Maritime Directory

New London, Connecticut, United States

The Thames Maritime Coalition is a diverse membership organization focused on the safety, security, environmental well-being, recreational uses, and commercial viability of the Thames River maritime community.

Ketchikan, AK, United States

Sea Pilots in Ketchikan, Alaska providing marine pilotage for Southeast Alaska.

Jacksonville, FL, United States

Jacksonville, FL, United States

Savannah, GA, United States

Southeastern Marine Surveying Company, Inc. is a family-owned maritime services firm in Savannah, Georgia, providing expert marine surveying, consulting, and 24-hour launch services since 1976.

North Kingstown, RI, United States

Senesco Marine is a premier shipbuilding and repair yard in the Northeast United States, specializing in new vessel construction, repairs, and offshore wind fabrication with extensive steel and aluminum capabilities.

Pompano Beach,, FL, United States

United States

Channelview, TX, United States

San Diego, CA, United States

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States

"Environmentally Responsible SPURS Line and Net Cuter Systems is meeting the challenge by preventing oil seal damage from line and net intrusion in the seal and bearing area of medium and large vessles. Since the Oil Pollution act of 1990 (imposing heavy penalties for oil leaks), the US Coast Guard has been ordered to advise vessels that " the source of the leak must be immediately secured." Whether long line, drift netting, floating tow lines or dock lines, SPURS propeller mounted Large and Medium Vessel Line and Net Cutter is designed to cut away lines, nets, etc. before entanglement begins. This minimizes costly diving charges, bearing the seal damage, and idle dry-dock time. As line is grabbed by the propeller, it is wound toward the propeller hub and picked up by the rotating cutter blade, where it is instantly cut, forward to reverse, and washed away, clearing the propeller with each revolution.

Quincy,, Mass, United States

Sterling Equipment is an East Coast barge and marine equipment rental company providing barges, cranes, excavators, dredges, tugs, and related equipment to the marine and construction industries along the Eastern Seaboard.

Private Free Zone Area, Port Said East Port, P.O. Box 247,, Port Said,, Egypt

The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), located in Port Said, Egypt at the mouth of the Suez Canal on the Mediterranean Sea, is a major transshipment hub for the Eastern Mediterranean region and gateway port for local Egyptian cargoes. With the completion of a dredging project which deepened the terminal’s draft from 13.9 to 14.5 meters, and the expected complement of 24 super-post Panamax cranes at the conclusion of the Phase II expansion now underway, SCCT is capable of handling the largest containerships in the global container fleet. Scheduled to be operational in 2012, Phase II will increase annual capacity at SCCT to 5.4 million TEUs, making it the largest container terminal on the Mediterranean Sea. SCCT opened in 2004 as a Joint Venture with APM Terminals the majority shareholder and operator.

United States

TEPPCO Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership, which conducts business through various subsidiary operating companies. TEPPCO owns and operates one of the largest common carrier pipelines of refined petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gases in the United States; owns and operates petrochemical pipelines; owns and operates natural gas liquid pipelines; is engaged in crude oil transportation, storage, gathering and marketing; owns a 50 percent interest in Seaway Crude Pipeline Company and an undivided ownership interest in the Rancho and Basin Pipelines; and owns and operates a natural gas gathering system. Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy Field Services, LLC, is the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P.

Gloversville,, NY, United States

Taylor Made Solutions for marine OEMs, boatbuilders, consumer boating aftermarket --- buoys, fenders, boat covers, hardware; glass, glazing, windshields, windows, doors, hatches; air conditioning, refrigeration; toilets, deodorant chemicals, pumpout systems; navigation, interior, fiber optic lighting; vitreous china sanitaryware, plumbing fixtures

Gloversville,, NY, United States

Taylor Made Solutions for marine OEMs, boatbuilders, consumer boating aftermarket --- buoys, fenders, boat covers, hardware; glass, glazing, windshields, windows, doors, hatches; air conditioning, refrigeration; toilets, deodorant chemicals, pumpout systems; navigation, interior, fiber optic lighting; vitreous china sanitaryware, plumbing fixtures

Bangkok, Thailand

Sriracha Harbour Public Company Limited operates the largest private deep-sea multipurpose port in Thailand, supporting industrial zones on the Eastern Seaboard with 24/7 services.

Wanchai., Hong Kong., Sar/China

The Anglo-Eastern Group of Companies provides ship management, crew management, and technical services worldwide through its subsidiaries including Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd and Denholm Ship Management Ltd.

