4.15.4.1. Other international organizations that influence shipping industry and trade.
4.15 Other International Organizations that influence Shipping Industry and Trade.
Written by Alf Magne Horneland
There are several other organizations which are active on the international shipping arena,and which might influence processes, regulations and standards of importance to ship safetyand seafarers’ health and welfare, without having explicitly mentioned health or medicalissues in their policy declarations. These will not be described or discussed in this textbook.Some examples are International Organization of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo)[1], Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)[2], the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko)[3] and others.
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