The Institute is a private, non-profit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations. ANSI coordinates voluntary standards activities, approves American National Standards,represents U.S. interests in international standardization, and provides information on and access to world standards. The site has the latest news in the ANSI federation, and a catalog of standards which can be purchased. Society members develop the standards within the ASTM consensus process. The Society has developed and published over10,000 technical standards that are used by industries worldwide.
Standards are available from the site for a fee.
This information service covers marine services, schedules and quotes, carriers and agents, world ports, associations,industry news, and classified ads. Services include maritime news, reports, and indices, financial data, sailing schedules, trading information, library articles, weather, and mail and notice board services. A subscription is required, but they offer a seven-day free trial of their services. Aimed at an international audience and published in English, the newspaper specializes in writing about the tanker, bulk, liner and shipbuilding and, to some extent, cruise businesses. WebShip's site provides a complete listing of resources needed to coordinate ocean transportation requirements.