OECD SHIPPING GUIDELINES
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLAS the bill for cleaning up after the Prestige disaster grows larger and larger, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has committed itself to redoubling efforts to raise the standard of shipping amongst its developed country members.Its transport committee has identified a range of measures that it wants to see taken by the 30 OECD member states. In a statement, the group said it "has reiterated (its) determination....to address the environmental and social costs caused by substandard shipping, tragically illustrated by ...
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