANKO Employment Manual
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Houston March 2007
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