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Maritime Matters, published by Martin Cox with a contributing editor, who is Ocean Liner journalist Peter Knego, which deals with liners and cruise ships can be found at /http://www.maritimematters.com |
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World Ship Society - http://www.worldshipsociety.org/ is an informative site. The organization also publishes the interesting Marine News
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The famous Lloyd's Register at http://www.lr.org/Services/Shipping+information.htm also has useful pages on history - including the British East India Company |
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For the British (and therefore colonial Hong Kong) merchant navy http://www.red-duster.co.uk/ is a truly excellent site, especially for the history of shipping lines like Blue Funnel, Glen Lines and P&O, which were involved in the maritime history of Asia.
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For the famous French company Messageries Maritimes, which linked France to China see http://www.es-conseil.fr/pramona/pvo.html |
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The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) is Danish-based, but nonetheless a truly international shipowners, charterers, etc. organization celebrating its centenary in 2005. The website - http://www.bimco.dk/ - often has informative articles on shipping developments. |
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To get to the informative page of the Hong Kong Ship Owners' Association - whose initiative the HKMM is - go to http://www.hksoa.org/. There are some useful links. |
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For general information about the modern shipping world from a commercial perspective, try http://www.marisec.org/shippingfacts/ |
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For an excellent webzine that helps you keep in touch with the world of modern shipping in Asia go to http://www.maritimenews.com- good links to other related sites. |
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For the Marine Department of Hong Kong's government, with some interesting material and links go to
http://www.mardep.gov.hk/ |
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The International Maritime Organization, which is the forum for states to agree on international rules for shipping is at http://www.imo.org |
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Information about the international shipping industry http://www.marisec.org/shippingfacts/home/
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