INTERTANKO - The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
About INTERTANKO
A word from the Chairman
 
1. Annual Review
1.1 Chairman and Managing Director's review - Proud of our people ... proud of our ships
1.2 INTERTANKO services
1.3 INTERTANKO intervenes
1.4 INTERTANKO – Out and About
1.5 State of the industry
1.6 The Poseidon challenge
1.7 Pride in doing things properly
1.8 Heavy weather photographic competition results
1.9 INTERTANKO – Members in action
1.10 Committees
1.11 Regional panels
 
2. Members' Tankers
 
3. Annual Report
3.1 INTERTANKO - the organisation
3.2 Honorary Members and Executive Committee
3.3 Honorary Members and Governing Bodies
3.4 Members by registration country
3.5 Associate members by business
3.6 Secretariat
3.7 INTERTANKO publications
3.8 Articles of Association
 
4. Financial Report
 
5. Tanker Facts 2008
 
INTERTANKO Secretariat

Corporate Affairs, External Relations and Communications, Research and Administration, European Coordination

Dr Peter M. Swift, Managing Director
Tel: +44 20 7977 7020 peter.swift@intertanko.com
Responsible for the overall management of the Association, representation on various international committees and for liaison with other international shipowner associations. Member of the Management Committee.

Michele White, Legal Counsel (from 2008 )
Tel: +44 29 7977 7038 michele.white@intertanko.com
Responsible for legal and insurance issues with emphasis on international maritime law, pollution liability and rights/liabilities under freight contracts. Advice on compliance and legal issues including anti-trust/competition law. Responsible for managing INTERTANKO’s Freight and Demurrage Information Pool (FDIP). Secretary of the Association’s Insurance & Legal Committee and its Documentary Committee. Associate Member contact for law firms, insurers, P&I Clubs, charterers and oil traders.

John C. Fawcett-Ellis,
General Counsel until end of 2007. Consultant (legal) from 2008.
Tel: +47 22 122 640 john.fawcett-ellis@intertanko.com

Kristian R. Fuglesang, Assistant Director
Tel: +47 22 122 645 kristian.fuglesang@intertanko.com
Responsible for coordinating European Union activities and for contacts with European organisations. Secretary of INTERTANKO’s AGM. Secretary of the Worldscale Committee. Area Manager for Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Erik Ranheim, Manager, Research and Projects
Tel: +47 22 122 675 erik.ranheim@intertanko.com
Responsible for maintaining membership database and statistics on the tanker market, tanker incidents, detentions, pollution and analysing such statistics to provide trends and comparative data on the performance of the industry. Responsible for special projects such as undertaking analysis of economic and market consequences of regulations or other interferences in the industry. Secretary of the Short Sea Tanker Group. Responsible for INTERTANKO’s website. Area Manager for Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Russia, and Sweden. Associate Member contact for banks and financial institutions.

Minerva R. Alfonso, Business Development Manager
Tel: +44 20 7977 7024 minerva.alfonso@intertanko.com
Responsible for general promotion of, and business development of, the joint secretariat (INTERTANKO / INTERCARGO). Responsible for monitoring membership detentions in accordance with INTERTANKO’s membership criteria. Issue manager for Piracy, including relevant representation at the IMO. Secretary of the Executive Committee and Council. Secretary of the IT Committee. Responsible for INTERTANKO / INTERCARGO IT, accounts, taxation, payroll, and overall administration for the London office. Area Manager for the UK. Associate Member contact for maritime IT and communications companies, manning agents, and maritime training schools.

Bill Box, Communications & Public Relations Manager
Tel: +44 20 7977 7023 bill.box@intertanko.com
Responsible for managing strategies in communications, media contacts, external relations, and incident management, including overseeing the quality and content of the Association’s written material and reports. Area Manager for Greece and Cyprus. Secretary of the Hellenic Forum. Associate member contact for salvage.

Chantal Cheung Tam He, Executive Assistant
Tel: +44 20 7977 7021 chantal@intertanko.com
Responsible for the organisation of Tanker Events, Executive Committee and Council meetings. Provides support to the Managing Director as well assistance in projects and analyses, development of presentations, general matters and in maintenance/development of the INTERTANKO web site. Assistant Secretary of the Hellenic Forum and Assistant Area Manager for Greece and Cyprus.

