Intertanko Tanker Event Ready for Dubai
Preparations for this year's tanker gathering continue to progress swiftly, promising an interesting and comprehensive program for delegates and visitors. In addition to the INTERTANKO Annual General Meeting, Executive Committee and Council meetings, the Dubai Tanker Event will feature a series of open conference sessions covering a wide range of topics. As tankers and other shipping markets are enjoying good times on the back of a recovery in world economy and unprecedented growth in China, INTERTANKO has secured a solid panel of industry experts who will share their forecasts for global energy markets and how tanker owners best can prepare to meet future developments. With Dubai as its venue, the program will naturally focus on developments in the Middle East.
Bishop Addresses Shipmanagement at Tanker Conference
Far from getting any easier, management of tankers is certain to get more complex, said Bob Bishop, Chief Operating Officer of V.Ships Shipmanagement, speaking at the Tanker Operator Conference in London this week. With increased regulation and burgeoning media scrutiny on behalf of a cynical public, risks will be greater and risk management will be ever more crucial he said. While Bishop anticipated a gradual increase in third party management outsourcing from the current 15 percent of the world’s tanker fleet, he emphasized that Managers will need to do more to demonstrate control, performance and value to clients in order to win new business .
