Today the information is the article of most value, and its storage, processing and dissemination are the entire industry. In modern world, mass media (including specialized ones) working in the area of some industry or activity play very important role. The marine industry is no exception. Marine newspapers, magazines, industrial sites, all of them are dedicated to navigation, fishery, shipbuilding, ship-repair, sea transportation, sea transport, shelf operations and many other issues.

Their function is to provide information support to enterprises. These are newspapers and magazines that publish reviews of new equipment or technologies, and provide corporate news for specialists. Marine newspaper or magazine serve as discussing platform for the most acute and common issues of the industry. And they also serve as an advertising vehicle or a means to make a name for those whose work is related to sea and river.