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Topic: maritime
Definition:

  • relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
  • "nautical charts"
  • "maritime law"
  • "marine insurance" bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea
  • "a maritime province"
  • "maritime farmers"
  • "maritime cultures"

    Related tag cloud:

  • marine
  • shipping
  • ship
  • ships
  • transport
  • nautical
  • sailing
  • boats
  • port
  • sea
  • cargo
  • boat
  • vessel
  • transportation
  • history
  • navy
  • boating
  • naval
  • ocean
  • navigation
  • offshore
    • Resources:

    International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
    United Nations Agency concerned with the safety of shipping and cleaner oceans.
    http://www.imo.org/

    National Maritime Museum
    Online resources include forthcoming events and exhibitions, galleries of sea related material, and an extensive centre for research.
    http://www.nmm.ac.uk/

    United States Maritime Administration
    The overall mission of MARAD is to promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced, United States merchant marine. General information, history, news, publications, and office locations available at website.
    http://www.marad.dot.gov/

    Maritime Global Net
    Links to over 800 maritime-related companies and organizations, from industry associations to world ports.
    http://www.mglobal.com/

    Federal Maritime Commission
    Established in 1961 as an independent government agency, responsible for the regulation of shipping in the foreign trades of the United States.
    http://www.fmc.gov/