INTERTANKO
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) was established in 1970.
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) has three (3) main goals:
- Safe Transport
- Cleaner Seas
- Free Competition
Independent Tanker Owners control more than 70% of the world’s tanker tonnage, and International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) represents over 75% of this sector, acting as a service association gathering intelligence and dispensing advice and information to members. Membership is open to shipowners and managing operators of tankers which are independent, excluding tonnage owned by oil companies and governmental agencies, and numbers some 240 owners and operators controlling tankers, with in addition a further 300 Associate Members.
Part of the success of International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) is that it has shown its usefulness as a pressure group, and thus become an effective organ for promoting the interests of the independent owner. Not only does International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) gather information and provide an intelligence center for members; International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) has also always been particularly interested in documentary work and has pioneered and published forms for all types of tanker chartering.
In addition International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) takes a keen interest in all aspects of maritime safety, particularly those affecting tanker operators, their ships, officers and crews.
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) has an informative website at www.intertanko.com