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Anti-Trust/Competition Law Compliance Statement

Anti-Trust/Competition Law Compliance Statement.

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Anti-Trust/Competition Law Compliance Statement

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  1. Anti-Trust/Competition Law Compliance Statement INTERTANKO’s policy is to be firmly committed to maintaining a fair and competitive environment in the world tanker trade, and to adhering to all applicable laws which regulate INTERTANKO’s and its members’ activities in these markets. These laws include the anti-trust/competition laws which the United States, the European Union and many nations of the world have adopted to preserve the free enterprise system, promote competition and protect the public from monopolistic and other restrictive trade practices. INTERTANKO’s activities will be conducted in compliance with its Anti-trust/Competition Law Guidelines.

  2. The Challenges facing the Tanker Industry Dragos Rauta 5 June 2008 Statoil-Hydro, Stavanger

  3. INTERTANKO Today 290 + members operating ca. 2950 ships > 80% of the independent oil tanker fleet and > 85% of the chemical carrier fleet 330 + associate members: in oil and chemical tanker related businesses 15 Committees – 5 Regional Panels Principal Offices – London and Oslo Representative Offices in US, Asia and Brussels Observer Status at IMO, IOPC, OECD and UNCTAD International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

  4. INTERTANKO – The Voice of the Tanker Industry MISSION • To provide leadership to the Tanker Industry in serving the world with safe, environmentally sound and efficient seaborne transportation of oil, gas and chemical products. VISION FOR THE TANKER INDUSTRY • A responsible, sustainable, respected Tanker Industry, committed to continuous improvement and constructively influencing its future. ONE OF THE ASSOCIATION’S PRIMARY GOALS • Lead the continuous improvement of the Tanker Industry’s performance in striving to achieve the goals of: Zero fatalities, Zero pollution, Zero detentions International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

  5. The Tanker Industry Today Tanker Industry’s Goals: aligned to those of the IMO • Safe and secure • Environmentally responsible • Reliable • Efficient (Low cost)

  6. Key challenges for tanker industry- not unique to the sector • Maintain an international framework of consistent, high standards • Deliver best environmental performance • Ensure availability of good people and quality ships

  7. The “People” Challenge the availability of properly trained staff (afloat as well as ashore) CHALLENGES BEFORE US

  8. The “People” Challenge What do we know? • Formally a shortage of officers today and the gap in supply will grow, but it is more than just “quantity” • Weaknesses identified? - e.g.Skills, Competence, Knowledge, and Experience, (Fatigue?) and more? • Similar issues for shore management, especially if the supply pool from ships dries up

  9. Crew treated as second class citizens – bordering on the inhumane • Shore leave denied • Crew changes prohibited • Access to medical treatment restricted • Mustering during inspections • Excessive charges for terminal transits • Etc…………

  10. Criminalisation- and unfair treatment • Criminalisation legislation - “Find the guilty” culture rather than a thorough investigation of the cause • Failure to adhere to guidelines on “Fair Treatment of Seafarers” – in particular after a marine accident BUT is Industry prepared to stand-up ?

  11. Too many inspections! • Adding unnecessarily to fatigue and stress - obvious redundancies in the monitoring and verification programmes - failure to share information frequently results in overlapping inspections - non-uniformity in interpretations creates its own problems

  12. The Tsunami of Paperwork • Senior officers report spending up to half of their time filling in forms, answering e-mails and requests for information

  13. Manuals that are incomprehensible • Language issues • Installation rather than instruction manuals • Incomplete in content • Inconsistent in functional scope But also sometimes simply unavailable

  14. Inadequate equipment Equipment NOT Fit For Purpose OWS / ODME’s Incinerators (undersized) Loading calculators Cranes Lifeboats ! and Inadequate shoreside reception facilities

  15. Ballast Water Management Systems Emission abatement technologies Multi-fuel ships …………… Somebody has to make it work! - or carry the can if it does not work! Regulation without recognition of ramifications

  16. Regulation without recognition of ramifications May 2006 IMO: Nov 2007 EU: Aug 2007 Sulphur Emission Control Areas, the Baltic and the North Sea Potential for complications and confusion AND A further burden for the crew!

