Maritime Related Associations, Organizations, Classifications, Government, Credentialing and Agencies

Associations & Organizations  

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), https://www.aapa-ports.org/

American Boat Builders & Repair (ABBRA), https://abbra.org/

American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA), https://acmanet.org/

American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE),  https://www.navalengineers.org/

International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), https://www.icomia.org/

International Maritime Organization (IMO), https://www.imo.org/

Marine Exchange of Puget Sound https://marexps.com

Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), https://mraa.com/

Maritime Chamber of Commerce, https://marinedelivers.com

National Marine Manufacturer's Association (NMMA), https://www.nmma.org/

National Maritime Education Council (NMEC), https://www.maritimeeducationcouncil.org/

National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP),  https://www.nsrp.org/

National Working Waterfront Network,  https://nationalworkingwaterfronts.com

North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), https://namepa.net/

Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), https://nmta.net/

Puget Sound Ship Repair Assoc (PSSRA) https://pssra.org/

Sea Sisters, https://www.seasisters.org/

SEASTR, https://www.seastrpnw.com/

Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP), https://www.socp.us/

Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA),  https://shipbuildersusa.org/

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME),   https://www.sname.org/

The Nautical Institute, https://www.nautinst.org/

The Seamen's Church Institute, https://seamenschurch.org

Transportation Institute, https://transportationinstitute.org/

Washington Maritime Federation, https://www.maritimefederation.com/

Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA), https://www.washingtonports.org/

Women Offshore, https://womenoffshore.org/

Youth Maritime Collaborative (YMC), https://youthmaritimecollaborative.org/

Standards Organizations

American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), https://abycinc.org/

American Weld Society (AWS), https://www.aws.org/

National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), https://www.nmea.org/

Classification Societies

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), https://ww2.eagle.org/en.html

Bureau Veritas, https://group.bureauveritas.com/

China Classification Society, https://www.ccs.org.cn/ccswzen/

Class NK, https://www.classnk.com

DNV - Det Norske Veritas, https://www.dnv.us/

Indian Register of Shipping (IRCLASS), https://www.irclass.org/

Korean Register (KR), https://www.krs.co.kr/eng/

Lloyd's Register, https://www.lr.org/en/

RINA, https://www.rina.org/en

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), https://rs-class.org/en/

Credentialing Agencies

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®), https://www.tsa.gov/twic

Government

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), https://www.aapa-ports.org/

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), https://www.noaa.gov/

Office of Coast Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Dept of Commerce, https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/

Sea Grant, https://seagrant.noaa.gov/

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®), https://www.tsa.gov/twic

U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), https://www.maritime.dot.gov/

U.S. DOL Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), https://www.osha.gov/maritime/standards

United States Coast Guard (USCG), https://www.uscg.mil/

Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA), https://www.washingtonports.org/

Blue Economy

Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, https://www.bluesky-maritime.org/

Green Marine, https://green-marine.org

The Ocean Foundation,  https://oceanfdn.org

Washington Maritime Blue, https://maritimeblue.org/