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The Romanian International Flag Administration (RIFA) is now open for operation, with a live website reporting that four shipowners have already signed with the registry.

The Swedish fleet stands at a crossroads as it sees its numbers decline while Finland is experiencing an uptick in registrations. Fairplay reports:

Sweden’s flag fall swells Finnish coffers

Greece has announced plans to tax foreign-flagged ships that are nationally managed or owned for the first time as it seeks additional sources of revenue.

The International Chamber of Shipping's external relations director Simon Bennett has explained how shipowners can use its recently released Flag State Performance Table as guidelines in choosing a registry.

Lloyd's List's Craig Eason speculates about the impact that UAE-based class society Emirates Classification Tasneef may have in the market.

The United Arab Emirates has formed a classification society it hopes will become a mainstay in the Middle East market.

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.

This week Communications Director of the Liberian Registry Allison Williams submitted a letter to Lloyd's List challenging its claim that the Marshall Islands fleet "appears to be growing faste

The Pacific island nation of Palau has just added its first two ships to its registry.