Title: INTERTANKO
1INTERTANKO
- A strong voice for the Tanker Industry
- Presented by
- John C. Fawcett-Ellis
- General Counsel Regional Manager Asia-Pacific
- Sea Fortune, Dalian, 25 May 2005
2Anti-trust Compliance StatementINTERTANKO is
firmly committed to maintaining a fair and
competitive environment in the world tanker
trade, and to adhering to all applicable laws
which regulate INTERTANKOs and its members
activities in this market. These laws include the
anti-trust and competition laws, which the US,
the European Union and many nations of the world
have adopted to preserve the free enterprise
system, promote competition and protect the
public from monopolistic and other restrictive
trade practices. This meeting will be conducted
in compliance with INTERTANKOs anti-trust and
competition law guidelines .
3- representing responsible oil and chemical tanker
owners worldwide - promoting Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas and Free
Competition
4- strict membership criteria based on quality and
performance
5The strength of INTERTANKO
- 230 members operating some 2,200 tankers
- 280 associate members
- 26 staff lead by MD Dr P Swift
- Oslo, London, Spore and Washington DC
- Chairman Mr S Van Dyck
- 14 committees
- 4 regional panel
6INTERTANKO in Asia - Pacific
- Membership
- Australia Botany Bay Shipping Group
- China Hebei Ocean Shipping Co, Cosco Dalian,
China Shipping, Nanjing Tanker Corporation,
Sinochem Shipping Sinotrans - Hong Kong Anglo-Eastern, Associated Maritime,
Eurasia, Fairmont, HK Ming Wah, Parakou, TCC,
Unique, Wah Kwong Wallem - Japan Daiichi Chuo, Daitoh Trading, Iino Lines,
Kawasaki Line, Kyoei Tanker, Meiji Shipping,
Mitsui OSK, Tokyo Marine, NYK, Nissho, Shinwa,
Taiheiyo, Yuyo, Sanko - Malaysia MISC, Aurora, Barber Shipmanagement
- Singapore Titan, Petroships, PCL, Thome, TESMA,
World Tankers, - South Korea SK Shipping, Hanjin,
7INTERTANKO IN ASIA
- Regional Office opened in Singapore in 1999
- Regional Panel since 1998
- Asian Regional Panel
- - Mr JH Lee SK Shipping, Chairman
- - Mr Joseph Kwok, American Eagle Tankers,
Vice-Chairman - - Mr K Yoshida, K Line, Vice-Chairman
8INTERTANKOs Objectives
- Powerful voice for the tanker industry
- Provide members with first class information and
services
9Membership services
- Weekly news
- www.intertanko.com
- Advice to members on Operational/Technical/Legal
matters - Port Terminal information
- Freight and Demurrage Information Pool
- Terminal Vetting Dbase
- Practical publications on technical issues
10Activities in 2004/5
- INTERTANKO meetings/receptions held in Asia
- - HK/Shanghai Feb
- - Singapore May
- - Tokyo June
- - Dalian June
- - Singapore November
- - Yokohama, ARP -Tokyo November
- - Feb/March 05 ARP - HK, Beijing, Shanghai
- Presented papers at conferences in Shanghai,
Singapore, KL and Dalian
11Issues in Asia
- Security in the Straits of Malacca
- Sharing the burden of navigational safety in the
Straits of Malacca - Navigational safety on Chinese rivers
- Port State Control
12PIRACY
- Extent of the problem
- Recent developments
- The challenges
13Malacca Straits
- 2003 - 28 attacks
- 2004 - 37 attacks
- 2004 - 4 killed, 3 injured, 36 kidnapped
14Current Developments
Improved cooperation and joint patrols in
Malacca Strait, July 2004 Pan-Asia anti-piracy
initiative Regional Cooperation Agreement or
ReCAAP Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
up to 40 vessels plus helicopters within 5
years.
15Current Developments
- Inventus - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
- Reconnaissance system for aerial surveillance
16The Challenges
- Political
- Resouces
- Cross boarder pursuits
- Tackling the root of the problem
17INTERTANKOs Legal/Chartering services
- Model clauses
- Intankbill 2003
- Chartering publications
- C/P advice service
- Freight and Demurrage Information Pool
- Freight and Demurrage Dbase
- www.intertanko.com/legal
18Examples of INTERTANKOs Clauses
- Bunker Emissions Clause
- Agency
- Demurrage
- Pumping
- ROB
- Turkish Straits Transit
- Danish Straits Transit
- Quality Management Clause
- MSDS
19Chartering Publications
- Intankbill 2003
- A Guide to Tanker Charters
- Tanker Bills of Lading A Practical Guide
- Commentary on Shellvoy 6
20Examples of INTERTANKOs Clauses
- Bunker Emissions Clause
- Agency
- Demurrage
- Pumping
- ROB
- Turkish Straits Transit
- Danish Straits Transit
- Quality Management Clause
- MSDS
21Other key issues
- Common Structual Rules
- Port State Control
- Ballast Water Management
- Ship recycling
- Class
- US regulatory issues
- EU Maritime Safety package etc etc
22Other services
- Ports / terminals Dbase
- Marine / Environmental
- Technical
- Market / Research
- Weekly News
- www.intertanko.com
- www.Q88.com
23The tanker industry today
- Vital to the global economy
- Provides a flexible, cost efficient and
environmental safe transportation system to meet
the worlds energy needs - Invested billions of USD in renewing its fleet
- Despite an increase in tonne miles accidents and
spills have decreased
24AS AN INDUSTRY WE MAY NOT BE LOVED BUT WE ARE
NEEDED
- World Oil Consumption 3.6 billion ts
- Transported by sea 2.2 billion ts
- 60 transported by sea.
25Oil pollution into the sea Maritime sources
26- The world expects us to have 0 accidents.
- Even though 99.9997 of oil is delivered safely
- It takes only one accident to change the industry
27Tanker incidents 1978-03
Number
Source LMIS, Informa, press, INTERTANKO
28Accidental oil pollution from tankers and tanker
trade
m ts spilt
1000 bn tm
Source ITOPF, Fearnleys
29Oil should travel first class- that is the aim
of the oil shipping industry
30Vision for the tanker industry A responsible,
sustainable and respected industry able to
influence its own destiny.
31Why we need your support
- So that we can continue our fight against
regulations that are ill considered and ensure
the industry is governed by international
regulations - So we can continue to promote your industry set
the record straight
32In return we will
- We seek to engage and lead on international
issues - Resource of information
- Provide excellent services/advice
- Provide an international forum for tanker
operators to meet
33THANK YOU????