Wednesday, 05 December 2007
Maritime Global Net
THE Round Table of international shipping associations (BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)/International Shipping Federation (ISF), Intercargo and Intertanko) has identified 14 states with more than a dozen “negative performance indicators” in its annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table.
The following flags this year have 12 or more negative performance indicators: Albania, Bolivia, Cambodia, Congo, Costa Rica, Honduras, Kenya, Madagascar, Mongolia, North Korea, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Syria and Thailand.
Using information in the public domain such as port state control inspection records, data on the ratification of IMO and ILO Conventions, and official reports about the use of non-IACS classification societies and quality standards with regard to seafarer competence standards, the Table is intended to provide a “general appreciation of a flag’s performance”. The Round Table diplomatically says its performance table indicates “whether further questions need to be asked by shipping companies when choosing to use particular flags”.
The Table can be downloaded at www.marisec.org/flag-performance
The following flags this year have 12 or more negative performance indicators: Albania, Bolivia, Cambodia, Congo, Costa Rica, Honduras, Kenya, Madagascar, Mongolia, North Korea, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Syria and Thailand.
Using information in the public domain such as port state control inspection records, data on the ratification of IMO and ILO Conventions, and official reports about the use of non-IACS classification societies and quality standards with regard to seafarer competence standards, the Table is intended to provide a “general appreciation of a flag’s performance”. The Round Table diplomatically says its performance table indicates “whether further questions need to be asked by shipping companies when choosing to use particular flags”.
The Table can be downloaded at www.marisec.org/flag-performance
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