World Marine Administrations
Australia
Brunei Darussalam
- Marine Department
Ensuring Navigational Safety; Prevention & Control of Marine Pollution; Development of Regional & International Shipping & Maritime Industries.
Canada
- Canadian Shipowners Association
represents the companies whose Canadian-flag ships ply the waters of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Arctic, the Maritimes, and the Eastern American Seaboard
- Marine Pilotage
serves as the liaison amongst the pilotage authorities.
Caribbean
Chile
- Intermarin Chile Ltd.
offer Vessel Inspections and Marine Consultant; Vessel Registering; Statutory certificates on behalf of Isthmus Bureau of Shipping for Belize and Panama Maritime Administration; etc.
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Hong Kong
Italy
Latvia
Malaysia
- Sarawak Marine Department
a Federal Government agency under the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia, will strive to be a dynamic, responsive and responsible agency contributing to the making of Malaysia as a respected maritime nation and promoting maritine safety and protection of environment at sea.
Monaco
Norway
Japan
Panama
Russia
Poland
Singapore
Sweden
South Africa
- Ship Web South Africa
South Africa Ports; Maritime Associations; etc.
- Shepstone & Wylie
a leading South African legal firm offering a full range of personal, corporate and commercial legal services.
Turkey
UK
- BODC - British Oceanographic Data Centre
provide data management support for UK marine science; collaborate, on behalf of the UK, in the international exchange and
management of oceanographic data.
- BMEC
This is the entrance to the British Marine Equipment Council Web Site.
- The British Ports Association
represent its members' interests directly to the policy makers - the UK Government, the EC and other relevant organisations; etc.
- Dorchester Maritime
Dorchester Maritime has been in the LPG Ship Management business since the foundation of the company in 1986. Today the company
manages LPG Carriers for various major European and Asian ship owners.
- Lloyd's Register (LR)
LR not only serves the shipping industry but provides offshore and industrial advisory and inspection services. LR's impartiality and integrity stem from its complete financial, commercial and political independence.
- MAIB - The Marine Accident Investigation Branch
operates under the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting
and Investigation) Regulations 1994 as an independent arm of
the Department of the Environment, Transport and the
Regions.
- IMO - International Maritime Organization
a London- based United Nations organization. The predominant IMO treaty document affecting maritime communications and other marine electronics is the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.
- International Maritime Organization
dealing with maritime affairs was first proposed, the main concern was to evolve international machinery to improve safety at sea.
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
to provide machinery for co-operation among governments on technical matters affecting international merchant shipping, with special responsibility for safety at sea; etc.
USA
- U.S. Maritime Administration
to promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced, United States merchant marine. MARAD is committed to a strong merchant marine and maritime industry for the United States, the world's greatest sea trading nation.
- Maritime Administration (MARAD)
It was authorized to
regulate US ocean commerce, supervise freight and terminal facilities, and administer Government funds to construct and
operate commercial ships.
- Marine Prediction Center Home Page
The primary responsibility is the issuance of marine warnings and guidance in text and graphical format for maritime users.
- Maritime Administration RRF Readiness Ceremony
Administration and operation of the RRF is governed by a memorandum of agreement between the Navy and MarAd.
- About The Maritime Administration
MARAD is committed to a strong merchant marine and maritime industry for the United States, the world's greatest sea trading nation.
- United States Maritime Administration Useful Information
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has Regional Offices in areas of concentrated shipping activity and can provide information on seafaring employment and training.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
This is a commercial site providing rapid access to large amounts of federal and state data at very reasonable cost
- OCRM - Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
The mission provide: Marine and coastal protected area management, Technical assistance and financial support, Scientific research, etc.
- NMFS - The National Marine Fisheries Service
a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- USA - National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Marine Fisheries Service
The Office for Law Enforcement is the compliance element of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Sailing-Related Sites
Official Sailing Organizations
- NWFSC Staff Directory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Marine Fisheries Service useful Addresses
- The Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
a research unit of the National Marine Fisheries Service's Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
- Port Administration - The Port Everglades
Procurement, property management, business permits, franchises, human resources, labor relations, risk management, and various other facets of general port administration fall under this division.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Dept. of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS)
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agencies in Other Countries