Links

1. European Institutions: European Commission

• Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENVI)
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
• Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE)
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/fisheries/index_en.htm
• Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)
  http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/transport/index_en.htm
• General website:
  http://ec.europa.eu/

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2. European Institutions: Council of the European Union

• General website:
  http://www.europarl.eu
• Presidency websites:
  http://ue.eu.int/en/presid.htm

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3. European Institutions: European Parliament

• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI):
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=ENVI
• Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN):
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/homeCom.do?language=EN&body=TRAN
• General website:
  http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

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4. Other European Institutions

• Committee of the Regions:
  http://www.cor.europa.eu/
• European Court of Justice:
  http://curia.europa.eu/
• European Economic and Social Committee:
  http://www.eesc.europa.eu/
• European Maritime Safety Agency – EMSA:
  http://www.emsa.europa.eu/
• Eurostat:
  http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
• Legislation of the EU (EUR-Lex):
  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
• Maritime Safety Databases - Equasis:
  http://www.equasis.org
• Maritime Safety Databases - Paris Memorandum:
  http://www.parismou.org
• Press releases of the EU Institutions (RAPID):
  http://europa.eu/rapid/

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5. European maritime & transport associations

• CLECAT - European Organisation for Forwarding and Logistics:
  http://www.clecat.org
• CRPM - Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe:
  http://www.crpm.org
• Cruise Europe:
  http://www.cruiseeurope.com/
• EBA - European Boatmen Association:
  http://www.boatmen.eu/index.php?p=5
• ECASBA - European Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents:
  http://www.ecasba.com/index.html
• ECC - European Cruise Council:
  http://www.europeancruisecouncil.com/
• ECSA - European Community Shipowners' Association:
  http://www.ecsa.be
• EFIP - European Federation of Inland Ports:
  http://www.inlandports.eu
• EIA - European Intermodal Association:
  http://www.eia-ngo.com
• EMPA - European Maritime Pilots’ Association:
  http://www.empa-pilots.org
• ESC - European Shippers' Council:
  http://www.europeanshippers.com
• ETA - European Tugowners Association:
  http://www.eurotugowners.com/
• ETF – European Transport Workers’ Federation:
  http://www.itfglobal.org/etf/
• EUDA - European Dredging Association:
  http://www.european-dredging.info/
• EUROCHAMBRES - The Association of European Chambers of Commerce:
  http://www.eurochambres.be/
• FEPORT - Federation of European Private Port Operators:
  http://www.feport.be
• INE - Inland Navigation Europe:
  http://www.inlandnavigation.org
• IRU - International Road Transport Union:
  http://www.iru.org
• MedCruise – Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports:
  http://www.medcruise.com/page.asp?p=1516&l=1
• MIF - Maritime Industries Forum:
  http://www.mif-eu.org
• UIRR - International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport Companies:
  http://www.uirr.com
• UNISTOCK - European association of professional storekeepers for agribulk commodities within the European Union:
  http://www.unistock.be/

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6. National & regional ports associations

• APP - Association of Ports of Portugal:
  http://www.portosdeportugal.pt
• Association of Danish Ports
  http://www.danske-havne.dk
• Assoporti - Italian Sea Ports Association
  http://www.assoporti.it
• BPO - Baltic Ports Organisation:
  http://www.bpoports.com
• British Ports Association:
  http://www.britishports.org.uk/
• Finnish Port Association
  http://www.finnports.com
• French Ports - UPF
  http://www.port.fr
• Polish Ports:
  http://www.maritime.com.pl/en/ports
• Ports of Sweden:
  http://www.transportgruppen.se/templates/SvHamnarNormal1Col____5091.asp
• Spanish ports - Puertos del Estado:
  http://www.puertos.es
• UKMPG - United Kingdom Major Ports Group:
  http://www.ukmajorports.org.uk/

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7. International institutions

• Comité Maritime International:
  http://www.comitemaritime.org
• Convention on the Protection of the North Sea:
  http://www.dep.no/md/nsc/
• HELCOM - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission:
  http://www.helcom.fi
• ILO - International Labor Organization:
  http://www.ilo.org
• IMO - International Maritime Organisation:
  http://www.imo.org
• OSPAR - Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic:
  http://www.ospar.org
• UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development:
  http://www.unctad.org/Templates/StartPage.asp?intItemID=2068
• WCO - World Customs Organization:
  http://www.wcoomd.org

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8. International maritime & transport associations

• BIMCO - Baltic and International Maritime Council:
  https://www.bimco.org/
  
• FIATA - International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations :
  http://www.fiata.com/
• FONASBA - Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents:
  http://www.fonasba.com
• IACP - International Association Cities and Ports:
  http://www.aivp.com
• IACS - International Association of Classification Societies:
  http://www.iacs.org.uk
• IAPH - International Association of Ports and Harbours:
  http://www.iaphworldports.org
• ICHCA - International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association:
  http://www.ichcainternational.co.uk/
• ICS - International Chamber of Shipping:
  http://www.marisec.org
• IHMA - International Harbour Masters' Association:
  http://www.harbourmaster.org
• INMARSAT- International Maritime Mobile Satellite Organization:
  http://www.inmarsat.com/
• INTERCARGO - International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners:
  http://www.intercargo.org/
• INTERTANKO - International Association of Independent Tanker Owners:
  http://www.intertanko.com/
• ISSA - International Ship Suppliers Association:
  http://www.shipsupply.org/
• ITF - International Transport Workers' Federation:
  http://www.itf.org.uk
• PIANC - International Navigation Association:
  http://www.pianc-aipcn.org

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9. Universities & research institutions

• IAME - International Association of Maritime Economists
• ITMMA-Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp:
• Port Economics 
• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
  TPR - University of Antwerp - Department of Transport and Regional Economics
• TransportNet
• University of the Aegean
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• University of Venice
  www.unive.it/master-pem
• World Maritime University 
   

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