Open registries

We picked up the following from Dennis Bryant's excellent maritime blog.

Here's an issue for the administrations of various ship registries, especially those based in the US.

16 May 2016

St. Lucia moving to set up open ship registry

The United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its 2013 Review of Maritime Transport (RMT), which highlights trends within the industry including ship registration.

Following is an excerpt from the report. A PDF version with accompanying charts is available here.

A recent study from the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee indicates that while the national flag remains the most popular choice for domestic shipowners, there have been some reflagging to registries as Malta, the Marshall Islands and Panama over the past

Liberia has issued the following statement on how flag states should be evaluated, particularly in terms of challenging the assumptions and terminology associated with type of registry.

PRESS RELEASE

Registration service provider Offshoregate.com has posted some insightful commentary on the development of open registries during the 20th century.

Open Vs Closed Registry

The Isle of Man Ship Registry's success over the past ten years demonstrates that small states can become strong maritime powers.

The state, whose size measures approximately three times the area of Washington, D.C., places 20th worldwide as measured by gross tonnage, with a fleet size of 15 million gross tons.

A recent Lloyd's List article suggests that the International Transport Workers Federation may be developing its understanding of the relationship between registry type and quality.

A recent Lloyd's List article suggests that the International Transport Workers Federation may be developing its understanding of the relationship between registry type and quality.