This site exists to promote naval engineering in public and private applications.
This government department fosters the development of Australia's transport sector and regions, consistent with broader economic and social policy objectives.
The Australian Marine Incident Investigation Unit (MIIU) was formed on 1 January 1991, as an investigation body independent of the regulatory and administrative authority. The Unit investigates maritime incidents under the Navigation (Marine Casualty) Regulations and publishes reports identifying and determining the causes of marine accidents.
This organisation's 997 owner-members control a fleet of 12500 ships representing more than 440 million DWT covering practically all categories of ships; representing almost 60 per cent of the world merchant fleet !
This organisation produces nautical charts of Canadian waters.
This World Wide Web site provides daily ice information and consultations for sea ice, lake ice and icebergs.
The Canadian Shipowners Association seeks to promote an economic and competitive Canadian marine industry. The association represents the shipowners whose Canadian-flag vessels ply the waters of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the East Coast of Canada, the Arctic, and the American Eastern Seaboard.
Exists to promote all aspects of marine engineering to Canada .
Based in Orange, Texas, this research institute produces a wealth of information for the shipbuilding industry.
IMSA was founded to register highly qualified personnel to conduct auditing services within the marine transportation and related industries. IMSA's training courses meet the needs of its members and clients to ensure compliance to international and flag state requirements for all aspects of marine safety and quality management.
Based in Virginia, USA, the ION is a non-profit professional society dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of navigation with worldwide membership. It serves a diverse community including those interested in air, space, marine, land navigation and position determination.
With headquarters in Tokyo, IAPH comprises 240 regular members, mostly of public port authorities and agencies, and more than 100 Associate members, mostly of manufacturers / providers of port-related products / services, encompassing more than 85 countries all over the world.
ITOPF is a non-profit-making organisation set up to administer a voluntary oil pollution compensation agreement, TOVALOP. Funded by the vast majority of the world's tanker owners, they place great emphasis on the provision of technical services and have attended on-site at nearly 400 oil spills around the world.
Fishermen from the Faroe islands, port workers from Pakistan, airline pilots in the United States, truck drivers in Ghana, or railwaymen from Argentina may have widely differing jobs and backgrounds, but they are all united through one powerful worldwide organisation - the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). This regularly updated site provides all the latest news and developments from this organisation that unites more than 400 trade unions in around 100 countries, representing over 5 million transport workers worldwide.
The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners for safe transport, cleaner seas, and free competition. Their site carries the following: Intertanko News, Geeral Information & Membership, Organisation & Sections, Tanker Events, Publications, Fleet Databases & Tanker Market Information
The Lake Carriers' Association is a trade association representing U.S.-Flag vessel operators on the Great Lakes. Made up of 14 American companies that operate 59 U.S.-Flag self-propelled lakers and integrated tug/barge units
Since 1866, "The London Club" has enabled shipowners to protect themselves against the many legal liabilities to which they are exposed in the course of their business, and against which the ordinary policies on ship, freight, etc., afford no protection.
The MAIB reports directly to the Secretary of State for Transport and has the power to investigate accidents involving or occurring on board any UK registered ship worldwide or any other ship within UK territorial waters.
The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ," says executive director N. Nick Cretan, "has seen the need in this great shipping center for a continuing forum in which the many problems of the maritime industry can be put into focus and solutions evolved. The Association will provide these forums on its own or in partnership with other organizations. It intends to serve the industry in this modern age of containers and computers with as much enthusiasm and vigor as it did to the shipping community in the days of its founding more than 122 years ago.
This UK based organisation advances marine research and development (R&D) through its activities in universities and other higher educational institutes. It also arranges sponsorship for R&D activities carried out in research institutes, government departments and industry. In addition, MTD provides a full range of technology transfer and information services for its members, and promotes education abd training for the whole offshore industry. During 1992/93 membership comprised 52 industrial and other non-government organisations, and 4 Government Department and Agencies.
An agency within the US Department of Commerce, NOAA operates a wide assortment of hydrographic survey, oceanographic research, and fisheries research vessels.
The National Response Corporation, of New York, USA, aim to provide oil spill response services to those who transport, store, handle or produce oil in an efficient and economical manner; while ensuring consistency and quality of service.
Home page for this large Dutch shipping organisation involved in a myriad of maritime activities.
This US-based organisation exists to fully utilise the potential of the oceans for food minerals and medicines.
Full Contents of PART V - SHIPOWNERS' PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY ASSOCIATIONS. Sec. 526. Shipowners' protection and indemnity associations.
The Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors promotes the good image and general well-being of our profession. SAMS accepts for membership only those professionals who have demonstrated the technical skills necessary to be accredited as marine surveyors in order to use the title of Accredited Marine Surveyor. Our Accredited Marine Surveyor. A.M.S. members must have a minimum of 5 years experience and must pass a written examination by our testing committee in order to earn his or her title. They must also meet continuing education requirements in order to maintain that title.
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers is an internationally recognized nonprofit, technical, professional society of individual members serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers. SNAME is dedicated to advancing the art, science and practice of naval architecture, shipbuilding and marine engineering, encouraging the exchange and recording of information, sponsoring applied research, offering career guidance and supporting education, and enhancing the professional status and integrity of its membership.
This Canadian government agency has a mandate to advance safety in the marine, pipeline, rail, and aviation modes of transportation by: conducting independent investigations and public inquiries into transportation occurrences in order to make findings as to their causes and contributing factors; reporting publicly on its investigations and public inquiries and on the related findings; identifying safety deficiencies as evidenced by transportation occurrences; making recommendations designed to eliminate or reduce any such safety deficiencies; and conducting special studies and special investigations on transportation safety matters.
The FTA exists to ensure personal mobility and America's economic and community vitality by supporting high quality public transportation through leadership, technical assistance and financial resources.
The Office of Congressional and Public Affairs for general information about the US maritime industry.
This organisation provides the principal contractual obligations determining how governments frame and implement domestic trade legislation and regulations. And it is the platform on which trade relations among countries evolve through collective debate, negotiation and adjudication.
