Dry bulk owners’ association Intercargo and RightShip, a privately held online vetting and risk manager, are pooling their efforts on shipmanagement standards.

The pair are working to agree on a single, combined self-assessment standards for the industry.

Representatives of the two entities are to come together in September to develop a joint set of guidelines to help companies monitor their own shipmanagement performance in terms of safety, health and the environment, sources told TradeWinds.