Maritime Directory

Cornwall,, ON, Canada

As a result of recommendations made by a Royal Commission on Pilotage in Canada, the Pilotage Act was assented to by Her Majesty and the Governor-in-Council and proclaimed in force February 1, 1972. The Pilotage Act created four pilotage regions with specific authorities, thereby replacing a large number of local pilotage districts. The four Pilotage Authorities - Atlantic, Laurentian, Great Lakes and Pacific - are Crown corporations, responsible to Parliament through the Minister of Transport. The Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, Ltd. was established in February 1972 pursuant to the Pilotage Act, incorporated as a limited company in May 1972, and was continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Until October 1st, 1998, it operated under the name of Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, Ltd. Pursuant to the Marine Act, which received Royal Assent on June 11 1998, the name of the Authority was changed to Great Lakes Pilotage Authority and the Authority is deemed to have been established under subsection 3(1) of the Pilotage Act. The Authority is a Crown corporation listed in Schedule III, Part I of the Financial Administration Act. On October 1st, 1998, the Authority ceased to be a subsidiary of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority and has initiated a process to surrender its charter under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

Mobile, AL, United States

Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics is a full line distributor specializing in Air and Hydraulic Sales, Service, Fabrication and Installation for the Industrial and Marine Industry. Sales and Service capabilities available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. Custom packages designed and manufactured to customer's specifications.

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Provides maritime intelligence for the Canadian west coast: all vessel arrivals, departures, shifts, for all Canadian west coast ports.

Fukuoka City, Japan

The Port of Hakata, which is administrated by the City of Fukuoka, is located in the northern part of Kyushu Island on the western side of Japan. The port is the oldest natural port in Japan and has played an important role as a gateway for economic and cultural exchange from China since ancient times. Hakata is the only port, west of Kobe, directly called at by the major international liner container routes such as North American and European routes. As such, the Port of Hakata has been steadily developing as a life-supporting port which offers stable supplies for Fukuoka City and the surrounding areas and as an international trading port linking Kyushu with the world.

Miamisburg, OH, United States

Hammelmann Corp., Dayton Ohio - High pressure pumps - High pressure cleaning systems - Abrasive cutting, Pump units.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Harbor Bunkering Corporation (HBC) started operations as Harbor Fuel Service, Inc. in 1980. Back then, all our bunker sales were done via tank trucks in all ports of Puerto Rico. As sales grew, we kept increasing our fleet of trucks until we realized that the port of San Juan needed a different and more practical mode of transportation for our deliveries. In 1989 we introduced into the port of San Juan one IFO (Intermediate Fuel Oil) barge and one MGO (Marine Gas Oil) barge with an assist tug to move them inside the port. Later on we increased our fleet to a total of four barges and two tug boats. Our company name was changed to Harbor Bunkering Corporation in 2004.

London, United Kingdom

Hatsu Marine Limited, a new U.K. company with Headquarters in London, was established as a container shipping company on the 4th of January 2002. Though currently all Hatsu Marine Limited owned vessels are located in the transpacific trade between the Far East and North America, more services with global coverage could be expected through fleet expansion and slot exchange of alliance, to strengthen Hatsu's competence on providing completed service scope to all customers. Starting with the operation of 6332TEU Hatsu Eagle completed in October 2001; the other four sister vessels will be brought to fleet sequentially, which are Hatsu Envoy in March 2002, Hatsu Excel in May 2002, and two more vessels of the same series are expected to join Hatsu's fleet by the end of 2002. Beside these gigantic benchmarks, moreover are about to be introduced in next few years to enlarge Hatsu's service territory. Hatsu Marine Limited is now meeting the requirements for inclusion within the United Kingdom tonnage tax regime, including flying Red Ensign and training a significant number of cadets on board. While considering the focal point within the EU for financial services and a traditional centre for the maritime industries, and having a stronger operation base within the EU will complement it's extensive knowledge of Asia and North America in serving global customers, Hatsu Marine Limited will keep reinforcing its position within EU with proudly creation and enable itself to serve global customer base much better.

Chester,, NS, Canada

Hawboldt Industries is an innovative, ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of marine deck equipment, winches, propellers and propeller repairs.

Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Heatric designs and manufactures highly compact Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers, (PCHE'S) for use in gas and light hydrocarbon liquids processing (eg. gas compression cooling and dewpoint control). They are characterised as high integrity plate type heat exchangers, used in offshore gas production worldwide.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Leif Höegh & Co ASA (LHC) was founded in 1927. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and is ranked as one of the world's leading shipping companies within its chosen business areas. LHC and its affiliated companies operate a fleet of about 120 technologically advanced vessels.

CD Tilburg, Netherlands

The activities of Holland House (Algérie) "Holland House Algérie" is a private initiative and its activities are quite different from those of the other members of the BBC group. "Holland House Algérie" aims at stimulating the industrial-economical trade-exchange between Algeria and NON-FRENCH SPOKEN countries, mainly in Europe, but also America and the Far East.

