Free News Links

A load of free information and newsletters is available from the net.
You will find below some selected sites to receive in your mailbox free online magazines or newsletters.

Little piece of advice: since these documents are usually bulky, it is a good practice to create a free email account specifically for these registrations, such as gmail or yahoo. It spares your main internet account, particularly if it is a mobile one, and it also filters the spam (although the below sites do not distribute the email address to third parties).


IMO QUARTERLY NEWS

As its name says, it is the quarterly news magazine from IMO.
A must to stay abreast of what is going on at IMO and much more.

All the past editions can be viewed online or downloaded here:
http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=11

You can register to receive it in your mailbox here
http://www.imo.org/Publications/mainframe.asp?topic_id=1788

You can even receive a hard copy by sending an email request to IMO.


TANKER OPERATOR WEEKLY NEWS & MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Weekly news about the tanker world, but with also general interest topics.
The monthly magazine is containing more in depth interviews and articles, sometimes with a marked promotional content.

Free registration for the Tanker Operator Magazine in pdf format.
http://www.tankeroperator.com/news/toregister.asp

They also publish an annual review of the TOP 30 tankers owners and operators; always interesting to know who is who (free download).

Last but not least: Intertanko, the International Tanker Owners association, is behind this initiative, which will explain some position articles and views being promoted. It is also a guarantee that the information available is representative of the tankerworld.



THE DIGITAL SHIP

News about the maritime world and the information technology

Free registration to the news and magazine in pdf format
http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/2006/register.asp

The concept and presentation is similar to the above Tanker Operator.



MER ET MARINE - actualité journalière en français

L'actualité maritime vue de France, dont les principales rubriques sont reprises plus bas.
Le site permet de s'abonner à la newsletter journalière (relâche durant le mois d'aout).


RUBRIQUES
Construction navale
Croisières
Défense
Histoire
Marine marchande
Nautisme
Offshore & Energie
Pêche
Ports
Science
Voile
Aéronautique

On ne peut que regretter qu'il n'y ait pas un équivalent belge.



SHIPPING NEWS CLIPPING BY PIET SINKE

Piet Sinke is distributing a daily collection of news in English collected from various sources, with a marked interest for towage, salvage and dredging, but most other maritime subjects are also reported.
Interesting for the numerous pictures that can not be otherwise found; the information is gathered and reproduced 'as found'.
An interesting different approach to maritime news, but without much structure and no redactional content.
However the effort and daily commitment should be acknowledged.

Fee subscription for the daily Clipping News
http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/Inschrijven.aspx

But if you prefer to keep a clean mailbox, or if you want to get preview of the Clipping News, the latest one can be read online without registration:
http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/DailyMagazine/default.html



Most classification societies are also proposing to subscribe to free newsletters or magazine.
You can explore their websites and search for 'Publication' through the following link:
IACS Members


Any suggestion, not being promotional content, is welcome.