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1. European Institutions: European Commission  | 2. European Institutions: Council of the European Union  | 3. European Institutions: European Parliament  | 4. Other European Institutions  | 5. European maritime & transport associations  | 6. National & regional ports associations  | 7. International institutions  | 8. International maritime & transport associations  | 9. Universities & research institutions  | 10. More about seaports  | 11. More about Brussels & the EU

 

1. European Institutions: European Commission

• Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN):
  
  
  
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html
• Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENVI):
  
  
  
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm
• General website:
  
  
  
  http://europa.eu.int/

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2. European Institutions: Council of the European Union

• General website:
  
  
  
  http://ue.eu.int/en
• 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.eu.int/comparl/envi/default_en.htm
• Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN):
  
  
  
  http://www.europarl.eu.int/committees/tran_home.htm
• General website:
  
  
  
  http://www.europarl.eu.int

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4. Other European Institutions

• Committee of the Regions:
  
  
  
  http://www.cor.eu.int/en/index.htm
• European Court of Justice:
  
  
  
  http://curia.eu.int/en/index.htm
• European Economic and Social Committee:
  
  
  
  http://www.esc.eu.int/index.htm
• European Maritime Safety Agency – EMSA:
  
  
  
  http://www.emsa.eu.int/
• Eurostat:
  
  
  
  http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/transport/introduction
• Legislation of the EU (EUR-Lex):
  
  
  
  http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex
• 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.int/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.be
• 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
• Hellenic Ports Association:
  
  
  
  http://www.elime.gr/
• 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:
  
  
  
  http://www.bimco.dk
• 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

• ECOPORTS Foundation:
  
  
  
  http://www.ecoports.com
• EIMTL - European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law
  
  
  
  http://www.eimtl.eu
• IAME - International Association of Maritime Economists
  
  
  
  http://www.iame.info
• ISL-Maritime Economics and Transport:
  
  
  
  http://www.isl.org
• ITMMA-Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp:
  
  
  
  http://www.itmma.ua.ac.be
• Netherlands Maritime University
  
  
  
  http://www.stc-nmu.eu
• TPR - University of Antwerp - Department of Transport and Regional Economics
  
  
  
  http://www.ua.ac.be/tpr

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10. More about seaports

• The Ports Portable - A cultural travel guide to European port cities
  
  
  
  http://www.theportsportable.eu
• Glossary of shipping terms:
  
  
  
  http://www.port-of-charleston.com/online_tools/glossary.asp?first_letter=A
• Short Sea Friendliness of Ports:
  
  
  
  http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/tren/short-sea_friendliness_of_ports/information

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11. More about Brussels & the EU

• Brussels Tourism info center:
  
  
  
  http://www.opt.be/home/home.htm

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