Interocean American Shipping

INTEROCEAN AMERICAN SHIPPING CORPORATION (IAS) was originally incorporated as Interocean Management Corporation in 1975 as the result of the merger of an oil company tanker fleet and a privately owned maritime firm to provide operation and management services for third party ship owners and for foreign and domestic flag vessels owned by affiliated... companies. IAS is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of TOTE, Inc, Princeton, New Jersey (a subsidiary of SaltChuk Resources, Inc.). Management services are tailored to the requirements of the ship owner, but typically involve full technical management which is comprised of vessel operations, crew management, voyage repairs, shipyard overhauls, insurance and claims handling, purchasing, accounting and financial reporting. IAS is now SQE certified by ABS to the Standards of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Assurance. IAS is ISO 14001 certified. These certifications provide IAS with a framework for the proper development, implementation, and assessment of quality in service and safety and pollution management in accordance with good practices that is duly recognized throughout the maritime industry. IAS currently manages commercial, privately owned vessels and U.S. Government owned vessels. Vessel management encompasses both U.S. and Panamanian registry. IAS has operated commercial tonnage continuously since its inception, managing a total of nearly 50 different commercial vessels during this 30-year period. The commercial fleet has ranged in size and type from small RO/RO trading inter-island in the Caribbean up to and including, Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) and Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCCs). IAS's expertise has been both dry cargo and petroleum with ships having traded coastwise U.S., nearby foreign and worldwide. Shipyard overhauls have been accomplished in many major shipyards throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. IAS has also supervised several major vessel conversions; jumboizing seven (7) tankers, converting a crude oil tanker to an FPSO and ...Read More