We keep assureds informed about developments that could impact their operations with regular updates on our news and advice page. Below, we have also gathered a range of useful links on key industry topics.
Cargo
- Cargo handbook by BMT Surveys
- Cargo Transport Information Service
- Chemical Distribution Institute – chemical shipping industry information
Education
- Health and safety on ships (UK government)
- Marine Society – education at sea
- Nautical Institute – news and education (includes Alert!, the international human element bulletin)
- Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators – advice and information
- Videotel – maritime training and education products
- Witherby – marine publications
Environmental
- International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds
- International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
- Oil Companies International Marine Forum
General marine
- Baltic Exchange – shipping market news and information
- BIMCO (Baltic and International Maritime Council) – news and information
- Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme
- Equasis – marine company and ship database
- IHS Maritime 360 – news and information
- Intercargo – dry cargo news and advice
- Interferry – ferry news and information
- International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation – news and advice
- International Labour Organisation
- International Maritime Organisation – world marine regulatory body
- International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network – health and welfare advice and news
- International Transport Workers' Federation
- Intertanko – tanker news and advice
- Lloyd's Register – class, statutory and safety developments
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK)
- Mission to Seafarers – seafarers' welfare
- Seatrade Global – news and information
- World Health Organisation – worldwide health issues
IACS and members
- International Association of Classification Societies
- American Bureau of Shipping
- Bureau Veritas
- China Classification Society
- Croatian Register of Shipping
- ClassNK – Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
- Det Norske Veritas/Germanischer Lloyd
- Indian Register of Shipping
- Korean Register of Shipping
- Lloyd's Regiter of Shipping
- Polish Register of Shipping
- Registro Italiano Navale
- Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
Insurance and legal
- Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide – maritime law by country
- International Salvage Union
- London Maritime Arbitrators Association
- London Shipping Law Centre
- Philippines Maritime Industry Authority – includes online certificate verification
- Society of Marine Arbitrators
Sanctions
- UK current arms embargoes and other restrictions
- UK financial sanctions, Iran (nuclear proliferation)
- UK financial sanctions, Libya
- UK financial sanctions, Syria
- UK Treasury consolidated list of financial sanctions targets
- USA sanctions programs and country Information
Security and personnel
- International Commercial Crime Services – piracy, fraud, finance and counterfeiting advice and reporting
- Robmarine Shipping – stowaway information
- Marine Response – human issues - legal, technical and medical services
Service providers
- International Institute of Marine Surveying
- Lloyd's Agents
- Lloyd's Register Class Direct – class status and assistance with regulatory compliance
- Marine Surveyor Links – global surveyors
- National Association of Marine Surveyors – global surveyors
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors
- UK Hydrographic Office – paper and electronic charts and publications
Weather
- Hurricane Watch
- Met Office (UK) – world weather forecasts
- National Weather Service USA – hurricane centre