The flag state has the authority and responsibility to enforce regulations over vessels registered under its flag, including those relating to inspection, certification, and issuance of safety and pollution prevention documents. As a ship operates under the laws of its flag state, these laws are used if the ship is involved in an admiralty case.
The term "flag of convenience" describes the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the regulations of the owner's country. Since the 1921 Flag Right Declaration, it has been recognised that all states—including land-locked countries—have a right to be a flag state.
Panama is currently the world's largest flag state, with almost a quarter of the world's ocean-going tonnage registered there.
All eight people who were missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a ship off the southwestern coast of South China's Hainan province have been confirmed dead, the provincial maritime search and rescue center said on Wednesday.
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Former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP allege that North Korean “smuggling networks” are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil.
SYDNEY – North Korean “smuggling networks” are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil, according to former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP.
The LiaoningMaritime Search and RescueCenter received the report from the Dalian Maritime Search and Rescue Center at about 11 am on Saturday, saying that a collision between a Dandong-registered ...
said last week that no new ships have been registered to transit the Black Sea since June 26 at the JointCoordinationCenter in Istanbul, which oversees the deal.
said last week that no new ships have been registered to transit the Black Sea since June 26 at the JointCoordinationCenter in Istanbul, which oversees the deal.
Lloyd’s Register and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have released a long-anticipated study on the safety measures required to begin using green ammonia as an alternative fuel.
The UN said the center did not register any new ships on Thursday, but it agreed to register two ships today, Friday, noting that there are 13 ships currently loaded in Ukrainian ports, including six in the port of Chornomorsk.
But this, apparently, can only be done at the expense of quality, at the expense of the fact that there will be a risk of missing the wrong cargo or incorrectly registered ships.