Sally Woulfe, Publications Manager, INTERTANKO; Secretary, Maritime Industry Foundation
Tel: +44 20 7977 7022 sally.woulfe@intertanko.com sally.woulfe@maritimefoundation.com
Responsible for INTERTANKO’s promotional opportunities and sales of publications. Area Manager for Spain, Portugal and Ireland. Associate Member contact for public affairs companies, educational institutions, universities and maritime colleges. Coordinates activities for the Maritime Industry Foundation.

Susan Owen, Editor
Tel: +47 22 122 684 susan.owen@intertanko.com
Responsible for editing agendas and minutes for the governing bodies, Weekly NEWS and selected documents. Responsible for organising local meetings with diplomats, and for registration for Tanker Events. Supports departmental activities.

Chris Fox, Accounts and IT Manager
Tel: +47 22 122 667 chris.fox@intertanko.com
Responsible for accounting processes and routines, IT equipment and computer networks, office security and maintenance of telecommunication systems.

Gurinder Singh Gill, IT Deputy Manager
Tel: +47 22 122 660 gurinder.gill@intertanko.com
Responsible for web server and network administration. Maintains communications software and anti-virus programmes.

Dag Næstvold, Assistant Manager, IT and Accounts, Quality Manager
Tel: +47 22 122 654 dag.naestvold@intertanko.com
Responsible for the daily running of main IT systems and Quality Management System (ISO 9000) (2005). Assists staff with IT matters and computer maintenance.

Petter Markussen, Assistant Manager, Accounts and Publications
Tel: +47 22 122 663 petter.markussen@intertanko.com
Responsible for administering orders for publications, assisting with the accounts.

Tanya Callow, Admnistration Officer
Tel: +47 22 122 657 tanya.callow@intertanko.com
Responsible for Oslo office administration, switchboard and reception, meeting arrangements and secretarial services. Assists with editing tasks and administering publication orders.


Regulatory Affairs and Americas

Joe Angelo, Deputy Managing Director
Tel: +1 703 373 2269 joe.angelo@intertanko.com
Responsible for coordinating strategies for regulatory matters, relating to maritime safety, security and environmental protection, including relevant representation at the IMO. Responsible for liaison with U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. State and Federal entities and other U.S. based maritime organisations. Responsible for coordinating INTERTANKO’s U.S. work programme and acting as a liaison with the North and Latin American members. Secretary of the INTERTANKO North American Panel and Latin American Panel. Area Manager for Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, U.S. and Venezuela.


Technical & Engineering

Dragos Rauta, Director
Tel: +47 22 122 650 dragos.rauta@intertanko.com
Responsible for technical and engineering activities and programme worldwide, with emphasis on newbuilding standards, goal based standards for new construction, anti corrosive measures, safety and efficiency of cargo operations, air emissions and bunker quality, tripartite discussion between class, owners and builders, including relevant representation at the IMO. Also responsible for liaison with Class Societies/IACS and other shipowners’ associations. Secretary of the INTERTANKO Safety, Technical & Environmental Committee, Bunker Sub-committee and INTERTANKO Offshore Tanker Committee. Area Manager for Romania, Croatia, Italy, Monaco and Turkey. Associate Member contact for bunker testing companies, naval architecture companies, classification societies and ship yards. Administrative responsibility for coordinating the activity of INTERTANKO’s Oslo Office.

Donna Tang-de Leon, Assistant Manager, Technical
Tel: +47 22 122 687 donna.leon@intertanko.com
Responsible for administering documentation for meetings and seminars for the department’s committees, working groups and panels. Supports departmental activities.


Marine, Chemical, Ports, Terminals & Environmental

Capt Howard N. Snaith, Director
Tel: +44 20 7977 7015 howard.snaith@intertanko.com
Responsible for the overview of the marine, ports & terminals, environmental and chemical directorate but directly responsible for vetting-related issues, PSC, and chemical tanker issues and human element related matters, including relevant representation at the IMO. Secretary of the Vetting Committee, Chemical Tanker Committee and Human Element in Shipping Committee. London office manager. Area Manager for Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, and South Africa. Associate Member contact for oil and chemical companies.

