Industry Organizations
Sites within the United Nations (UN) system
| IMO | International Maritime Organization, a UN specialized agency responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships |
World Maritime University established under the auspices of the IMO |
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The UN Economic and Social Council |
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The UN Conference on Trade and Development |
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The UN Development Programme |
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The UN Environment Programme |
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Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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Standards for Trade and Electronic Business (site maintained by Economic Commission for Europe) |
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The UN Commission on International Trade Law |
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The UN Commission on Sustainable Development |
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The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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The International Labor Organization |
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World Health Organization |
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The UN Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean |
Intergovernmental Organizations
| APEC Port DataBase | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
Association of SouthEast Asian Nations |
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International Hydrographic Organization |
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European Union |
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Organization of American States |
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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World Customs Organization |
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The World Trade Organization |
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The World Bank |
Industry Links
| AAPA | The American Association of Port Authorities |
The Association of Australian Ports & Marine Authorities |
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Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea |
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Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service |
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ASEAN Ports Associaiton |
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Representing international shipping since 1905 |
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a portal site for ports in Argentina and Mercosur |
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COMITE MARITIME INTERNATIONAL |
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an initiative of EUCC International Secretariat, providing a new information service for professionals in coastal conservation, management, planning and research |
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European Seaports Organization |
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European Union for Coastal Conservation which is the largest coastal network in Europe |
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The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Asssocaiotns |
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Helsinki Commission |
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Hazardous Materials Advisory Coucil |
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The International Association of Airport and Seaport Police |
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International Association of Cities and Ports |
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International Association of Classification Societies |
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International Association of Dredging Companies |
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International Chamber of Commerce |
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International Chamber of Shipping |
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International Association of Lighthouse Authorities |
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ICHCA International Ltd. |
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International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations |
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International Association of Independent Tanker Owners |
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International Maritime Pilots Association |
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International Organization for Standardization |
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International Salvage Union |
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maritime web site launched by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF) |
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Nautical Institute |
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Oslo Paris Commissions |
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International Navigation Association |
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Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control covering European coastal states and the North Atlantic basin from North America to Europe |
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Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region |
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Western Dredging Association |
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World Trade Center Association |
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Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators |
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a database of 2863 port guides in 132 countries |
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Vietnam Seaports Association |
Other Useful Sites
| Seaports of the Americas | Seaports Publications Group |
Maritime Information Systems Inc. site of world shipping |
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Fairplay publication on shipping |
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Info on shipping |
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Freightworld |
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daily on-line newspaper devoted to transport, including information and database on shipping, cruise, aviation and trucking |
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World Wide Shipping |
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World Marine Index on the Internet, providing information on marine organisations and companies and their products and services |
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INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO MARITIMO (Research and development in port, maritime and multimodal transport) |
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International Maritime Consultancy |
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includes information on managing all aspects of the marina and boatyard business and links to related sites |
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brings together demand and supply of logistics services by offering editorial and commercial news and information on international transport and logistics |
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a free internet information system for Marine Professional |
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information on maritime publications, conferences, exhibitions, training and other special projects |
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Official web site of the United States Coast Guard |
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an Association representing the interests of shipowners, ship managers, ship operators, and ship agents in Singapore |
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an on-line resource for the worldwide marine community by ICG Marine - ICG Publishing's Division dedicated to marine-related technology journals |
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four platforms of cargo handling, shipbuilding, dredging and seaport construction is offered |
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a new Internet based information service for the maritime industry, including a directory/database service |
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a specialist in producing training materials for the maritime industries, particularly shipping companies |
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a site full of information on European shipping, plus links to shipping companies, ports and lots more you need to know about shipping in the region |
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International Society of Offshore and |
International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) |
Ireland's only website for the marine sector and coastal communities, providing news and links relating to all aspects of commercial fishing, shipping and other maritime matters. |
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a new website maintained by Drewry Shipping Consultants, containing information on its publications, data & consultancy services. |
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a new website by an academic institution "Glasgow College of Nautical Studies" |
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a website by AISM/IALA (International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) where you can download the Guide |
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an online catalogue of high quality maritime related Internet resources maintained by the Center for Maritime Research, National Maritime Museum (NMM), Greenwich |
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a site maintained by a dredging consultancy business based in the State of Kuwait |
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a free on-line magazine with lots of useful links to the transportation world (air, sea and land) |
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site maintained by one of India's leading IT - E Commerce Portal company, exclusively facilitating to the shipping industry |
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The International Bunker Industry Association |
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International Transport Workers' Federation |
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a portal site established to provide a single information gateway to the global marine industry |
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Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics based in Hamburg, Germany |
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offers a platform for e-procurement to the oil and gas industry |
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a portal site by International Transport Journal, Basel, Switzerland |
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"Containerisation International" goes on-line |
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Marine-Net - a shipping and shipyard website |
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Asia Pacific Maritime Institute based in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
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Portnet.com is a fully subsidiary of PSA Corp formed in May 2000, with a focus on IT and internet solutions. |
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The Terminal Operations Conferecne & Exhibition Site (Informa Group plc) |
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Intermodal 2001 Site (Informa Group plc) |
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2001 Global Automotive Logistics Site (Informa Group plc) |
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the largest Brazilian Internet content website about logistics in Brazil |
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Lloydslistevents Conferences |
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One of the world's leading suppliers of VTMIS |
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A Web Guide for Merchant Shipping Professional |
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Urban Greening Home Page |
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a website for the cruise and ship industry, including the latest industry news, projects, products, services, events, etc. |
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a website for the port industry, including the latest industry news, projects, products (internatioal coverage of ports and sea terminal projects), services, events, etc. |
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WorldCargo News - the world's leading journal for the international cargo handling and transportation industry goes online! |
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Official site of the Argentine Port Council |
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a unique portal for the marine trading community |
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"Port" maintained by National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, UK) is a subject gateway with a maritime focus. |
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"The Minnesota Transportation Alliance is a public/private non-profit organization that works to promote a safe, effective and multi-modal transportation system for the state of Minnesota. " |
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Website of "Cargo Systems", a publication concerned with global container handling, port development, intermodalism and container technology |
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"International Security Industry Organization (ISIO)", an international security information provider |
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"SailorNews" - dialy news services to seafares |
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a portal offering a database of security/emergency manufactures and suppliers |
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a portal offering a database of ships to reconnect ship crew and passengers worldwide |
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World Maritime Institute (WMI) - maritime training centers in a global network |
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Portualia.com |
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Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit |
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Couriers Freight Haulage services. Search Couriers Freight & Haulage services. All Couriers, Freight & Haulage. Free Distribution Broker services |
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The International Maritime & Shipping Security Organization (IMSSO) - Founded to support the maritime security officers and the industry both ashore and afloat |
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Site maintained by shipowners association and ship agency association in China |
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Comprehensive online directory of world maritime companies and organizations, searchable by types of organization, activity, services and by country |
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Annual directory of over 80 Scottish ports |