Maritime News/Magazines

Classification Societies

Other Maritime Links

References, Educational Resources, Books

Japanese Universities

Japanese Companies

Japanese Research Institutes, Govt. Organizations, Others

Ship Terminology Helper * NOTE* Japanese browser required!

Japanese-English Glossary of Japanese Laws and Regulations * NOTE* Japanese browser required!

Maritime News/Magazines

• Maritime Reporter Marine news
• Fairplay directory of 6500 marine companies, Guide to Ports Shipping pages, news, database, magazine
• Shipping Times-Asia from Singapore
• Boating news - Marine Media Technology
• Marine Log website American mari ne magazine, get a free subscription to the print magazine

Classification Societies

• American Bureau of Shipping American classification society
• Lloyd's Register of Shipping British classification society
• ClassNK Japanese classification society
• Bureau Veritas French classification society
• Germanischer Lloyd German classification society
• Registro Italiano Navale Italian classification society
• Det Norske Veritas Norwegian classification society

Other Maritime Links

• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers professional association, also has a member-only access to abstracts
• Bureau Veritas page -- Contains Part I "Classification Surveys" of BV Rules
• International Maritime Organization Home Page of the IMO
• World Shipping Directory Query World Shipping Directory; Software Library
• Sperry Marine - eSeastate newsletter
• Recreational Boatbuilding Industry information
• US Coast Guard
• Marine accident investigation bureau Summaries of investigations - searchable
• Reference guide to seaports
• Maritime Global Net Associations + Institutions, World Ports
• Naval ResourcesNational labs, USN, USAF
• National Shipbuilding NetworkLinks to classification societies, standards
• KORAB Marine Links CollectionExtensive links in maritime, offshore fields
• The Merchant Marine PagesMarine Eng. and machinery -good!
• Offshore Technology news and information for the offshore oil and gas industry

References, Educational Resources, Books

Dictonaries and glossaries
• International maritime signal flags andtheir meaning.
• Marine education resourcesMarine education text book catalog and education resources
• Lloyd's of London Press - publishers

Japanese Universities

• Yokohama National Univ., Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engg.
• University of Tokyo, Dept. of Environmental & Ocean Engg.
• Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine English/Japanese
• U. Osaka Pref., Department of Marine System Engg. English/Japanese
• Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Systems Engg., Kyushu University English/Japanese
• Hiroshima University, Dept. of Naval Architecture, Ocean Engg & Engg. Systems

Japanese Companies

• Universal Shipbuilding Corporation Shin Kurushima Dockyard English/Japanese
• Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Japanese
• Mitsui Engg. and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
• Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Japanese only
• IHI Marine UnitedEnglish/Japanese
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries English/Japanese
• Yamaha Motor (Marine) English

Japanese Research Institutes, Govt. Organizations, Others

• The Society of Naval Architects, Japan Japanese only
• Japan Coast Guard Academy (was Maritime Safety Academy)
• Jamstec English/Japanese
• Electronic Navigation Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Japan English/Japanese
• Port & Harbor Research Institute (Japanese only)
• Meteorological Research Institute
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan English/Japanese
• Hydrographic Department, Japan Coast Guard English/Japanese