Tim Wilkins, Environment Manager, Regional Manager Asia-Pacific
Tel: +65 6333 4007 tim.wilkins@intertanko.com
Responsible for environmental issues including ship recycling, ballast water management, port waste reception facilities and anti-fouling systems, including relevant representation at the IMO. Secretary of the Environmental Committee. As Regional Manager for Asia-Pacific responsible for managing the Asia Representative office in Singapore and coordinating all regional activities. Secretary of the Asian Regional Panel. Associate Member contact for environmental groups, marine suppliers, drug and alcohol testing companies and reception facilities.

Fredrik Larsson, Marine Manager
Tel: +44 20 7977 7013 fredrik.larsson@intertanko.com
Responsible for marine operational issues including VTS, VDR, AIS, LRIT, STCW, LSA, UKC, ECDIS, Flag State, Lifeboats, STS and Navigation related issues in general. Secretary to ISTEC’s Lifeboat Accident Working Group and Pilotage Working Group. Joint secretariat duties for ISTEC and HEiSC. Represents INTERTANKO at relevant IMO committees. London Office internal ISO auditor. Associate member contact for flag states and marine response companies. Assistant regional manager for Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East and South Africa.

Gunnar A. Knudsen, Manager, Ports and Terminals
Tel: +47 22 122 658 gunnar.knudsen@intertanko.com
Responsible for maritime security issues including IMO/MSC representation for this issue; for maintaining contacts with maritime and port authorities and agents, and for related ad hoc services to members. Secretary of the Associate Members’ Committee and for the ISTEC Working Group on Maritime Security. Area Manager for Germany and Norway. Functional responsibility for associate member category of Shipbrokers and for representation in ASBA and FONASBA.

Ajay Gour, Chemical Operations/Technical Manager
Tel: +44 20 7977 7017 ajay.gour@intertanko.com
From March 2008, responsible for chemical-related operational and technical activities within INTERTANKO, particularly MARPOL Annex II and associated safety matters. Responsible for representation at the IMO on relevant issues. Secretary to the INTERTANKO Chemical Tanker Sub-committee (Americas) reporting to the Chemical Tanker Committee.

Margaret Doyle, Chemicals Manager
Tel: +1 508 460 6143 margaret.doyle@intertanko.com
Until March 2008, responsible for local chemical activities in the Americas with an emphasis on MARPOL Annex II revisions and High Interest Vessel Boarding issues, and representation at IMO. Secretary to the Chemical Tanker Sub-committee (Americas) reporting to the Chemical Tanker Committee.

Ann Sæther, Assistant Manager, Ports and Terminal, Legal and Documentary
Tel: +47 22 122 692 ann.saether@intertanko.com
Responsible for administration and upkeep of port costs and port reception facilities databases, related inquiries from members on port information, web queries, web updating and port service subscriptions. Assists in running the Freight and Demurrage Information Pool (FDIP), with responsibility for statistics and updating of the FDIP database, FDIP enquiries, web updating. Functional responsibility for port agents and port authorities. Supports departmental activities.

Adele Garnett, Administration Officer, Terminal Vetting Administrator
Tel: +44 20 7977 7010 adele.garnett@intertanko.com
Responsible for the reception and general office administration and documentation, administration of the Terminal Vetting Database, & Vetting Inspection Feedback database, London meeting arrangements, IMO documentation and registrations, secretarial services in the London office, general administrative support to London departmental activities, production of vetting related publications.


INTERCARGO

Roger Holt, Secretary General
Tel: +44 20 7977 7035 roger.holt@intercargo.org
Responsible for the overall management of INTERCARGO, and for representation on various international committees and for liaison with other international shipowner associations.

Rob Lomas, Manager, Corporate Affairs and External Relations
Tel: +44 20 7977 7036 rob.lomas@intercargo.org
Responsible for INTERCARGO AGM, Executive Committee and London Committee meetings, assisting the INTERCARGO Secretary General in formulating INTERCARGO policy on strategic, commercial, operational and employment issues. INTERCARGO Company Secretary with responsibility for corporate governance issues, INTERCARGO Annual Review and monthly bulletins, budgetary and financial control matters, engagement with INTERCARGO members and others, dry bulk research matters including benchmarking statistics.

Ian Harrison, Technical Manager
Tel: +44 20 7977 7037 ian.harrison@intercargo.org
Responsible for technical issues with an emphasis on bulk carrier safety covering terminal operations, design and construction, survey and inspection, casualty analysis and industry standards, including relevant representation at the IMO. Secretary of the INTERCARGO Technical Committee.


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