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Bolero |
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Electronic document trading system |
http://www.boleroltd.com |
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British and international maritime bodies |
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Baltic and International Maritime Council |
http://www.bimco.dk |
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British Chamber of Shipping |
http://www.british-shipping.org |
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Centre for Dispute Resolution |
http://www.cedr.co.uk |
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Hazardous Materials Advisory Council |
http://www.hmac.org |
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International Maritime Organization |
http://www.imo.org |
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
http://www.un.org/depts/los/los_io.htm |
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Inmarsat - Global satellite communications network |
http://www.inmarsat.com |
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London Court of International Arbitration |
http://www.lcia-arbitration.com |
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London Maritime Arbitrators Association |
http://www.lmaa.org.uk |
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The Baltic Exchange |
http://www.balticexchange.com |
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Brokers |
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J & H Marsh McLennan |
http://www.jhmarshmc.com |
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Willis Limited |
http://www.willis.com |
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British Broadcasting Corporation World Service |
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Articles in Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Japanese |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice |
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Buyer's Guide |
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Dow Jones |
http://www.dowjones.com |
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FTSE |
http://www.ftse.com |
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Glossary of international trade terms |
http://www.buyersguide.com/ace/glossary |
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International Petroleum Exchange |
http://www.ipe.uk.com |
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London Stock Exchange |
http://www.londonstockex.co.uk |
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London Metal Exchange |
http://www.lem.co.uk |
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New York Stock Exchange |
http://www.nyse.com |
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Cargo Port Links |
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Links to various ports and terminals worldwide |
http://www.hal-pc.org/~nugent/port.html |
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Lloyd's of London |
http://www.lloydsoflondon.com |
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Cargo Information |
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Australian Manual of Safe Loading, Ocean Transport and Discharge Practices for Dry Bulk Commodities |
http://www.amsa.gov.au/sp/amslot |
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Cambridge Reefer Technology |
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Specialists in carriage and storage of perishable foodstuffs |
http://www.crtech.co.uk |
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Classification Societies |
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American Bureau of Shipping |
http://www.eagle.org |
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Bureau Veritas |
http://www.bureauveritas.com |
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China Classification Society |
http://www.ccs.org.cn |
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Det Norske Veritas |
http://www.dnv.com |
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Germanischer Lloyd |
http://www.germanlloyd.de |
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International Association of Classification Societies |
http://www.iacs.org.uk |
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Korean Register of Shipping |
http://www.krs.co.kr |
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Lloyd's Register of Shipping |
http://www.lr.org |
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Nippon Kaiji Kyokai |
http://www.classnk.or.jp |
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Rina |
http://www.rina.it |
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Russian Maritime Register of Shipping |
http://www.rs-head.spb.ru |
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Company Registration |
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Cyprus |
http://www.pio.gov.cy/drc/index.html |
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England and Wales |
http://www.companies-house.gov.uk |
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Gibraltar |
http://www.gibraltar.gi/finance/gibcomp |
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Hong Kong |
http://www.info.gov.hk/cr |
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Jersey |
http://www.jerseyfsc.org |
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Malta |
http://www.registry.mfsc.com.net |
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Republic of Ireland |
http://www.cro.ie |
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Switzerland |
http://www.zefix.admin.ch |
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DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety |
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Detailed safety information on a wide range of chemicals and hazardous materials |
http://hazmat.dot.gov |
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Hazardous Materials Advisory Council |
http://www.hmac.org |
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International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association |
http://www.ichca.org.uk |
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Education |
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International Centre for Commercial Law |
http://www.icclaw.com |
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Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth |
http://www.ims.plym.ac.uk |
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Institute of Marine Technology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
http://www.marinetech.ncl.ac.uk |
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Nautical Institute |
