SHIP FLAG & CLASS REGISTRATION

We provide CLASS & FLAG registration services for shipowners including  shipbrokers, builders, ship managers and legal advisers who wish to register commercial ships and pleasure boats under various flags.

Also known as vessel registration, flag registration is the documentation and nationality registry process for vessels. In order for a vessel to travel in international waters, it would require a nationality as proof of ownership of the vessel.

The country in which the vessel is registered under, known as the flag state, has regulatory control over the vessel. The flag state is required to conduct regular inspections, certify the ship’s equipment and crew, as well as issue safety and pollution prevention guidelines. There are different types of registry: Traditional Registry is only open to ships from its own nation, while Open Registries are open to foreign-owned ships.