Maritime Directory

New York,, NY, United States

The Apex Marine Group is comprised of Apex Marine Ship Management Co., L.L.C. and Apex Bulk Carriers. The company history dates back to 1967, when it purchased its first tanker from the Lemos group. Over the years Apex has been involved in the construction, ownership and management of VLCC’s, clean and dirty product tankers, handymax and panamax bulk carriers, container vessels, ro-ro’s and other special purpose vessels. Business relationships during the 1970’s and 1980’s included companies such as Crowley Maritime, Lasco, Texaco, Amerada Hess, Ultramar, and American Petrofina. The company has also worked with the Agency for International Development and the Israeli Grain Mission in bulk grain movements. In addition, we have managed vessels for the United States Maritime Administration and Military Sealift Command and participated in the “Operation Desert Storm” and “Maintain Democracy” campaigns. In 1998, John Calicchio purchased the assets of Apex Marine Corporation and embarked on an aggressive vessel acquisition program. Over a two-year period the company acquired eight (8) handymax bulk carriers that operate in the international bulk commodity trade. We presently have relationships with organizations like Atlas Shipping A/S, Armada Shipping SA, China Ocean Shipping, EDF & Man, Lauritzen AS, Oldendorff Carriers, Tschudi & Eitzen, Van Ommeren Clipper and others. The group manages its assets and conducts operations from our corporate offices that are located in lower Manhattan.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States

Bay Ship Management Inc. operates oceangoing, military vessels important to the strategic sealift of the United States. We operate the eight Fast Sealift ships which carried 12% of the tonnage to the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War. We also operate five Large Medium Speed RO/RO (LMSR) vessels for Military Sealift Command, and we have operated five tankers for the Maritime Administration (MarAd).

Washington, DC, United States

Dyer Ellis & Joseph provides legal representation on bankruptcy, corporate law, employment law, environmental regulation and litigation, equipment leasing and aircraft finance, government contracts, health care, information technology, intellectual property, international trade and transactions, legislation and lobbying, maritime law and vessel finance, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, securities regulation and litigation, structured finance, tax and white-collar defense

Sofia,, Bulgaria

Washington, DC, United States

This agency promotes the health of the U.S. merchant marine and maritime industry, and represents the waterborne component of the U.S. transportation system.

Moscow, Russia

Helsinki,, Finland

The Finnish Maritime Administration is the authority responsible for maritime safety, fairway maintenance, hydrographic charting, winter traffic assistance and the provision of ferry services to the archipelago communities. The Administration is also responsible for the vessel traffic service (VTS) and is the authority supervising pilotage. The Administration ensures that the basic operational conditions for merchant shipping and sea transport are maintained and continually improved, taking into account safety and economic aspects, as well as environmental consequences. The activities aim to ensure safe and efficient merchant shipping, meeting both society's and customers' needs.

Kherson, Kherson, Ukraine

Kherson Seafarers’ Training Centre was formed as one of the first non-state maritime training establishments with approval of Ukrainian Maritime Administration. Centre is one of the few similar Ukrainian educational establishments included at the official edition Lloyd's Ship Management - LSM Guide to Worldwide Maritime Training. Education and training of seafarers is based on the IMO model courses and requirements of international agreements about professional training of maritime staff.

Washington,, D.C., United States

United Kingdom

Pole Star is the leading provider of Fleet Management, Ship Security and Vessel Monitoring systems to the maritime industry. Working closely with our commercial customers and Maritime Administrations worldwide, we understand the needs of the maritime sector. We develop innovative and reliable systems that enable our users to monitor and manage their assets worldwide. Our applications provide them with the information they need to maximise operational performance and safeguard assets and crew. Pole Star systems are currently used to track more than 24,000 ships worldwide.

Sweden

Norrköping, Sweden

Duluth,, MN, United States

The Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI) was established in 2004 to pursue research efforts in marine transportation, logistics, economics, engineering, environmental planning, and port management. The US Maritime Administration designated GLMRI as a National Maritime Enhancement Institute on June 1, 2005. GLMRI represents a consortium of the University of Wisconsin-Superior Transportation and Logistics Research Center and the University of Minnesota Duluth Swenson College of Science and Engineering and Labovitz School of Business and Economics.

Hong Kong, China

TransparentSea Limited is a company that was established by a ship management company (Wallem) and a leading Maritime Administration (Liberian Registry) with an aim to promote transparency and contribute to the prevention of maritime accidents. For this purpose, TransparentSea Limited developed the TransparentSea Reporting Solution (TRS) line of products.

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Ship/Seafarers registration; Flag & Port State inspection/surveys; Casualty investigations; Maintenance of navigational Aids; STCW training (ratings)