The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) is a voluntary association of oil companies having an interest in the shipment and terminalling of crude oil and oil products.

The Chamber of Shipping is the trade association for the UK shipping industry, working to promote and protect the interests of its members both nationally and internationally.

The Convention establishing the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was adopted in Geneva in 1948 and IMO first met in 1959.

INTERTANKO is the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

Intercargo is the short name for the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is the international trade association for merchant ship operators.

ECSA, formed in 1965 under the name of the Comité des Associations d'Armateurs des Communautés Européennes (CAACE) and taking its present name in 1990, comprises the national shipowner associations of the EU and Norway.

BIMCO is the principal independent not for profit trade association of the private shipping industry including ship owners, managers, brokers, agents and many other stakeholders with vested interests in some 65 % of the world’s tonnage.

NATO is currently engaged in counter-piracy within the Horn of Africa region. NATO Shipping provides the commercial link with NATO maritime forces.

EUNAVFOR is the main coordinating authority which operates the Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa).

Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counterpiracy operations.

Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 established near the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, conducts Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

ALINDIEN is the counter-piracy operation operated by the French Force Commander, Indian Ocean.

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is the first government-to-government agreement that addresses the incidence of piracy and armed robbery in Asia.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office in Dubai acts as the primary point of contact for merchant vessels and liaison with military forces in the region.

The Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) mission is to facilitate the exchange of information between the United States Navy, Combined Maritime Forces, and the commercial maritime community...

The main objective of the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) is to be the first point of contact for the shipmaster to report an actual or attempted attack or even suspicious movements thus initiating the process of response.

The Mission to Seafarers, formerly called The Missions to Seamen, cares for the spiritual and practical welfare of all seafarers regardless of nationality or faith.