Maritime transport

Interesting links

Industry related companies and associations

• European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA)
  www.ecsa.eu
   
• International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
  http://www.marisec.org/ics/index.htm
   
• International Shipping Federation (ISF)
  http://www.marisec.org/isf/index.htm
   
• www.maritimeindustries.org
   
• International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO)
  www.intercargo.org
   
• International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO)
  www.intertanko.com
   
• Baltic and International Maritime Council
  www.bimco.dk
   
• www.maritimelondon.com
   

Seafarers’ international and national Unions

• European Transport Workers’ Federation ( ETF)
  www.etf-europe.org
   

• International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
  www.itf.org.uk
   

• The National Union of Marine Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers (NUMAST, United Kingdom)
  www.numast.org

Professional Associations

• European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) 
  www.empa-pilots.org
   

• European Dredging Association (EUDA)
  www.european-dredging.info

Classification societies

• International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
  www.iacs.org.uk
   

• Lloyd’s Register
  www.lr.org/code/home.htm

International Organisations

• International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
  www.imo.org
   

• International Labor Organization (ILO)
  www.ilo.org

Databases for maritime safety

• Equasis
  www.equasis.org
   

• Paris Memorandum (Port State Control)
  www.parismou.org

National organisations 

• Irish Maritime Development Office [IMDO]
  http://www.careersatsea.ie/main.htm
   

• The Irish Institute of Master Mariners
  www.mastermariners.com
   

• Sweden
  www.kastaloss.nu