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Baltic and International Maritime
Council. Today, BIMCO’s membership
spans 123 countries and includes more than
2,550 companies. Owner members alone control
65% of the world merchant fleet, while 1,500
brokers and agents and 100 club and associate
members complete BIMCO’s international
coverage: http://www.bimco.dk/
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International
Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners
(Intercargo). Since 1980, Intercargo has
represented the interests of owners, operators
and managers of dry cargo shipping and works
closely with the other international associations
to promote a safe, high quality, efficient
and profitable industry: http://www.intercargo.org/
• International
Association of Ports and Harbors.
IAPH is often referred to as the "United
Ports of the World", in which active
players in the global port community, namely
Port CEOs, Port Directors and Port Managers
are represented to promote and advance their
common cause and interests. IAPH It
is a non-profit-making and non-governmental
organization headquartered in Tokyo, Japan: http://www.iaphworldports.org/
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IAPH Port Security (essential documents & links): click here
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IAPH Policy & Guidance Paper on Port
& Maritime Security (issued at the
IAPH Board of Directors Meeting, Abu Dhabi,
UAE, 20-24 April 2002): click here
• International Chamber of
Shipping. The international trade
association for merchant ship operators.
ICS is heavily involved in a wide variety
of areas including any technical, legal
and operational matters affecting merchant
ships: http://www.marisec.org/ics/index.htm
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International Shipping Federation.
ISF is the international employers' organisation
for ship operators. ISF is the only broad
based international employers' organisation
dedicated to maritime manpower issues, providing
advice and guidance to members either directly
or via its extensive range of global contacts
by representing them in all relevant fora
where issues are regulated: http://www.marisec.org/isf/
• The International Chamber of Shipping
(ICS) and the International Shipping Federation
(ISF), above, are the international trade association
and employers' organisation for merchant
ship operators: http://www.marisec.org
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ICS/ISF Key issues: Delivering maritime
security:
http://www.marisec.org/ics-isfkeyissues2004/maritimesecuritytext.htm
• International Hydrographic Organization. The International Hydrographic Organization is an inter-governmental consultative and technical organization that was established in 1921 to support the safety in navigation and the protection of the marine environment. The official representative of each Member Government within the IHO meet at 5-yearly intervals in Monaco for an International Hydrographic Conference, which reviews the progress achieved by the Organization and adopts the programmes to be pursued during the ensuing 5-year period: http://www.iho.shom.fr/ •
International
Marine Contractors Association.
IMCA is the international trade association
representing offshore, marine and underwater
engineering companies. IMCA promotes improvements
in quality, health, safety, and environmental
and technical standards through the publication
of guidance and information notes, codes
of practice, and by other appropriate means: http://www.imca-int.com/
• International Maritime Bureau.
IMB is a specialised division of the International
Chamber Of Commerce (ICC: for a description
of this organisation go to the IOs
page). The IMB is a non-profit making organisation,
established in 1981 to act as a focal point
in the fight against all types of maritime
crime and malpractice: http://www.icc-ccs.org/imb/overview.php •
International Maritime Organization.
The purposes of IMO, as summarized by Article
1(a) of the Convention, are "to provide
machinery for cooperation among Governments
in the field of governmental regulation
and practices relating to technical matters
of all kinds affecting shipping engaged
in international trade; to encourage and
facilitate the general adoption of the highest
practicable standards in matters concerning
maritime safety, efficiency of navigation
and prevention and control of marine pollution
from ships". The Organization is also
empowered to deal with administrative and
legal matters related to these purposes: http://www.imo.org/
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IMO maritime security: go to Facilitation
menu > maritime security
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International Maritime Pilots' Association.
IMPA was formed thanks to the initiative
of pilots’ associations from the five
continents whose representatives met in
Kiel, Germany in June 1970. IMPA was officially
launched in Amsterdam in May 1971. To date,
it has some 8,000 members in well over 40
countries. IMPA seeks to achieve its principal
objective the promotion of professionally
sound and safe pilotage: http://www.impahq.org/ •
International Tribunal for the Law
of the Sea. The UN Convention on
the Law of the Sea was opened for signature
at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 10 December
1982. It entered into force 12 years later,
on 16 November 1994. The International Tribunal
for the Law of the Sea is an independent
judicial body established by the Convention
to adjudicate disputes arising out of the
interpretation and application of the Convention.
(English and French): http://www.itlos.org/
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INTERTANKO. It is the International
Association of Independent Tanker Owners
and has been their voice since 1970, ensuring
that the oil that keeps the world turning
is shipped safely, responsibly and competitively: http://www.intertanko.com/
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INTERTANKO security: click here
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