Shipping Lab is a community Do Tank with the aim to "maritimize" the Youth and learn to see the sea !

Spanish Shipping Association (ANAVE) was founded in 1977, its origins coming from an earlier organisation, OFICEMA, established in 1952. ANAVE mission is coordinating and defending the interests of Spanish shipping companies. To fulfil this mission, among other activities, ANAVE maintains regular contacts with the Spanish national administration, the EU institutions and trade unions and actively participates in various global and associations.

Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas is a free-standing, autonomous and independent foundation whose purpose is to safeguard life, property and the environment. This purpose is achieved through its ownership of companies – of which the most important is the DNV group, a classification, certification and technical assurance and advisory company.

The Swedish Transport Agency has the overall responsibility for commercial transport on roads in Sweden. The Swedish Transport Agency is working to achieve good accessibility, high quality, secure and environmentally aware rail, air, sea and road transport. They have overall responsibility for drawing up regulations and ensuring that authorities, companies, organisations and citizens abide by them.

The Maritime Battery Forum was established in April 2014 by 30 forward-looking companies, research institutions and governmental organisations. The forum is a meeting place, for exchange of knowledge based on experiences from the usage of batteries within the shipping, oil and offshore industries.

The Workboat Association is the trade, skills and safety standards association for the workboat industry. Since its inception in 1994, the association has acted as a crucial point of liaison between its membership and key regulatory and industry bodies, such as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

On May 12, 1991, with the approval from the State Council, Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone was established in the seaport area of Tianjin Port; on October 15, 2002, the municipal Party committee of Tianjin approved the development and construction of Tianjin Airport Economic Area, so Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone was further expanded.

U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) support the technical aspects of America's maritime transportation infrastructure, such as ships and shipping, port and vessel operations, national security, environment, and safety. They promote the use of waterborne transportation, and ensure that its infrastructure integrates seamlessly with other methods of transportation. MARAD also maintains a fleet of cargo ships in reserve to provide surge sea-lifts.

UK Ports are a leading trade organisation supporting UK Ports , Marine, Shipping , Training, Transport, Research and Technology including Renewables & Sustainability.

The UK Ship Register is part of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) with headquarters based in Southampton, UK. They are an executive agency of the UK Government's Department for Transport. They value long term relationships and aim to continue providing client focused maritime administration and related services from vessel registration to official logbooks and more.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a pioneer in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an international treaty which was adopted and signed in 1982. It replaced the four Geneva Conventions of April, 1958, which respectively concerned the territorial sea and the contiguous zone, the continental shelf, the high seas, fishing and conservation of living resources on the high seas.