Rob Lomas, Intercargo Secretary General said Port State Control is an important tool in promoting the idea of a safe and environmentally friendly dry bulk sector.”
On 13 May 2010, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) launched their publication Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2009-10. Now in its fourth year of publication, the hard-copy report contains statistical information concerning the world bulk carrier fleet, together with an informative narrative for issues such as recent and future Port State Control activities including Concentrated Inspection Campaigns, a detailed Casualty Report, an analysis of Negative Performance Indicators such as collisions and groundings, and an analysis of Port State Control deficiencies and detentions during 2009.
Speaking of the publication, Rob Lomas, Intercargo Secretary General said Port State Control is an important tool in promoting the idea of a safe and environmentally friendly dry bulk sector. 2009 was marked by fleet growth and changes to the overall structure of the industry including the establishment of many new dry bulk companies. Our report will assist MOUs and owners to benchmark their own performance against an industry average as well as identifying those factors in the internal management of the ships most in need of attention. This year, owing to the generosity of our advertisers, weve been able to distribute copies of the report to over 1,300 bulk carrier owners and operators, plus other industry stakeholders. This has greatly helped raise the awareness of safety issues affecting the dry-bulk sector. He continued, and once again, the analysis in the report demonstrates that ships entered with Intercargo out-perform industry averages in respect of detention and deficiencies, reiterating the importance of promoting safety, quality and the environment.
Copies of the report have also been made available to all delegations participating at the 87th session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting to be held in London, 12-21 May 2010.
Source: Intercargo