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CatastrophicFailureofaBallastWaterTreatmentSystem
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InAugust2016,aBallastWaterTreatmentSystemfittedonboarda
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Thefirst2017sessionoflNTERCARGOlunchtimepresentations
successfullytookplaceatourLondonofficeon17Feb.,withthe
attendanceofmorethan15ofourAssociation'sMembers,whilethe
eventwascohostedwith...
"OpportunitiesforMaritimeServicesUndertheBelt&RoadInitiative",
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Januaryindustrymeetings:Emissions/EUNAVFOR/GreenAward30
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UnderarevisedConstitutionsince1Jan.2017,INTERCARGOhas
expandeditsmembershipbasetoincludeasConsociateMembers:
"Owners,managersandoperatorsofdrybulkvesselswith
capacityof9,999dwtorless."The...
Season'sGreetingsfromINTERCARGO25Dec2016

MrPappadakisreceivesLifetimeAchievementAward21Sep2016
The2016MarineEnvironmentProtectionAwardwinnerswere
announcedbyNAMEPAandMrNickyPappadakis,INTERCARGO's
ViceChairman(ChairmanEmeritus),receivedtheLifetime
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INTERCARGOMediaRelease12January2017Ihasourfull
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ShippingIndustrymeetsinTokyotodiscussmutualchallenges31
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Some200representativesofclassificationsocieties,shipbuilders
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22Feb2017:Itisrecognisedthatshiptoship(STS)transfercargooperationsarenotpopularwithbulk
carriers.Occasionallytherewerereportsbutmainlyonclaimofdamagestotheshiphullofshipsafety
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Introduction
INTERCARGOistheshortnamefortheInternationalAssociationofDryCargoShipowners.

Itwasestablishedin1980withtheobjectiveofgivingavoicetoshipowners,managersand
operatorsofdrycargovesselsandrepresentbetterthisshippingsector.Thepowerof
INTERCARGO,likeitspartnershippingassociations,isthatcollectively,itispossibleto
changebulkcarrierindustryforthebetterinaworldwhereonebulkcarriershipowneracting
onitsownfindsitmostdifficulttomakeitselfheardandfacilitateprogress.

INTERCARGOworkscloselywiththeotherinternationalmaritimeassociationsBIMCO,
INTERTANKOandtheInternationalChamberofShippingwho,togetherwith
INTERCARGO,comprisetheRoundTableofInternationalShippingAssociations.Theaimof
theRoundTableistomaximisethebenefittomembersandtoavoidcostlyandinefficient
duplicationofactivity.Webelievethatthisstrategyofworkingtogetherisinthebestinterests
ofourcollectivememberships.

OurMemberscommittoasafe,efficient,highqualityandenvironmentallyfriendlydrycargo
shippingindustry.INTERCARGOconsidersthatfreeandfaircompetitionintheshipping
industryisoffundamentalimportanceandthisservesasitsprimeprinciple.INTERCARGO
aimstocreatestrategiestoenhancetheinterestsofitsMembersforthebenefitofthedry
cargoshippingasawhole.

"INTERCARGOFORASAFE,EFFICIENTANDENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLYDRY
CARGOINDUSTRY"

Role
TheincumbentINTERCARGOChairmanisMr.John
PlatsidakisofAnangelMaritimeServicesInc.,Greece."We
areconcernedaboutthesafetyofcarriageofcargoesthat
mayliquefyfollowingthehighprofilecasualtiesinvolving
highlossoflife.INTERCARGOwillleadandpushaheadfor
solutionstodrybulksafetyproblems.WeexpectIMOand
localgovernments(exportingandimporting)toaddressthe
ongoingcargoliquefactionproblem.Wealsoexpectmajor
nickeloreandbauxiteproducerstobeproactiveand
proposeeffectivemeasures",MrPlatsidakissaidduringour
latestCommitteemeeting.

ToseetheobjectivesofINTERCARGOandtermsofofficeofitsChairman,ViceChairmenand
CommitteemembersrefertotheINTERCARGOConstitution.