  17. And the list goes on !! • Non-availability of Material Safety Data Sheets for cargoes and bunkers • Pressure on Masters from Charterers, Terminal Operators and Owners • ………………..

  18. LIFE at sea - quality of accommodation • Owners too readily accept “norms” of shipyards as acceptable standard • Insufficient attention to personal communications, shipboard training facilities and much more • ……………………… • ………………………

  19. The People Challenge Availability and Quality Issues But a guiding principle: Human Resources are respected as an asset, not treated as a cost !

  20. The People Challenges- recruitment, training and retention • Raising awareness (www.maritimefoundation.com) • Co-operation with educators/trainers • Policies for cadet berths and training facilities on all new ships • Developing industry standards for Tanker Officer Training, (TOTS), covering proficiency and experience • Caring for crews’ welfare and well-being

  21. Our crews’ welfare and well-being • Speaking out against unjustified criminalisation • Campaigning for improved conditions for shore access when security constraints active • Working to reduce multiple and overlapping inspections • Promoting solutions to lessen technical and operational burden of equipment, systems and associated paperwork • Prepared guidelines for safe handling of cargoes and fuels, tank cleaning and entry, and more • Developed guidelines on implementing ILO Convention on “work and rest hours” • Promoting higher standards of accommodation as industry “norms”; (including e.g. broadband, etc.)

  22. Tanker Industry Today • Proud of our people, proud of our ships • Proud of our performance – but not complacent !

  23. INTERTANKO GUIDES • Guide to Vetting Process • Guidance on compliance with ILO 180 • Manual of Good Practice for the Maintenance of Tanker Structures (together with TSCF) • Guide to Bunekring of Ships (MARPOL Annex VI) • Guide to COW and cargo heating criteria • Oil cargo losses and problems with measuremet • Explanation and Guidelines for pumping calculations • Guide for correct entires in the ORB (machinery) • Port Information on the web site • Tanker Specification Awareness Guide • COT Corrosion Awareness Guide

  24. INTERTANKOTanker Officer Training Standards(TOTS)

  25. TOTS - The Issue • Increasing Tanker Incidents • Proliferation Oil Major Officer Matrix Requirements: • “Time Rank” & “Time in Company” • Difficult to comply with • Stifles Promotion • Contradictory • Gaps in Officer Matrix Experience • Determination that we will manage our future • Assurance of competency training standards

  26. TOTS Pictogram

  27. TOTS - The Objective • “Ease compliance” with Officer Matrix Requirements • Establish TOTS as Industry standard • Provide alternative method of measuring experience • Provide a coordinated response by INTERTANKO • Provide comfort to Oil/Cos via a structured controlled process • Enhance competency based training • Provide verification of understanding • Ensure compliance with today’s rules & regulations • Members Commitment to Support TOTS WOULD OIL COMPANIES ACCEPT IT? WOULD THEY CONTRIBUTE TO FURTHER IMPROVE IT?

  28. Anti-fouling Systems Ballast Water Management ACCIDENTAL POLLUTION Ship Recycling Port Reception Facilities Waste Management Marine Noise Pollution Whale Strikes Spill Prevention and Response Planning VOC REDUCTIONS MARPOL ANNEX VI – outstanding issues GHG EMISSIONS - issues Training and Awareness Liaison with Environmental Organisations Environmental Benchmarking THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA

  29. Accidental Pollution • record small • thus, a continuous challenge bn tonne-m 1000 ts spilt -45% -33% -82% Reduction per tonne miles Source: ITOPF/Fearnleys

  30. Tanker incidents by type and accidental pollution continuous monitoring of incidents No. incidents 1000 ts oil pollution Source: INTERTANKO/LMIU/ITOPF/various

  31. Reported tanker incidents a concerning development Number Increasing Trend…. Or Is it Increased ReportingOnly? Source: INTERTANKO/LMIU/various

