The European Maritime Safety Agency, created in the aftermath of the Erika disaster, will contribute to the enhancement of the overall maritime safety system in the Community. Its goals are, through its tasks, to reduce the risk of maritime accidents, marine pollution from ships and the loss of human lives at sea.
European Commission and the French Maritime Administration decided to co-operate in developing an information system collating existing safety-related information on ships from both public and private sources and making it available on the Internet.
IMO on Maritime Safety, LRIT, GISIS: Global Integrated Shipping Information System, MARITIME SECURITY, Piracy and armed robbery against ships, Flag State Implementation, IMO Voluntary Member State Audit Scheme, Port State Control, Casualties, Dangerous Goods, Fire Protection, fire detection and fire extinction, Goal-based construction standards for new ships, IBC Code, ISM, Navigation, Passenger ships, Places of refuge, Tanker Safety, Other safety topics, Ship safety - the Titanic and SOLAS (graphic), Circulars, Conventions
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has a responsibility to provide the products and services that decision makers, warfighters, and first responders need, when they need it most. As a member of the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD), NGA supports a unique mission set. Committed to acquiring, developing and maintaining the proper technology, people, and processes that will enable overall mission success.
Safety at Sea International is published by Lloyd's Register - Fairplay, which is an established provider of port information and publisher of the award winning Ports & Terminals Guide.
The only network devoted to ship arrests / releases in the maritime industry. With more than 190 members’ law firms having outstanding positions inside the maritime industry, their network provides all the necessary high quality and updated information when involved in a ship arrest / ship release.
SSRC is already acknowledged internationally as the leading centre on ship stability and safety. Efforts to promote a safety culture in the design and operation of ships have elevated safety-related research to top priority, thus providing new opportunities for growth. The Centre is developing research in Design for Safety to effectively combine National and European research efforts to target safety as a life-cycle issue for all safety-critical ship types.
Transport Canada’s marine safety programs provide Canadians with a safe and efficient marine transportation system worthy of public confidence. Broad areas of marine safety activity include the following: Setting standards for vessel crew, design, equipment and use, Monitoring and compliance of Canadian and foreign vessels, Licensing pleasure craft, Pollution prevention and response, Inspection of dangerous goods containers, Protecting the navigability of Canada’s waterways, Cargo handling and ship-port interface, Navigation and radio communications, Environmental protection and response systems, Ship operations and inspection, Vessel registration.
