PRINCIPALS SHIPPING

ORGANISATIONS

INTRODUCTION

International organisations have played

significant roles in the development of
international shipping
Currently there is a strong interface between
trade & shipping, hence organisations involved
not only regulate shipping but facilitate trade
development
Many organisations are under un umbrella eg.
IMO, ILO, UNCTAD, WTO
Others work closely with the un eg. BIMCO,
ICC, INTERTANKO & IACS

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES
An association representing the world major
classification societies
Founded in London in 1968
Main objectives are to promote the highest standard
in ship safety & prevention of marine pollution
Over 90% of world merchant tonnage is covered by
standard of IACS members
Members = ABS, BV, China Class Society, Croatian
Reg of Ship, DNV GL, Korean Reg of Ship, Indian
Register of Ship, LR, ClassNK (NKK), Registro Italiano
Navale, Poland Reg of Ship, Russian Maritime
Register of Ship.

Ship Class Recognised by

Malaysia

1. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

2. Bureau Veritas (BV)
3. Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd ( DNV GL)
4. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LRS)
5. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)
6. Korean Register of Shipping (KR)
7. China Classification Society (CCS)
8. Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)
9. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS)
10. Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
11. Ship Classification Malaysia (SCM)

BALTIC EXCHANGE
Origin can be traced to the
17th century
Considered by a.E.Branch as
the heart of shipping industry
It is an independent market
place for ship brokers world
wide
Each year more than 30% of
world dry cargo fixtures, 50%
of tanker fixtures & 50% of
vessels bought & sold are
handled here

BALTIC & INTERNATIONAL

MARITIME COUNCIL
Founded in 1905 & based in bagsvaerd
denmark
Represents more than 65% of worlds
oceangoing dry cargo & tanker fleet
Is a leading force in international shipping
representing shipowners, shipbrokers,
agents, p&i clubs & others
One of BIMCOs core activities has been the
production of standard forms

BIMCO STANDARD FORMS

BOXTIME CONTAINER
VESSEL CHARTER
BOXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
PROJECTION BARGE
& TUG CHARTER
SUPPLY TIME OSV
CHARTER
GENCOA COA FOR
DRY BULK CARGO
ETC.

INTERTANKO
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF INDEPENDENT TANKER
OWNERS
FORMED IN 1970 & BASED IN
OSLO
AIM TO DELIVER A SAFE,
RELIABLE, COMPETITIVE &
RESPONSIBLE TANKER
INDUSTRIES
204 MEMBERS, 3077
TANKERS & 236 ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS EMBRACING 70%
OF INDEPENDENT TANKER
FLEET (Jan 2015)

FIATA
International Federation
of Freight Forwarders
Associations
40k members from 150
countries
Objective is to accelerate
the growth of the
forwarding industry
worldwide
Produces standard trade
documents e.g. FIATA
multimodal consignment
note

ITOPF
International Tanker Owners Pollution
Federation
Membership comprises of virtually all
owners & charterers of bulk oil, chemical &
gas carriers
Priority service is to respond to accidental
spills of oil & chemical
Provides a broad range of technical services
in marine pollution to members, P&I
insurers & oil pollution compensation fund

UNCTAD
UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE &
DEVELOPMENT
Established 1964 & based in Geneva
A principal organ of UNGA with 194 member
states (Feb 2016)
Committed in accelerating international
trade & development through cooperation,
negotiation & partnership.
Publishes an annual maritime review

WTO

There are a number of ways

of looking at the World
Trade Organization.
It is an organization for trade
opening.
It is a forum for governments to
negotiate trade agreements.
It is a place for them to settle
trade disputes.
It operates a system of trade
rules.
Essentially, the WTO is a place
where member governments
try to sort out the trade
problems they face with each
other.

CONCLUSION

DO NOT FORGET
THE MOST
IMPORTANT
ORGANISATION IN
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING.

THANK YOU.

TUTORIAL
DISCUSS 3 SHIPPING ORGANISATIONS
OTHER THAN IMO
COMPARE BETWEEN IMO & ICAO