Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Martin Tuchman, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K/A of
Interpool, Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;

4.  The registrants other certifying officers
and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
registrant and have:

| | (a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | (b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
controls and procedures; and presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | (c) | disclosed in this report any change in the registrants
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth
fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal
control over financial reporting; and
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5.  The registrants other certifying officers
and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):

| | (a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
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| | (b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal
control over financial reporting.
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Date:  June 6, 2005

| | /s/ Martin Tuchman
     Martin Tuchman
     Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
     President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
     (Principal Executive Officer)
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