OurmemberspredominantlyoperateBulkCarriersintheinternationaldrybulktrades,suchascoal,
grain,ironoreandotherbulkcommodities.Ourmainroleistoworkwithourmembers,theregulators
andotherShippingAssociationstoensurethatshippingoperatessafely,efficiently,environmentally
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andprofitably.Todothis,weactivelyparticipateinthedevelopmentofgloballegislationthroughthe
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InternationalMaritimeOrganizationandothersimilarbodies.

ClickheretoseehowBulkCarriersbringyousomeofthecommoditiesyouuseineverydaylife.
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AccordingtoUNCTAD'sReviewofMaritimeTransport2015,bulkcarriersamountedtodwt761
million,representing43.5%oftheworldfleetbyprincipalvesseltypes,withadetailedbreakdownof
ageprofileasfollows:
04 59 1014 1519 20+ averageage averageage
years years years years years 2014 2015
Worldbulk
47.50% 18.68% 11.12% 11.55% 11.15% 9.07% 9.15%
carriers
Dwt
51.88 18.73 10.46 9.94 8.99
(million)
average
80,338 73,728 69,145 63,323 59,290
size(Dwt)
Onadaytodaybasis,ourMemberssetaWorkProgramme,coveringthemostimportantissues
affectingdrybulkshipowners.MemberscontributetheirviewssothatDryBulkandIndustrystrategy
canbecreated.WealsoprovideconsiderableinformationonotherDryBulkissues.

OurMembersparticipateinourtwomaincommitteestodetermineINTERCARGOpolicyand
forwardworktheExecutiveCommittee(EXCOMM),andTechnicalCommittee(TECHCOMM).

Themembershipsofthesetwocommitteesarelistedinthefollowinglinks:
EXCOMMmembers
TECHCOMMmembers
INTERCARGOmembershipcategoriesareFull/Consociate/Associate.

Forfurtherdetails,pleaseseeourConstitution.

Chairmenhistory
INTERCARGOisthebrainchildofAntonyJ.Chandriswhopursuedavisionofcreatingaforumwhich
woulddrawtogetherindividualdrycargoshipownersforthecommonbenefit:aforumwherematters
ofmutualinterestandconcerncouldbediscussedandresolved.

ThefirstGeneralMeetingoftheAssociationtookplaceon23rdApril,1980inLondon.

Previous INTERCARGO Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen
Period Chairman ViceChairmen
AntonyChandris(Greece)
19801985 ChristerSalen(Sweden)
MortenWerring(Norway)
MenisKarageorgis
(Greece)
19851986 MortenWerring
DrFrankChao(Hong
Kong)
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MortenWerring(Norway)
19871990 MenisKarageorgis DrFrankChao(Hong
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CarlSchrumpf(Norway)
CarlSchrumpf(Norway)
19901991 DrFrankChao
SpyrosPolemis
SpyrosPolemis
19911993 DrFrankChao
BjornWilhelmsen(Norway)
SpyrosPolemis
19931994 DrFrankChao
TakWakasugi(Japan)
TakWakasugi(Japan)
19941995 SpyrosPolemis
SverreTidemand(Norway)
SverreTidemand(Norway)
19951996 SpyrosPolemis
PeterCowling(HongKong)
19961998 SverreTidemand PeterCowling(HongKong)
PeterCowling(HongKong)
19981999 SverreTidemand
GianCSavasta(Monaco)
FrederickChavalitTsao PeterCowling(HongKong)
19992000
(Singapore) GianCSavasta(Monaco)
FrederickChavalitTsao GianCSavasta(Monaco)
20002004
(Singapore) PierreGehanne(France)
JohnPlatsidakis
20042012 NickyPappadakis
GiuseppeBottiglieri
NickyPappadakis
20122014 JohnPlatsidakis
GiuseppeBottiglieri
NickyPappadakis
Current JohnPlatsidakis
JayKPillai(HongKong)

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