Coracle's Shipping Industry Top 40 : February 2012 positions

Quick fact re growth of twitter amongst the marine community -
- On Feb 1, 2012, the then top 40 had a combined number of followers 374,236
- On Feb 1, 2011, the then top 40 had a combined number of followers 94,243
- On Feb 1, 2010, the then top 40 had a combined number of followers 40,948

Click here for the What and Why of the Maritime Twitter Top 40

1.	Royal Navy	This is the official Royal Navy Twitter feed.
2.	U.S. Coast Guard	Official USCG news releases feed.
3.	Vincent Pica	Chief of Staff, First District Southern Region, USCGAux; USCG licensed Master. Looking for a few good mariners! Follow us? We follow you, guaranteed, w/in 24 h
4.	Captain John Konrad	Master Mariner Tweeting from the high seas. Author of Fire On The Horizon, The Untold Story Of The Gulf Oil Spill
5.	NavyLookout	dedicated to fighting the decline in the Royal Navy caused by chronic government under-funding and defence cuts
6.	Lloyd's List	Lloyd's List is the leading daily newspaper for the shipping industry.
7.	Coastguard_SOS	The closure of UK Coastguard stations is reckless & will cost lives. I'm an ex Coastguard CRO fighting with others for much safer alternative proposals
8.	OCEANUSLive.org	OCEANUSLive is THE real-time commercial social networking site for the Maritime Industry - collaboration to enable business success, safety and security.
9.	MarineInsight	Maritime news, articles, stories, career guidance, discussions and much more...
10.	TradeWinds	TradeWinds is the number one best selling international shipping newspaper! The biggest and most successul and first for all the latest maritime news.
11.	Save Our Seafarers	Help save innocent seafarers by joining our SOS campaign to force world leaders to take robust action to end Somali piracy.
12.	IMO	The latest news from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency that leads international efforts to promote safer shipping on cleaner oceans.
13.	Neptune Maritime Sec	Neptune Maritime Security is the world's most elite commercial maritime security specialist. Please visit our website for further details of our services.
14.	IAMSPONLINE	The International Association of Maritime Security Professionals (IAMSP) is a non-profit association for MARSEC professionals.
15.	CoastGuardNews	News and Video from the United States Coast Guard
16.	Mercy Ships	Mercy Ships is a global charity, operating hospital ships in devloping nations since 1978. Our ship, the Africa Mercy, is now docked in Cotonou, Benin.
17.	Maritime Executive	The latest news, views and corporate releases for influential decision makers from The Maritime Executive, the world's leading maritime business journal.
18.	Marine Forum	Marine Forum - It's international community of Maritime Professionals, Shipowners and Crewing Agencies. http://www.marineforum.co.uk/
19.	ADSO-PA Rande Wilson	District 1, Southern Region. First & Foremost is our motto and our way of doing things!
20.	USCG Auxiliary	Official Twitter page of US Coast Guard Auxiliary
21.	Earnest One	Serving the US Coast Guard and private boaters since 1967
22.	Capt. Murray Latham	Began sailing at the age of 6 and became the oldest known child prodigy when I became a Captain in my early thirties.
23.	Navy News	The official newspaper of the Royal Navy
24.	Maritime News	Latest and Greatest Maritime Updates
25.	Maritime Reporter
26.	Sea Cadets	Sea Cadets is the UK's largest maritime youth charity for young people aged 10-18. Cadets get involved in water and land-based activities with a nautical theme.
27.	Alexandre Rocha	Brazilian maritime pilot and lecturer. Interested in international news and maritime-related information.
28.	Fairplay	Fairplay24 is the leading source for global maritime and shipping news and the online home of Fairplay magazine
29.	Rio Itajaí Práticos	Entidade de praticagem da ZP-21 (Itajaí-Navegantes). 2010, Ano do Marítimo! // Itajaí-Navegantes Maritime and River Pilots. 2010, Year of the Seafarer!
30.	Peter Tirschwell	Columnist, commentator and SVP at the Journal of Commerce, leading global shipping and trade media
31.	Amver	Global search and rescue system sponsored by the USCG. We use commercial ships to rescue people in distress at sea.
32.	Michelle Wiese	I am Michelle Wiese Bockmann, London shipping reporter for Bloomberg News. We don't report gossip or quote unnamed sources. Views are mine, not my employer's
33.	Seatrade Insider	We tweet you the key industry headlines that link to Seatrade Insider's FREE access to breaking global cruise news plus a wealth of valuable information.
34.	Eos Risk Management	Eos is a UK based Maritime Security Consultancy est 2006 providing Onboard Armed Security, Training & Consultancy to the Maritime and Offshore Industries
35.	IMB Piracy	The only 24-hour manned, non-governmental Piracy Reporting Centre, established to provide a free service to the seafaring industry.
36.	James Tweed	Coracle - Assured learning / Maritime / eLearning / Podcasting / Mobile Apps / Social Media / Take a look at my profile here: http://about.me/jamestweed
37.	RW Freight	Freight Company, Freight Forwarders, Shipping Company
38.	Seafarers UK	Formally King Georges Fund for Sailors, the leading charity for your maritime sector supporting the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Merchant Navy & fishing fleets
39.	Michelle Alexander	We provide all news available from throughout the world on the 55 shipping companies traded publicly in the United States of America
40.	David Stone	APPDS provides defence procurement solutions that comply with all relevant international and national regulations. A key partner in anti-piracy activities.