Capt. Warwick Norman elected as the new Chairman of INTERMEPA during a meeting in Athens on “World Environment Day”, Sunday 5 June. Capt Norman is the first non-Mediterranean Chairman to be elected reflecting the ‘’organisation’s ability to adapt to shipping’s growing environmental regulatory challenges’’
In compliance with the Articles of the Association, members of the Committee unanimously elected Capt. Warwick Norman as Chairman and Ms. Sadan Kaptanoglu as Vice-Chairperson of INTERMEPA for the next two years. In order to ensure a smooth transition it was also agreed to amend the Articles of Association to allow the Immediate Past Chairman, Mr G. Tsavliris, assist the new Chairman, Capt. Warwick Norman, in an advisory capacity.
Celebrating INTERMEPA’s 10th anniversary the members of the Steering Committee presented their initiatives and exchanged ideas towards strengthening the cooperation of the members of INTERMEPA.
According to Capt. Norman, the election of INTERMEPA’s first non-Mediterranean Chairman is symbolic of the organisation’s ability to adapt to shipping’s growing environmental regulatory challenges.
“Our industry faces unprecedented challenges, with calls for increasing monitoring and transparency around environmental measures coinciding with weak demand and excess capacity. INTERMEPA will continue to be a pivotal apolitical link between maritime authorities and our member associations whose aim is to protect the marine environment from pollution.”
Source: INTERMEPA
