Professional Memberships

IMS Group of Companies and our Representatives are members of the following organizations.


     - The Nautical Institute - London

     - The International Institute of Marine Surveyors - London

     - National Association of Marine Investigators

     - The American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS)

     - AOAC International, the Scientific Association Dedicated to Analytical Excellence

     - Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations Ltd. (FOSFA International)

     - Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

     - Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia

     - Burnaby Chamber of Commerce

     - Vancouver Board of Trade

     - Vancouver Transportation Club

     - The Plimsoll Club


Affiliations:

IMS has contacts world-wide, and is specifically affiliated with or directly represents:

     - The Bahamas Maritime Authority

     - The Barbados Ships' Registry

     - Cyprus for Flag State Safety Inspections on CY flagged Vessels.

     - Overseas Marine Certification Services (OMCS), Panama

     - China National Import & Export Inspection Corp. (CCIC)

     - EWIG International Marine Corp.

     - Thionville Surveying Co., Inc. (New Orleans)

     - China Corporation Register of Shipping, Taiwan

     - Korean Register of Shipping

		ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards. Although ISO's principal activity is the development of technical standards, ISO standards also have important economic and social repercussions. ISO standards make a positive difference, not just to engineers and manufacturers for whom they solve basic problems in production and distribution, but to society as a whole.
		The AOCS was formed in 1909 by nine forward-thinking chemists. Over the next 90+ years, the AOCS has become the leading international forum for information exchange. More than 20 years ago, the AOCS Foundation was formed to actively raise money on behalf of the AOCS. The Foundation was charged with raising funds for specific initiatives, while receiving additional funds passively through the annual dues check-offs program.
		AOAC INTERNATIONAL is a 120 year-old not-for-profit scientific association committed to worldwide confidence in analytical results.  In fact, “worldwide confidence in analytical results” is AOAC’s vision.  To attain the vision, AOAC serves the communities of analytical sciences by providing the tools and processes necessary for community stakeholders to collaborate and, through consensus building, develop fit-for-purpose methods and services for assuring quality measurements.  This is AOAC’s mission.
		The Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA) was founded in 1971 on the amalgamation of four predecessor associations, the oldest of which dates back to 1863. Today the Federation represents over 700 members in 67 countries. FOSFA is a professional international contract issuing and arbitral body concerned exclusively with the world trade in oilseeds, oils, fats and edible groundnuts and is the major association of its kind in the field.

Also see "IMS Quality" link for our Quality Policy and granted certificates.