Useful Links

• Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) - The Ministry currently regulates forwarding industry. Lots of trade-related information.
  
• Ministry of Communications (MOC) - The Ministry regulates shipping, transportation, ports and terminals - with rich information of different types.
  
• China Association of Ship Agents (CASA) - Industry association for ship-agents. Full list of members.
  
• China Classification Society - China's Class Society.
  
• China Development Gateway - A very useful introduction to China in English including a description of the courts system.
  
• China Shipowners' Association - Regulated by the MOC with links to local shipowner's associations - Tianjin, Qingdao, Hainan, Guangdong, Xiamen, Jiangsu, etc.
  
• Shanghai Shipping Exchange - Semi-governmental body, closely related to Ministry of Communications.
  
• Maritime Safety Administration of MOC (MSA) - China's Coastguard.
  
• Chinese Maritime Courts - Collection of legal information; cases in of Chinese maritime courts system involving overseas interests.
  
• Chinese Maritime Decisions - Court decisions, hearing dates, precedents (to come).
  
• Chinese Shipping - An important site maintained by Shanghai Shipping Exchange, with simultaneous up-dating with MOC's own web-site for new laws/regulations.
  
• Global Integrated Solutions - Conference organisers for major Chinese shipping conferences.
  
• Dalian Maritime University
  
• Shanghai Maritime University
  
• Qingdao Mariners College
  
• Part of Beijing University Law School
  
• China MSA Major Accident Reports
  
• Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Inc
  
• People's Insurance Company of China
  
• China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd.
  
• Ping An Insurance Company of China
  
• Huatai Insurance Company of China (this is a different Huatai from the one above)
  

Shipyards:
• Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd.
  
• Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd.
  
• Shanghai Waigaiqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
  
• Shanghai Shipyard
  
• Donghai Shipyard
  
• Dalian Shipyard
  
• Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd.
  
• Guangzhou Shipyard International Co. Ltd.
  
• Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd.
  
• Wuhu Shipyard China State Shipbuilding Corporation
  
• Chengxi Shipyard
  
• Jiangzhou Shipyard
  
• Shanghaiguan Shipyard
  
• Qingdao Beihai Shipyard
  
• Nantong Ocean Ship Engineering Co. Ltd.
  
• Cosco (Guangzhou) Shipyard
  
• Wuxi Shipyard
  

Port Authorities and Government Bodies:
• Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau - in Chinese and English with ships movements which is very helpful for our ship inspectors
  
• Taichung Harbour Bureau -ditto-
  
• Keelung Harbour Bureau -ditto-
  
• Hualien Harbour Bureau - in Chinese and English but only limited information in English one
  
• Maritime Transport Network - A network set up by MOTC with good links for transportations news; mostly in Chinese
  
• Taiwan Maritime Law - A link to 38 shipping acts, including Taiwanese, PRC (in Chinese) and SOLAS (English)
  
• Ministry of Transportation and Communication - Comprehensive website
  
• Fishery Administration - Useful website to find fishery laws and regulations
  
• Hualien Harbor Bureau
  
• Taiwan Associaton of Logistics Management
  

Shipping Companies:

• Taisugar Logistics Park
  
• Kien Hung Shipping Co., Ltd.
  
• Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd.
  
• Evergren Container Terminal Corp.
  
• Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. - Good one, in English
  
• Cheng Lie Navigation Co., Ltd.
  
• China Steel Express
  
• Realco Logistic Services Ltd.
  
• Ta-Ho Maritime Corp.
  
• Far Glory Air Cargo Terminal
  
• Pacific Star Express Corp.
  
• Wan Hai Lines - Comprehensive website for Wan Hai Lines
  
• Risk Management Society of Taiwan, R.O.C.
  
• Yangming Marine Transport Corp.
  
• Hansen Shipping Agencies Co., Ltd.
  
• Yi Tong Maritime S.A.
  

Law & Regulations

• Maritime Transport Network - It contains laws & regulations of shipping, international trade, customs duty.
  
