Dry Bulk Trade

• International Iron and Steel Institute

  www.worldsteel.org

  World steel production statistics regularly updated plus world steel industry news.

• ISSB

  www.issb.co.uk

  Information and statistics on the global steel industry from the information arm of the UK steel industry

Economy

• International Monetary Fund

  www.imf.org

  World Economic Outlook updated quarterly plus specific topics and country and regional studies.

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

  www.unctad.org

  The UNCTAD site with links to all UNCTAD units plus world trade and development bodies such as The World Bank and The World Trade Organisation.

Shipping and Transport

• Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS)

  www.brs-paris.com

  One of the world’s largest shipbrokers with activities in many maritime sectors. Look for the weekly Dry Bulk Newsletter (shipping and freight rate trends, fleet statistics etc). Many other features including Annual Review of Shipping and Shipbuilding.

Organisations and Associations

• International Maritime Organization (IMO)

  www.imo.org

  The United Nations special agency responsible for the improvement of maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships

• International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)

  www.iacs.org.uk

  The IACS site has links to all members (ABS, LR etc) plus features including its White List of vessels compliant with the International Safety Management Code

• International Commission on Shipping

  www.icons.org.au

  An independent commission set up to enquire into and report on means of combating sub-standard shipping.

• International Underwriting Association

  www.iua.co.uk

  Casualty statistics including bulk and combined carriers

Maritime Safety

• EQUASIS – maritime safety information system

  www.equasis.org

  The unique, searchable database of safety related information on the world’s merchant fleet established under the auspices of the European Commission and the Paris MoU. Ship casualty and detention statistics may be accessed free of charge (for the present) although users are required to complete a registration form.

• Transport Canada

  www.tc.gc.ca/MarineSafety

  Canadian government organisation responsible for maritime safety. Note bulk carrier inspection programme.

• United States Coastguard

  www.dot.gov/dotinfo/uscg/hq/g-m/psc/psc.htm

  USCG site for details on Port State control regime

• United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency

  www.mcagency.org.uk

  On-line bulk carrier safety dialogue group plus work group on Formal Safety Assessment of bulk carriers

• Australian Maritime Safety Authority

  www.amsa.gov.au

  Includes Port State Control and detention statistics

  Paris MoU

  www.parismou.org

  The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. Includes detention statistics.

• Tokyo MoU

  www.iijnet.or.jp/tokyomou

  The PSC MoU for Asia Pacific

• Vina del Mar MoU

  www.sudnet.com.ar/ciala

  The MoU on Port State control for Latin America