United Kingdom

Houston, TX, United States

The Houston Pilots comprise 81 pilots, including two deputy pilots that are still in training. In selecting candidates to become deputy pilots, the Houston Pilots accept only experienced working mariners that have already been qualified and licensed by the Federal Government as First Class Pilots for Galveston Bar and the Houston Ship Channel and then trains them for three years before recommending them to the Pilot commissioners and the Governor for a full commission. The Houston Ship Channel is known as the most difficult pilotage in the world because of the very long and very narrow channel and the heavy load of traffic that it carries. The Houston Pilots, from the beginning, now, and in the future are totally committed to the safety on the Houston Ship Channel and service to the shipping industry. The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 6,600 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and sixth largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.

Seattle,, WA, United States

Hydra-Pro, Inc. is a Crane and equipment sales, service and manufacturing company located at 4259 22nd Ave W. in Seattle, WA. We have been in business for over eight years as an equal-opportunity employer of approximately 25 people in service, engineering, warehouse and administrative positions. Our facility contains 10,000+ sq. feet for manufacturing and service and 2,500 sq. feet of warehouse space. The outdoor 8000 sq. feet service area for cranes and large components is readily accessible by trucks of all sizes. Hydra-Pro, Inc. is an experienced supplier for government contracts (cage code 083N8). We maintain a broad vendor base and we can provide both credit and job performance references to qualified parties upon request.

Oslo, Norway

Headquartered in Oslo and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, I.M. Skaugen ASA is a marine transportation company engaged in the safe transport of petrochemical gases and LPG, and the lightering of crude oil.

Oslo, Norway

Imarex produces a number of key information products for market participants in the freight and bunker fuel oil derivatives markets.

New Delhi, India

Port represents a collection of physical facilities and services designed to serve as an interchange point between land and sea transport. It is a single organizational unit with multi-dimensional activities integrated within the logistics chains for providing services to maritime trade. In India there are 12 major ports and around 181 minor and intermediate ports, which handles more than 300 million tonnes of cargo per annum. The port sector has witnessed large-scale investment through government and private sector for modernisation programme. In the new era of liberalisation and privatisation, functionality of ports is changing from their traditional role as an organisation in charge of all port activities to become a coordinator of these activities. High degree of competition has resulted into reduction of excess labour, aggravated by the trend towards intensive investment of capital at seaports through private sector participation.

Oakland,, CA, United States

International Asset Systems (IAS) is the world’s leading provider of Software-as-a-Service applications for participants in the intermodal transport chain. The company’s suite of services links participants and their trading partners through a single data connection via the Internet, including ocean carriers, stack train operators, intermodal marketing companies (IMCs), logistics providers, lessors and trucking companies; delivering real-time data that enables them to track, interchange, repair, lease, dispatch, manage and street turn equipment on demand. The result is greater asset utilization, reduced operating costs, higher productivity, and more responsive customer service. IAS is privately held with headquarters in Oakland, California, and additional offices in Oakbrook, Illinois; Hong Kong, China; and Nice, France. www.interasset.com

Alexandria, VA, United States

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), was founded in 1891. IRWA Headquarters offices are in Alexandria, VA, USA with division offices in the Netherlands and India. In addition to collecting information and encouraging the exchange of ideas, IRWA aggressively promotes more efficient distribution services, aids members in adopting new technology, advises members concerning legislation and regulations affecting the food industry, assists members in complying with U.S. and international regulations, and participates in alliances with industry and international organizations having a common interest in the safe and efficient flow of food products around the world. All active members of IARW are also members and beneficiaries of the work of The World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO).

United States

Markham-Toronto, Ontario, Canada

directory and book suppliers from all over the world

Zurich 2, ZH, Switzerland

The International Union of Marine Insurance is a professional body run by and for its members. It provides an essential forum to discuss and exchange ideas of common interest and to protect and advance members' interests. It also provides through its worldwide communication network- a platform from which views on matters of concern to its members are disseminated to the marine and shipping industry, International Organisations and international media. IUMI has a unique status in the world of marine insurance, whose members are dedicated to expand trade and to enter emerging markets.

Long Island City,, N.Y., United States

Manufacturers of quality condenser and heat exchanger tools.

Hyvinkää, Finland

KCI Konecranes is a world leading engineering group specialising in advanced overhead lifting solutions and maintenance services. KCI Konecranes' three Business Areas are Maintenance Services, Standard Lifting Equipment and Special Cranes. KCI Konecranes competes in all parts of the global industrial and harbour crane market and is a dominant player in the growing maintenance services market for all crane makes. KCI Konecranes products and services provide modern technology, improved safety, and costs savings through increased reliability and performance. KCI Konecranes' competitiveness is based on leading technology and a worldwide service branch network. The KCI Konecranes Group is a global market leader in heavy duty process cranes and shipyard cranes. KCI Konecranes is also a global supplier of special harbour cranes for bulk materials and containers and one of the largest companies in industrial Electric Overhead Travelling (EOT) crane and component supply. KCI Konecranes' product range covers all overhead lifting solutions and components except for construction cranes, mobile cranes and truck mounted cranes. Parent company KCI Konecranes International Plc, domicile in Hyvinkää, Finland, is listed at the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The KCI Konecranes Group has offices and operations in 34 countries all over the world.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

PRODUCTS: Thermal Printers; Barcode Scanners; Label Design & Printing Application Software; Labels, Tags, & Ribbons; Inventory Tracking & Asset Management Software SERVICES: Scanner Programming; Label Design; Microsoft Access; Microsoft Visual FoxPro; Systems Integration / Business & Systems Analysis / Training & Documentation; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)