• Judicial Yuan - Comprehensive website for laws and regulations
  
• Shipping Law Data - Maritime and shipping laws
  
• Fishery laws & regulations - Comprehensive website for fishery
  

Shipping News

• Taiwan Shin Sheng Daily news
  
• China Daily News - Shipping Version
  

• American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc.
• Assuranceforeningen Gard (Gjensidig)
• Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig)
• The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Ltd.
• The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association
• The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.
• The North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association Ltd.
• The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg)
• The Standard Steamship Owners' Protection and Indemnity Association Ltd.
• The Standard Steamship Owners' Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Ltd.
• The Standard Steamship Owners Protection and Indemnity Association (London) Ltd.
• The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Ltd.
• The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd.
• The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Europe) Ltd.
• Sveriges Angfartygs Assurance Forening (The Swedish Club)
• The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Ltd.
• The West of England Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg)

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

• Aspen Publishers Environmental Services (Cutter)
• ACOPS -Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea
• Canada Center for Remote Sensing - Disaster Monitoring
• CEDRE - Center of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution
• Corbett & Holt
• Cutter Information Corporation
• East Asia Repsonse (EARL)
• Emergency Response to Marine Oil Spills
• Environment Canada - Spills Technology Database
• ERIN Marine and Coasts
• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Internet Site
• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Site
• GEF/UNDP/IMO: Regional Program for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas
• GIPME - Global Investigation of Pollution in the Marine Environment
• Guide to the Environment
• Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division
• Healy & Baillie - Legal and Maritime Links P&I Club
• Helsinki Commission & Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission
• IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee
• International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund ( IOPC Fund)
• International Oil Spill Control Directory
• International Oil Spill Database
• International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association
• International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF)
• Marine Pollution - WWF fact sheets
• Marine Spill Response Corporation
• Miller Associates Inc - Journal for the Maritime Environment Industry
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Spill Response Centre (USA)
• NOAA Oil and Chemical Emergency Response and Planning - Oil Spill Case Histories
• Oil Spill Intelligence Report
• Ocean Pollution Research Center (Rosenthiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science)
• Office of Response and Restoration
• Oil Spill Bibliography (International Oil Spill Research 1994)
• Oil Spill Case Histories & Oil Spill Compensation
• Oil Spill Public Information Center
• Oil Spill Response Ltd
• Oil Spill Science and Technology Bulletin
• University of Southampton - Oil Spills
• Oil Spill Web (Fleming Co Environmental)
• Patricia Michael's Page
• Petroleum Association of Japan (PIMA)
• Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean (REMPEITC)
• Shoreline Mutual
• Spillpoint
• United Nations Environment Program - Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit
• USCG National Pollution Funds Centre
• USCG Marine Safety and Environmental Protection-Environmental Standards Division)
• US Coast Guard Sea Partners-Small Spills
• USEPA - Oil and Hazardous Waste Spill Response
• US NOAA Central Library Wind and Sea - The Oceanic and Atmospheric Services Internet Locator
• US Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
• US Oil Pollution Act 1990

• Andrew Moore & Associates
• Associated Petroleum Consultants
• Bomel
• British Maritime Technology
• Dr JH Burgoyne and Partners
• Cambridge Refrigeration Technology
• CWA International
• Eagle Lyon Pope
• GDV Cargo Information Service
• Global Maritime
• London Offshore Consultants
• McAusland & Turner
• Minton Treharne and Davies

• China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd. (CPIC)
• People's Insurance Company of China (PICC)
• Ping An Insurance Company of China (PAIC)
• Huatai Insurance Company of China (HUATAI)

International

• American Hull Insurance Syndicate
• Aon
• Benfield Group
• BMS Harris & Dixon
• British Marine Mutual
• Central Union of Marine Underwriters Norway
• Cesam - Comite d'Etudes et de Service des Assurers Maritimes et Transports
• Elysian Insurance Services
• HSBC Insurance Brokers Ltd
• If Plc
• Insurance Industry Internet Network
• International Group P&I Clubs
• International Underwriting Association
• IUMI - International Union of Marine Insurance
• Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
• Lambert Fenchurch Group
• Lloyd's of London
• Marine Insurance Megasite
• Marsh Inc
• Miller Insurance Group
• Seascope Insurance Services
• Swiss Re
• Tokio Marine & Fire
• Transmarine
• Tyser & Co
• Willis