http://www.nautinst.org |
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European Shipping Pages |
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A site providing links to European Shipping sites |
http://members.xoom.com/euroshi |
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European Union |
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European legal sources |
http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex |
| • |
Fairplay |
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Database of ISM Code certificated vessels |
http://www.fairplay.co.uk/ism |
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Finance and International Trade |
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The Baltic Exchange |
http://www.balticexchange.co.uk |
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Fixed premium |
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Axa Global Risks, Paris |
http://www.axa-globalrisks.com |
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Intercoastal Shipowners P & I. B.V, Rotterdam |
http://www.intercoastal.nl |
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Raets Club, Rotterdam |
http://www.raetsclub.com |
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Flags of the World |
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Database of national, international, organisation and corporate flags |
http://www.earthpage.com/fotw/flags |
| • |
Governmental Bodies |
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Australia - Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
http://www.amsa.gov.au |
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Australia - Marine Incident Investigation Unit |
http://www.miiu.gov.au |
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Canada - Canadian Ministry of Transport |
http://www.tc.gc.ca |
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong Marine Department |
http://www.info.gov.hk/mardep |
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Japan - Japanese Maritime Safety Agency |
http://www.kaiho.motnet.go.jp |
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Russia - Russia Pacific Port State Control Centre |
http://www.pma.ru/psc |
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United Kingdom - Maritime & Coastguard Agency |
http://www.mcagency.org.uk |
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United Kingdom - Marine Accident Investigation Branch |
http://www.open.gov.uk/maib/maibhome.htm |
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United Kingdom - Shipping Directorate of Department of Environment, Transportation & the Regions |
http://www.shipping.detr.gov.uk |
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United States of America - United States Coastguard |
http://www.uscg.mil |
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United States of America - US Environmental Protection Agency |
http://www.epa.gov |
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United States of America - US Federal Maritime Commission |
http://www.fmc.gov |
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United States of America - US Maritime Administration |
http://marad.dot.gov |
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United States of America - US National Response Center |
http://www.nrc.uscg.mil |
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HMSO |
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Website provides all British statutes and statutory instruments |
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts |
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Intercargo |
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International association representing bulk carriers, OBOs and general cargo ships |
http://www.intercargo.com |
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International Association of Independent Tanker Owners |
http://www.intertanko.com |
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International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation |
http://www.itopf.com |
| |
Lloyds of London |
http://www.lloydsoflondon.com |
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Informare |
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Website provides details of International Conventions and ratifications |
http://www.informare.it/dbase/convuk.htm |
| • |
International Chamber of Shipping & International Shipping Federation |
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Regulatory and general developments affecting the maritime industry |
http://www.marisec.org |
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
http://www.mcagency.org.uk |
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Marine Accident Investigation Bureau |
http://www.open.gov.uk/maib/maibhome |
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Nautical Institute |
http://www.nautinst.org |
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Oil Companies International Marine Forum |
http://www.ocimf.com |
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International Salvage Union |
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International Association of Salvage Companies |
http://www.marine-salvage.com |
| • |
Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton |
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Website provides details of UK and US international statutes and case reports, relevant Conventions, shipping companies and oil pollution resources |
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~iml |
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Legal |
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British Maritime Law Association |
http://www.bmla.org.uk |
| • |
LLP |
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Publishers of Lloyd's List, Books and Newsletters relating to Maritime Issues |
http://www.llplimited.com |
| • |
Los Alamos National Laboratory - Chemical Safety Program. |
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Information on chemical characteristics and compatabilities. How to respond to chemical spills. |
http://www.esh.lanl.gov/~chemsafe |
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Grain and Feed Trade Association |
http://www.gafta.com |
| • |
London Maritime Arbitrators Association |
| |
Website provides a guide to arbitration in London and biographies of members of the Association |
http://www.lmaa.org.uk |
| • |
Maritime Data |
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A site providing information on shipowners worldwide |
http://www.maritimedata.com |
| • |
Marine Link |
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Marine Publishing Group |
http://www.marinelink.com |
| • |
Maritime Global Net. |
