Welcome to the International Research Vessel pages.

Oceanic - The Ocean Information Center - maintains a searchable database of cruise schedules and ship specifications and contact information. for research vessels around the world.

We are always looking for ship specifications, cruise schedules, home pages and contact information for research vessels around the world.  Please email us at oceanic@cms.udel.edu if you have pertinent ship information which you would like to share with the scientific community.

Current and Upcoming Events:

• DEep Submergence Science Committee Meeting (DESSC) - Woods Hole, MA USA - June 16-17, 2009
• Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC) - Arlington, VA USA - June 24-25, 2009
• UNOLS Annual Meeting - Arlington, VA USA - Oct 13-14, 2009
• SCOR Executive Committee Meeting - Beijing, China - Oct 20-22, 2009
• UNOLS Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC) - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA - Nov 18-20, 2009
• AGU Fall Meeting - San Francisco, CA USA - Dec 14-18, 2009

• UNOLS meeting calendars can be found online:  Calendar year 2009
• AGU GeoPhysical Year Calendar can be found online: Geophysical Year Calendar
• ASLO Meetings can be found online at: ASLO Meetings

Research Links:

• Other Sites w/ RVs
  • ALIAS Polar Site (ARCUS)
  • Arctic Ship Coordination during IPY (ASCI)
  • Baltic Sea Portal (BONUS)
  • EurOcean Portal
  • European Ocean Facilities Exchange Group (OFEG)
  • European Research Vessel Operators (ERVO)
  • NOAA Fisheries
  • NOAA NMAO
  • UNOLS
  • USCG PSIX
  • SailWX (mapping RV locations)
• US Research Site Links
• International Research Site Links
• Non-Research Related Links
• International Research Ship Operators' Meeting (ISOM)
• Ship of Opportunity Programme (SOOP)
• IGOSS Database of Callsigns
• Lost Instrument Network
• Standard US Navy Ocean Area and Region Index Limits Map
• NODC Search Form for Platform Information (NODC Codes)
• US NODC Codes for worldwide ships sorted by NODC code
• US NODC Codes for worldwide ships sorted by ship name

What's Old:

• If you're looking for the archived International Research Vessel pages with their static links and pictures, they're still online and organized by country here. Be aware that many of the links are quite old and might not be valid.