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.
Over the years, ShandongMarineGroup and Lloyd’s Register have established a good foundation for cooperation in the fields of ship technical audit and certification, ship safety assessment and supervision, and environmental protection.
Grossi met with the head of Lloyd’sRegister, Nick Brown, yesterday after which he commented via LinkedIn, “As the world increasingly turns to nuclear for sustainable development, we expect to see ...
... shipping, the policies of the European Union regarding pollutants, the future of shipping, the necessity to bolster the Cypriot register, and general issues affecting the local and broader economy.
BALTIMORE — The ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge to collapse in March, killing six construction workers, is expected to move soon, with officials setting a target of early next week for the refloat ...Refloating the ship.
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India’s traditional PC market, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations shipped 3.07 million units in Q4 of FY24, registering a year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of 2.6 per ...
India’s traditional PC market, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations shipped 3.07 million units in Q4 of FY24, registering a year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of 2.6 per cent, according to ...
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THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is intensifying efforts to ensure compliance with the mandatory use of low-sulfur fuel for all Philippine-registered ships ... among Philippine-registered ships.
Munakkakadavu coastal police have registered a case against the ship’s captain for negligent navigation leading to a collision resulting in two fatalities involving the fishing boat with registration number IND KL 06 M M 4118.
The KeyBridge Response Unified Command used precision cuts made with small explosive charges May 13 to remove a large section of the Key Bridge wreckage from on top of the Dali, a ship registered in Singapore.
Ships sailing in the region of the Indian Ocean are advised ... Additionally, it’s noteworthy that MSCHOA-registered ships receive near real-time information on security incidents in their vicinity.
The ArtLossRegister, an organization that maintains the ... Ehrlich worked directly with the Art Loss Register to return the weather vane to Vermont, with Sotheby's covering the $2,300 shipping cost.