New commission seeks change

The International Commission on the Regulation of Shipping, a new body that will seek to reform the rules governing the shipping industry, has been launched by the ITF. The three-man commission is headed by the former Australian minister Peter Morris who chaired two parliamentary enquiries into shipping.

After the two other commissioners have been appointed, the three will conduct hearings with interested parties in order to make concrete proposals for change. It is hoped that these will be pursued by those who have an interest in a profitable, sound and decently-run shipping industry, says the ITF.