Links to many of the New Zealand Ministry of Transport's and Maritime New Zealand's overseas counterparts:
Europe
Bulgaria [CHECK]
the Czech Republic
Italy - Coast Guard [CHECK] - in Italian
the Netherlands - maritime
Spain - in Spanish
Switzerland - FOT - SMNO
the United Kingdom - MCA
Americas / Africa
Argentina - in Spanish
Bermuda (BSMA)
Liberia (Registry)
Mexico - in Spanish
Panama (PMA)
Peru - in Spanish
the United States - Maritime Administration - FMC - State
The above can be cross checked against the List of ministries of transport by country on Wikipedia.
The activities of the following international and maritime industry organisations are of particular relevance:
IMO - the UN's International Maritime Organization based in London, UK
ILO - the UN's International Labour Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland
UNCITRAL - the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
World Trade Organization (WTO) - based in Geneva, Switzerland, where services sector papers on Maritime Transport and Services Auxiliary to All Modes of Transport are available
UNCTAD - the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development based in Geneva - publishes an annual Review of Maritime Transport
APEC - based in Singapore - the APEC Transportation Working Group [CHECK] had its own site
Secretariat of the Pacific Community based in Noumea - Oceans & Maritime Programme
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIF) - based in Suva, Fiji
European Commission DG Mobility & Transport - Maritime page - EMSA based in Lisbon - Integrated Maritime Policy (2007)
EMSA - the European Maritime Safety Agency based in Lisbon, Portugal
BIMCO - the Baltic and International Maritime Council
Intertanko - the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
Intercargo - the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners
ICS and ISF - the International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation
World Shipping Council - based in Washington DC - representing liner shipping
IAPH - the International Association of Ports and Harbours
ITF - the International Transport Workers' Federation
Other web sites:
MarineTraffic.com - for live ship locations map
gCaptain - maritime news
SUTRANET - Sustainable Transport Research and Development Network in the North Sea Region
Shipspotting.com - for photographs
Interesting reports, speeches, research articles and papers available online include (the first set is generally by academics and the second set by government practitioners):
An Evaluation Study on the Social Experiment of Modal Shift to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emission (2005) by Yoji Takahashi
Constraints to Korea's Coastal Shipping and Practical Solutions WBM (2004) by Kay-Shek Cho
Ocean Shipping Cartels: A Survey [CHECK] (2004) by William Sjostrom
International freight transport services (2012) by the New Zealand Productivity Commission
Liner Shipping Competition Policy: Non-Ratemaking Agreements Stage 1 and Stages 2 and 3 [CHECK] by Steve Meyrick for the APEC Transport Working Group (2008)
Preparing for Tomorrow, Delivering Today: Freight Action Plan for Scotland WBM (2006) from the Scottish Executive
Review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974: International Liner Cargo Shipping (2005) by the Australian Productivity Commission