Links

• Tribon Specialists and Consultants
• Societies for Naval Architects and other associated professionals
• Classification Societies
• Other Regulatory Authorities
• Other useful links

Tribon Specialists and Consultants

• AVEVA AB (Formerly Tribon Solutions AB)
  AVEVA AB are based in Malmö, Sweden and are the program development centre for AVEVA's marine product range, that includes Tribon M2 and M3.
  
  
• MBM Project
  MBM Project has been built up to provide an extensive and flexible support to Tribon users, covering the need of specialized Tribon add-on software utilities for Tribon design automation, Tribon database management and model data transfer to shipyard's material and production systems.
  
  

Societies for Naval Architects and other associated professionals

• Royal Institution of Naval Architects
  RINA is an internationally renowned professional institution whose members are involved at all levels in the design, construction, repair and operation of ships, boats and marine structures. Members of the RINA are widely represented in industry, universities and colleges, and maritime organizations in over 90 countries.
  
  
• The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  SNAME is an internationally recognized nonprofit, technical, professional society of individual members serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers. SNAME is dedicated to advancing the art, science and practice of naval architecture, shipbuilding and marine engineering, encouraging the exchange and recording of information, sponsoring applied research, offering career guidance and supporting education, and enhancing the professional status and integrity of its membership.
  

Classification Societies

• International Association of Classification Societies
  Dedicated to safe ships and clean seas, IACS makes a unique contribution to maritime safety and regulation through technical support, compliance verification and research and development. More than 90% of the world's cargo carrying tonnage is covered by the classification design, construction and through-life compliance Rules and standards set by the ten Member Societies and two Associates of IACS.
  
  
• Lloyd's Register of Shipping
  The Lloyd’s Register Group is an independent risk management organization that works to improve its clients’ quality, safety, environmental and business performance throughout the world. LR's expertise and activities cover shipping, railways, land-based industries and oil and gas. LR operate from more than 200 offices worldwide and have over 5,000 employees.
  
  
• American Bureau of Shipping
  ABS is one of the world's leading ship classification societies. The primary purpose of ABS is to determine the structural and mechanical fitness of ships and other marine structures for their intended purpose. It does this through a procedure known as classification. ABS establishes and administers standards, known as Rules, for the design, construction, and operational maintenance of marine vessels and structures.
  
  
• Det Norske Veritas
  Established in 1864, DNV is an independent foundation with the objective of safeguarding life, property and the environment and is a leading international provider of services for managing risk. DNV is a knowledge-based organisation, whose prime assets are the creativity, knowledge and expertise of its employees. Most of the 5,800 employees are highly qualified engineers and technical personnel. DNV is an international company with about 300 offices in 100 different countries.
  
  
• Germanischer Lloyd
  GL is to the forefront whenever it comes to testing, researching and continual improving safety-relevant factors. GL have been providing services to the shipping industry for over 135 years, and in the process have transformed themselves from a pure ship classification society into an international technical monitoring enterprise involved in the development of industry standards for technology, safety and quality in a great variety of fields. The fields we cover range from classical maritime requirements such as operational soundness analysis and anti-corrosion advice, to offshore and onshore installations to our facility services.
  
  
• Bureau Veritas
  Bureau Veritas is a service company specializing in QHSE management (quality, health, safety and environment) and social accountability, with a network that covers 140 countries and includes 600 offices and laboratories.
  
  
• Registro Italiano Navale
  RINA is a private, non-profit making institution, established in Genova by a group of shipowners and underwriters in 1861 and one of the oldest classification societies in the world. RINA provides assessment, inspection, certification and research activities in accordance with national, EU and international laws relevant to materials, projects, technologies, products and installations, including the performance of work commissioned by Public Administrations and other Authorities.
  

Other Regulatory Authorities

• International Maritime Organisation
  IMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for measures to improve the safety of international shipping and to prevent marine pollution from ships. It also is involved in legal matters, including liability and compensation issues and the facilitation of international maritime traffic. It was established by means of a Convention adopted under the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva on 17 March 1948 and met for the first time in January 1959. It currently has 164 Member States. IMO's governing body is the Assembly which is made up of all 164 Member States and meets normally once every two years. It adopts the budget for the next biennium together with technical resolutions and recommendations prepared by subsidiary bodies during the previous two years. The Council acts as governing body in between Assembly sessions. It prepares the budget and work programme for the Assembly. The main technical work is carried out by the Maritime Safety, Marine Environment Protection, Legal, Technical Co-operation and Facilitation Committees and a number of sub-committees.
  
  
• The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK)
  MCGA manage the UK Shipping Register and their technical surveying staff undertake regular, detailed surveys of UK ships. The UK Shipping Register has increased in size by around 150% since April 1998, reversing decades of decline. MCGA work with their shipping customers to ensure that safety standards are maintained. They also inspect foreign registered ships visiting UK ports and can detain unsafe ships.
  
  
• Sjøfartsdirektoratet (Norwegian Maritime Directorate)
  NMD is responsible for all public control of Norwegian ships and is also required to inspect 25 per cent of all foreign-flagged ships calling at Norwegian ports in any year. The agency is responsible for the development and administration of all legislation for the safety and environmental aspects of shipping. Norway puts much emphasis on international cooperation on marine safety, protection of the marine environment and seafarers' working and living conditions, and the NMD works to achieve its goals and objectives through the International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization and by influencing the European Union.
  

Other useful links

• BAS Engineering
  BAS Engineering is a Norwegian company that develops and markets a program called ShipWeight. ShipWeight can be used for estimation of weight and center of gravity for all types of vessels in the design phase, as well as for weight monitoring and follow-up activities during the building process. The program outputs a weight file that can be imported into Tribon Calc.