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WHAT’S NEW IN MINERVA

INTERTANKO’s Vetting Deliveries
Committee elects We welcome the following ladies

Stefanos Stylianos to the Minerva Marine Inc. family
as its new Chairman

08/04/2021 - The management of “Minerva Alexandra” was entrusted to Minerva
Marine Inc. on 8th April 2021 upon her delivery from the Shipbuilding yard. She
was built by the Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Korea, under the supervision of
DNV, and has a deadweight of 115,484 MTs.
INTERTANKO’s Vetting Committee met on
13-14 April for its third virtual meeting.

The Committee elected Mr. Stefanos Stylianos
of Minerva Marine as its new Chairman, while
Capt. Ashley Cooper of Scorpio Ship Manage-
ment was elected as Vice-Chair.
The Chairman expressed his thanks to the
Committee members for the confidence shown
in him and praised their hard work. He also
outlined his aspirations for the years ahead
and called upon members to provide both the
Secretariat and himself with a list of high-prior-
ity vetting issues that the Committee should be
prioritising in the forthcoming years, alongside 12/04/2021 - The commercial management of “Minerva Providence” was en-
its focus on improving access to a common pool trusted to Minerva Marine Inc. on 12th April 2021. She was built at Hwawon-my-
of information and clarifications on all aspects eon in Korea, under the supervision of DNV, and has a deadweight of 169233 MTs.
of vetting.
The Committee meeting covered a range of
issues affecting INTERTANKO’s wider member-
ship, such as the recent unjustified Port State
Control (PSC) detentions, Tanker Management
and Self-Assessment (TMSA) developments,
remote inspections, the INTERTANKO Terminal
Vetting Database (TVD). The Committee also
discussed INTERTANKO’s recently reviewed
Vessel Inspection and PSC Inspection Feed-
back Forms, which can be of great assistance
to Members. The group also shared expe-
riences on industry developments such as
remote SIRE inspections, the reviews of VIQ7
and the HVPQ, the suggested updates to Q88, 06/05/2021 - The management of “Minerva Astra” was entrusted to Minerva
and the release of ISGOTT 6. Marine Inc. - on 6th May 2021 upon her delivery from the Shipbuilding yard. She
was built by the Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Korea, under the supervision of
DNV, and has a deadweight of 115,484 MTs.

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