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INTERCARGO International Association of Dry Cargo
Shipowners
Presentation to the Public Forum,
Anchorage March 29th, 2005
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• INTERCARGO, the International Association of Dry
  Cargo Shipowners
• Direct entry organisation
• Specialising in Bulk Carrier issues
• Established in 1980
• Promotion of Safety, Quality, Efficiency and a
  Level Playing Field

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Membership

• 110 Full and Associate Members
• 900 /- bulk carriers over 10,000 dwt
• Inclusive of Operators as full members
• Membership criteria
• PSC record, PI Club, IACS, ISM, I/C Excomm.

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• The ROUND TABLE of international shipping
  associations
• BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO INTERTANKO
• Chamber of Shipping of America (Washington)
• Vision for the shipping industry
• A responsible, sustainable and respected
  industry able to influence its own destiny.
• Represents about 95 of World Shipping
• Develop a Strategy for the Industry and a
  conduit for engagement

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Vision
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• Safe, efficient and environmentally friendly dry
  cargo maritime transport industry where its
  members ships service world trade
• Operating competitively, safely and profitably

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Abiding Principles

• Quality and Safety
• Transparency
• Engagement Worldwide
• Environmental Awareness

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• Shipping national, regional and international
• The international shipping industry - about
  90 of world trade
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• Lynchpin of the global economy
• Ships are technically sophisticated, high
  value assets
• Nearly everything we touch and much of what
  we eat is carried by sea

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Purpose of shipping Main drybulk Seaborne Trade


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• Purpose of Shipping - Major dry bulk export
  cargoes

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Source SSY
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Drybulk fleet development Number of ships
Source Fearnleys
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Drybulk fleet development Million dwt
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Oil pollution into the sea Maritime sources
Ex INTERTANKO
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Bulk Carrier Casualty Trends to Goal Zero
Average age of ship losses
Annual average ship loss

DWT Losses
Annual average loss of lives
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• The regulatory structure of shipping
• IMO
• National Administrations
• Classification Societies
• Flag States
• Port States
• Self-regulation

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• Safer Shipping Chain of Responsibility
• Stakeholders ongoing continuous improvements
• More effective regulation
• A balance of interests
• Self regulation
• Global process with local input

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The Human Element

• Seafarers are a vital Stakeholder
• Authorisation under STCW Standards on
  Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (IMO)
• Seafarers must not be forgotten nor criminalised
• The men and women at sea make an enormous
  contibution to our lives

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• Specific measures
• Tracking Systems
• Emergency Towing Vessels
• Oil Spill Response Preparedness
• Vessel Routing
• Transparent Accident Investigation

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Tracking Systems

• Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
• Industry supports concept but concerns remain
  about access to the information, security,
  terrorism, etc.
• IMO global solution focus on local area systems.
• Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT)
  US proposing 2000 miles information.

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Emergency Towing Vessels

• European response ETVs located and paid for by
  Governments
• IMO DE48 (the 48th session of the Sub-Committee
  on Ship Design and Equipment, Feb 2005) -
  proposed draft amendments to SOLAS regulation
  II-1/3-4 on emergency towing arrangements on
  ships other than tankers
• IMO DE48 correspondence group tasked to assess
  deck equipment to be used in emergency
  towing, and to submit a report to DE 49 (early
  2006)

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• US Spill Response
• OPA 90 a great success for tankers
• Non-tank vessels required to have an oil spill
  response plan by Aug. 2005
• Area contingency plans
• Ship management training

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• Routing and Navigation
• IMO routing measures
• Particular Sensitive Sea Areas
• National measures must be risk based
• Charterers role

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• Risk Assessment of Great Circle Route
• Assessment of incidents
• Work with US Coast Guard
• Work with State and National bodies
• Industry dialogue
• Define local and national policy

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Transparent Accident Investigations

• Local interests and Industry need quick
  investigations rarely happens
• Obstacles include
• - The legal process/politics
• - Protection Indemnity Clubs (Insurance)
• - Flag of the Ship
• A just environment conducive to cooperation

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• Conclusion
• The industry maintains zero tolerance towards
  accidents.
• Progress has been made but more needs to be done.
• All Stakeholders must work together in a fair
  process to achieve safety and environmental
  protection.
• INTERCARGO is committed to this process.

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRY CARGO
SHIPOWNERS Thank you for your attention
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