Cascade Locks, OR, United States

Australia

Japan

London, United Kingdom

Formation IFSMA was formed in 1974 by Eight European Shipmasters' Associations to unite the World's serving Shipmasters into a single professional co-ordinated body. It is not a trade union. It is a non-profit making, apolitical organisation dedicated solely to the interest of the serving shipmaster. Over 8000 Shipmasters from more than 40 Countries are affiliated to IFSMA either through their National Associations (36) or as Individual Members (55). Purpose IFSMA is a Federation established to uphold International Standards of Professional Competence for Seafarers commensurate with the need to ensure Safe Operational Practices, Preservation from Human Injury, Protection of the Marine Environment and Safety of Life and Property at Sea. IMO Status IFSMA was Granted Consultative Status at IMO in 1975. This Consultative Status enables the Federation to represent the views and protect the interests of the serving Shipmasters unfettered and unfiltered either by National Governments or by Labour Organizations. To enable IFSMA to function effectively at IMO, it is represented in the Four Main Committees (MSC-MEPC-LEG-FAL) by the General Secretary and a team of former Shipmasters who also attend the Nine Sub-Committees (BLG - COMSAR - DE - DSC - FP - FSI - NAV - SLF - STW). When needed serving Shipmasters provide additional expertise in the various Working and Drafting Groups. IMO Involvement Top of Page IFSMA provided a Consultant to assist in the Comprehensive Review and Revision of the 1978 STCW Convention, and actively participated in the Joint ICAO/IMO Group of Experts on the Harmonization of Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue. IFSMA also sat on the Steering Committee on Ro-Ro Ferry Safety which supervised the work of the Panel of Experts and made recommendations to MSC 65. This was without cost to IMO and was, for some two years an additional commitment to our normal work of representing Shipmasters' views on this International Platform. IMO Missions Top of Page IFSMA has now provided TWO MARITIME SPECIALISTS, each forming part of an IMO NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMMING TEAM within the framework of IMO's Integrated Technical Co-Operation Programme (ITCP). The first Mission was to Bulgaria (Black Sea) in December 1995 and the second Mission was to Ukraine and Georgia (CIS/Eastern Europe) in January/February 1996. IMO Studies Top of Page IFSMA prepared papers on the safety of double-hull tankers for both IMO and the USCG when discussions on this subject were at their peak in 1991. It submitted with IMPA a Joint Paper on Bridge Information Display to NAV38 and, with the Government of the Bahamas, it amended Towing Guidelines which had been proposed earlier in 1992 by Germany. In 1993 IFSMA devised a Bulk Carrier Ship-Shore Checklist for MSC62 and submitted a BESMA Paper on Quality Management in Seafarers' Training to STW25. IMO Papers Top of Page In 1994 IFSMA submitted 12 separate Papers on various aspects of Loading and Unloading Bulk Cargoes for the attention of BC33. These produced four MSC Circulars. At the end of 1995 IFSMA, Co-Sponsored by ICS and ICFTU, submitted a paper on Black Sea Search and Rescue to COMSAR 1 while a second paper on amendments to the IMOSAR and MERSAR Manuals was submitted jointly by ICS and IFSMA. A comprehensive ACOMM Technical Paper on Modifications to the Freeboard and Stability Rules of medium sized ships will be submitted to IMO in the Spring of 1996 for discussion at SLF 40 in September this year. IMO and IFSMA Objectives Top of Page IFSMA is a strong supporter of IMO in its quest for safer shipping and cleaner oceans. It is the desire of The Federation to assist IMO in achieving a truly global implementation and rigorous enforcement of its International Treaties so that there is no need for any Country to resort to Regulatory Measures on either a National or a Regional basis. IFSMA has much approved of the Secretary-General's initiative to speed up Entry into Force and Amendment procedures, and continues to fully support his initiatives for a thorough and comprehensive review of Bulk Carrier Safety and Ro-Ro Ferry Safety in all their aspects. Policy Top of Page IFSMA has long held the firm belief that Shipowners and Ship Management Companies should hold a Safety Management Document of Compliance issued by the Flag State Administration before being permitted to operate ships, that increased scrapping of antiquated and sub-standard ships should be speeded up, and that world wide regional Port State Control is now top priority. In particular there should be a total ban, effective world wide, on the re-registration of ships for commercial trading once they have been sold for scrap and demolition. Shipmasters Defined Top of Page IFSMA defines Shipmasters as those who are in possession of an Internationally recognised Certificate of Competency, issued by the Government of an established Maritime Nation who are serving or have previously served, in Command of Seagoing Ships whether or not engaged upon International or Domestic Trade. Shipmaster's Status in IFSMA Top of Page Once a man has risen to the rank of Shipmaster he is forever entitled to belong to IFSMA and there is no requirement in our Statutes for the periodic revalidation of his Certificate of Competency (as there is in the STCW Convention). But if he were to lose his licence due to negligence, incompetence, or misconduct then he would no longer qualify for membership of the Federation. Other Organisations Top of Page Trade Unions, National Associations, Professional Institutes and Learned Societies are all equally welcome as Shipmasters Organizations in affiliation with IFSMA and there is no distinction made between them. 21st March 1996