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A host site for over 5000 maritime related companies and organisations |
http://www.mglobal.com |
| |
MRC Investigations |
http://www.mrcinfo.com |
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Nautical Institute |
http://www.nautinst.org |
| |
Satellite Observing Systems |
http://www.satobsys.co.uk |
| • |
Mecosur |
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Provides links to shipping guides and other information relating to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru & Uruguay |
http://www.webcosur.com |
| • |
Media Services |
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Financial Times |
http://www.ft.com/ |
| |
Moscow Times-Russia |
http://www.moscowtimes.ru |
| |
New York Times-USA |
http://www.thenewyorktimes.com |
| |
South China Morning Post-Hong Kong |
http://www.scmp.com |
| |
The Straits Times-Singapore |
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg |
| |
The Times-London |
http://www.the-times.co.uk |
| |
The Daily Telegraph |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk |
| |
The Guardian |
http://www.guardian.co.uk |
| |
The Guardian & The Observer |
http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk |
| |
The Independent |
http://www.independent.co.uk |
| |
The Business Times-Singapore |
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg |
| |
The Gulf News-UAE |
http://www.gulf-news.com |
| • |
Mutuals |
| |
Gard |
http://www.gard.no |
| |
London Club |
http://www.lsso.com |
| |
North of England P & I Association |
http://www.nepia.com |
| |
Shipowners Club |
http://www.shipownersclub.com |
| |
Skuld |
http://www.skuld.com |
| |
Standard Club |
http://www.standard-club.com |
| |
Steamship Mutual |
http://www.simsl.com |
| |
Swedish Club |
http://www.swedishclub.com |
| • |
Oil spills and accidents Australia |
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Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
http://www.amsa.gov.au |
| |
Canadian Transport Emergency Centre |
http://www.tc.gc.ca/canutec |
| |
International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund |
http://www.iopcfund.com |
| |
International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation |
http://www.itopf.com |
| |
National Response Team |
http://www.nrt.org |
| |
US National Response Center-this is the sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical pollution occurring at sea |
http://www.nrc.uscg.mil |
| • |
Port State Control |
| |
Asia Pacific |
http://www.iijnet.or.jp/tokyomou |
| • |
Europe |
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Paris MOU - consists of 18 maritime administrations in Europe and North America, aiming to eliminate operation of sub-standard shipping through the harmonisation of Port State Control |
http://www.parismou.org |
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South America |
http://www.sudnet.com.ar/ciala |
| • |
Registries |
| |
Bahamas Maritime Authority |
http://www.bahamasmaritime.com |
| |
Cyprus Registry of Shipping |
http://www.shipping.gov.cy |
| |
Hong Kong Shipping Register |
http://www.info.gov.hk/mardep/registry.htm |
| |
Indian Register of Shipping |
http://www.irclass.org |
| |
Isle of Man Shipping |
http://www.gov.im/dti/shipping |
| |
Istanbul Bureau of Shipping & Survey |
http://www.turkship.net/istanbul |
| |
Korean Register of Shipping |
http://www.krs.co.kr |
| |
Norwegian International Ship Register |
http://www.nis-nor.no |
| |
Panama Directorate General of Consular & Maritime Affairs |
http://www.segumar.com/registration/index.html |
| |
Polish Register of Shipping |
http://www.prs.gda.pl |
| |
St Vincent & The Grenadines Maritime Administration |
http://www.svg-marad.com |
| |
Reuters |
http://www.reuters.com |
| |
International News Agency |
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| • |
Surveyors |
| |
A.R. Brink & Associates, Durban |
http://www.arbrink.com |
| |
London Offshore-UK, Northern Europe, Gulf, Far East, USA and Australia |
http://www.londonoffshore.co.uk |
| |
McAusland & Turner, Hull |
http://www.mcauslands.com |
| • |
SCD Charts |
| |
Suppliers of UK Admiralty charts |
http://www.scd-charts.co.uk |
| • |
Sea Companion World Marine Index |
| |
Provides information on marine organisations, institutions and companies |
http://www.seacompanion.com |
| • |
Sea Net |
| |
Provides a range of information, trading and communication services for the global shipping industry |
http://www.seanet.co.uk |
| • |
Sugar Information |
| |
Site providing information on all aspects of sugar |
http://www.sugarinfo.co.uk |
| • |
The Electronic Shipping Guide |
| |
A guide to the container shipping industry |
http://www.shipguide.com |
| • |
Thomas Miller |
| |
Website Providing links to UK club, TT club and ITIC |
http://www.thomasmiller.com |
| |
West of England P & I Club |
http://www.westpandi.com |
| • |
Trade Compass |
| |
Provides Information on electronic services and products designed to assist e-commerce |
http://www.tradecompass.com |
| • |
Tradepartners |
| |
UK government website for people doing business overseas, covering many aspects of trading with different countries |
http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk |
| • |
Tradewinds |
| |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news |
| |
Weekly Shipping Newspaper |
http://www.tradewinds.no |
| • |
University of California Davies |
| |
Site providing advice on the post- harvest handling of fruit and vegetables |
http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu |
| • |
Videotel Marine |
| |
Providers of training materials and videos to the marine industry |
http://www.videotel.co.uk |
| • |
Warsash Maritime Centre |
| |
Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton |
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~iml |
| |
Providers of Education, Training, Research and Consultancy services to the maritime industry |
http://www.solent.ac.uk/wmc |
| • |
Weather |
| |
Australia |
http://www.bom.gov.au |
| |
Canada |
http://www.ec.ga.ca/weather |
| |
France |
http://www.meteo.fr |
| |
Hong Kong |
http://www.info.gov.hk/hko/ |
| |
Norway |
http://www.dnmi.no/ |
| |
Oceanroutes |
http://www.oceanroutes.com/ |
| |
Singapore |
http://www.gov.sg/metsin/ |
| |
South Africa |
http://www.cirrus.sawb.gov.za |
| |
United Kingdom |
http://www.met-office.gov.uk |
| |
United States of America |
http://www.nws.fsu.edu/buoy |
| |
United States of America |
http://www.nws.noaa.gov |
| • |
World Ports |
| |
Database providing information on 905 world ports, port distances, oil prices, agents, brokers and shipyards in 105 countries |
http://www.world-ports.com |
| • |
World Customs Organisation |
| |
Intergovernmental Organisation of Customs Authorities |
http://www.wcoomd.org |
