Kathi Stanzel is the Managing Director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, INTERTANKO since five years. Prior to that she was twelve years with the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, ITOPF, and the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds, IOPC. Kathi has a background in Coastal Management & Marine Biology and is passionate about the environment, which you can hear in this interview. She is also a shipping industry spokesperson hence very well informed about what’s at the top of the agenda within the maritime industry. We discuss tanker specific issues on the agenda which is the foundation of the strategy going forward for the independent tanker owners. This is a long interview, where Kathi explains to us where she is coming from and one really understands why so many has asked to listen to her. Reviews! <3 reviews! Write one on iTunes or the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Thank you for listening!