Hats Off to INTERTANKO

We very much applaud INTERTANKO’s new “proactive” approach wherein it is “boldly opening up (the organization) to the scrutiny of the world tanker business.” (Lloyd’s List, September 27) To wit, we believe that a good time was had by all at the “Houston Tanker Event” held earlier this month – the first in a new series of international autumn tanker conferences being organized by the association, which will be open to the entire shipping community.

To be sure, there was the usual smorgasbord of topics ranging from the complex (changes in the Coast Guard’s Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) program) to the more easily comprehendible (current issues on ship vetting and inspection, implementation of the ISM Code). Further, INTERTANKO should be praised for its bravery in holding a town meeting for the general public to raise their own concerns about the sea transportation of oil so near to their own backyard – which just happens to be one of the busiest tanker ports in the world.

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