Useful links

Regulatory bodies

French pollution associations

CEDRE – Centre de Documentation,de Recherche et d’Etude sur les pollutions accidentelles des Eaux

International pollution associations

ITOPF – International TankOwners Pollution Fund

IOPC Fund – International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund

International maritime organisations

Paris Memorandum of understanding on Port State Control

OECD (OCDE) – List of Ships that have been detained by Port State Control

IMO – International Maritime Organisation

BIMCO – The Baltic and International Maritime Consul

IACS / Classification societies

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Registro Italiano Navale

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

LLOYD’S Register of Shipping

Korean Register of Shipping

Indian Register of Shipping

IACS – International Association of Classification Societies

Germanischer LLOYD

Det Norske Veritas

Croatian Register of Shipping

Shipping law

LEGIFRANCE – Base de donnée législative française

Chambre Arbitrale Maritine de PARIS (C.A.M.P.)

Centre de Droit Maritime et des Transports, Université d’Aix-en-Provence

Maritime press

General maritime interest

Maritime interest

National Maritime Museum London – Definitely worth a visit, virtual or otherwise

Marine Society – Founded in 1756, the oldest public maritime charity in the world

EQUASIS – (European Community Shipping Directory)

Encyclopedia Titanica – A mine of information about the “Titanic”

Useful French maritime websites

Ministère des Transports

The French Connection

The Eiffel Tower

The Channel Ports of Calais

Relais Chateaux – Great selection of places to stay in France

Port of Marseilles – Where the company started

Paris Tourist Office +

Le Monde Diplomatique – World News in French (+ English version)

City of Marseilles

Out of Africa

Tunisia-On-line – Lots of information about Tunisia

Senegal-online – Very informative site about Senegal

Mbendi AfroPaedia – Keep abreast of news and business on the African Continent

Boubah – A site entirely dedicated to Guinea whose main goal is to inform via the Internet

Abidjan – Information on the Ivory Coast and its main port

What time is it?

www.timeanddate.com