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Benefits
for Full • Companies and ships registered with INTERCARGO arguably enjoy
membership a badge of quality widely recognised by the industry as a marker of
excellence. Along with a Company Certificate and the right to use the
INTERCARGO membership logo, a Vessel Certificate is provided for each
Visit intercargo.org/join registered vessel. Entered ships are tagged on Equasis as registered with
for all the available info INTERCARGO. Vessel membership with INTERCARGO is displayed on the
regarding the benefits vessel dashboard of the RightShip Safety Score.
of Membership for Full
Members. • INTERCARGO and RightShip are founding partners of DBCE, having

developed the DryBMS, a quality standard for the dry bulk sector. Safety,
environmental and operational excellence are promoted through company
self-assessment. INTERCARGO members subscribing to DBCE are offered
a full refund of its £1,000 initial sign-up fee.
Please visit https://www.intercargo.org/tags/DBCE-DryBMS/

• Members are invited to appoint a representative to INTERCARGO’s
Executive Committee and are eligible to put forward a representative to
the Technical Committee (conditions apply). Details can be found in our
Constitution under ‘Management’ at intercargo.org/constitution.

• The Association is represented at the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO), the Round Table of Shipping Associations (joining BIMCO, ICS and
Intertanko on important cross-industry matters), the Tripartite Forum and
other international shipping fora, and regularly engages with the International
Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and RightShip on critical issues.

• Members are invited to INTERCARGO hosted events (two semi-annual
Committee meetings, seminars etc).
Please visit intercargo.org/about/ meetings for more information.

• For INTERCARGO’s feedback and reporting schemes,
please see intercargo.org/members-reporting-surveys.

• Regular circulars provide timely, detailed information either following IMO
meetings or on ongoing issues, such as cargoes, piracy, port, terminal and
anchorage feedback, cybersecurity , etc.

• Experience sharing/(anonymous) consultation within the membership, when
appropriate on reported issues of concern (cargoes, ports, etc), in order to
provide informed feedback

• Full access to the Association’s website www.intercargo.org
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