WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

Association
Priorities
Exclusivity
Representation
Information
Committee Structure
Recent Activity / Successes

ASSOCIATION

INTERCARGO has been protecting the interests of International Dry Cargo Shipowners since 1980.

Its purpose is to give members an opportunity to set the industry's priorities for action; to offer timely advice and information and to defend members' commercial interests.

Membership of INTERCARGO offers companies the opportunity to discuss issues of interest and meet with 111 Members and Associate Members owning and operating 75 million dwt of dry cargo shipping.

PRIORITIES

Issues deemed important to the INTERCARGO membership include:

  • Establishment of a free and fair shipping market with the eradication of substandard ships;
  • The need to improve the quality of dry cargo shipping without increasing the cost to the Owner;
  • Creation of an environmentally friendly industry providing a safe place of work for its seafarers;
  • Involvement in the Ship Scrapping debate;
  • Cooperation with the other Associations to provide solutions for the inadequacy of Flag State administrations and Class;
  • Discussions with Chartering interests in order to secure a more responsible attitude to the selection and employment of quality tonnage; and
  • To improve communication with Legislators and Regulators

EXCLUSIVITY

INTERCARGO is the only Association which concentrates exclusively on the interests of International Dry Cargo Shipowners although strenuous effort is made at Chairman and Secretariat level to reduce duplication of effort.

INTERCARGO is a cost effective organisation offering its members a voice where individual companies might otherwise be ignored.

REPRESENTATION

Representation of Members interests is achieved through:

  • Observer status at IMO and membership of associated sub-committees and working groups
  • Participation and sponsorship of international shipping fora
  • Co-operation and promotion of a single voice for shipping within the Round Table of international maritime associations (BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko).

INFORMATION

Members are offered legislative, regulatory, technical, commercial, operational and safety orientated information - including briefings available only to members on the Members Only page of the website.

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Designed to provide Secretariat and Executive feed-back for management and to advise members of important issues. See the organisation chart below.

INTERCARGO Committees and Panels

Executive Committee

  • Setting the strategic direction for the Industry

Management Committee

  • Provides guidance to the Secretariat

CASTEC (Safety, Technical and Environmental Committee)

  • Meetings held for member’s convenience in both Far Eastern and European regions.

London Committee

  • An independent think tank advising INTERCARGO on strategic policy issues.

Commercial Panel

  • Focusing on commercial and documentary style issues impacting on charterers, owners and others.

Country Managers

  • A network of Executive Committee members responsible for coordinating INTERCARGO activities within a particular country or region.

RECENT ACTIVITY / SUCCESSES
  • Bulk Terminal Report with feedback from 1000+ port calls;
  • Port State Control Guide produced for ships involved in dry cargo trades;
  • Annual Bulk Carrier Casualty Report used by IMO as a record of safety trends within the sector
  • Objections to exclusive Towage Contracts on the Mississippi; and
  • Commercial Panel work programme based on unreasonable Charter Party clauses and successful challenges thereto
  • Promotion and establishment of Industry views on the Double Side Skin debate
  • Focal point for Bulk Carrier security issues for IMO
  • Liaison with IACS on Common Rules and other similar issues
  • High level safety policy issues discussed at Shipbuilding / Classification Society Tripartite meetings in Asia and
  • Establishment of a single voice for shipping through the activities of the Round Table of international maritime associations.