  32. Tanker incidents 2007 by type- the human factor ! Source: INTERTANKO/LMIU/various

  33. Tanker incidents 2007 by age 13% Incidents/no tankers: 33% 21% 33% 325 incidents

  34. Tanker incidents: engine related 2007 Built: 2006 1970s 1980s 2005 1990s 2004 2000s NK 2003 2002 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No 2007 incidents by % of fleet per decade of build: Source: INTERTANKO/LMIU/various

  35. Investment in New Tonnage- Move to Double Hulls • More than USD 500 billion invested since 2000 with the result that ~95% of tanker fleet double hulled in 2010 Assumed all SH tankers phased out by 2010

  36. Average age tankers above 10,000 dwt(1970-2007) 16 14 12 10 8 6 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 Years

  37. VOC REDUCTIONS • CRUCOGSA Study – The physical behaviour of crude oil during transit at sea • Observations on 75 different crudes • 2500 measurement onboard 35 crude oil carriers • Noticed and understood the causes of in- transit VOC releases • INTERTANKO VOCON operational measure • VOCON p/v valve • KVOC, Venturi – systems developed and used by members of INTERTANKO

  38. MARPOL ANNEX VIoutstanding issues • Issues with SECAs • BDN information not always correct or clear • Fuel test results showing non compliance • Incompatibility problems on LSFO • Time spent for switch over • Problems on supply of 0.10% MGO • VOC Management Plan • A smooth and rapid transiton to use of marine distillates

  39. CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BEST PRACTICE • Best & safest practices = each industry does what designed/expected to do • refining industryprovides clean, low-sulphur marine fuels • shipping industryprovides safe, efficient transportation • engine manufacturing industrydevelops technology to improve ships’ energy efficiency • Using ships to perform waste management is obstacle to innovation to achieve further increases in ships’ energy efficiency - including reduction of CO2 emissions

  40. GHG EMISSIONS • Climate change not questioned • One high priority - search for efficiency gains • Trade increase => fleet increase • Larger, more efficient ships = less GHG / tonne-mile • Main engine specific fuel consumption 20% lower than 10 years ago • Shipping is part of the solution rather than being the problem itself • Tanker owners & INTERTANKO totally committed to remaining at the forefront

  41. GHG Emissions Reductions Many issues • Fleet growth as economy and trade grow • Post Kyoto – COPENHAGEN 2009 • IMO or other • External pressures – charterers, shippers, society, politicians • Focus is already on Aviation • Existing ships / new ships • Indexing of units, fleets, industry • CO2 trade-offs ? • Emission trading scheme – Europe/international • ??

  42. GHG Emissions Reductionsmeasures • Reduction options on existing ships Technical and commercial feasibility assessments • Carbon (CO2) indexing Design Index (New); Operational Index (existing) • Market Mechanisms (Economic Instruments) Emissions Trading, Carbon Levy (Fuel tax), Incentive Schemes • Research New and existing ships, energy saving; hull, machinery One litre of fuel on a modern VLCC moving one tonne of cargo more than 2,500 kilometres - more than twice as far as 20 years ago

  43. GHG Emissions ReductionsOperational Measures • Tanker Owner • ME performance optimisation • Shaft generators • Optimising production on consumption of steam • Hull and propeller maintenance/efficient anti-fouling coatings • Trim optimisation • Tanker & Cargo Owners • Voyage optmisation programme (weather; speed) • Cargo volume versus ship’s carrying capacity • Port & Terminal congestions/waiting • Logistics in general

  44. Global dependence on oil tanker transportation World Oil Consumption 3.8 billion ts Transported by sea 2.4 billion ts > 60% transported by sea

  45. Joint actions • Oil Companies • Tanker owners and • The society Need safe transportation of oil at sea! Strong cooperation is a must! Joint efforts would bring: Mutual Trust Confidence

  46. INTERTANKO’S Poseidon Challengeencourages all parties to commit to:- continuous improvement- working with all partners

  47. Regulation vs. Self Regulation Acting in parallel ! • Promoting self-regulation Adopting “best practices” Producing industry guidelines Developing programmes, procedures, etc. • Support “effective” regulations

  48. THANK YOU “Proud of our people, Proud of our ships” For more information, please visit: www.intertanko.com www.poseidonchallenge.com www.shippingfacts.com www.maritimefoundation.com

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