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.
Now we want to develop Bhavnagar in Gujarat as a container hub and we have selected 10 places there for its production on a pilot basis,' Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told PTI... The committee comprises experts from Ministry of Shipping, IRS (IndianRegister of Shipping), IITs etc,' Mandaviya said.
The Suez Canal, similar to the Panama Canal, is one of those human-made shortcuts that made global shipping much more efficient and less costly, saving days and dollars in transport costs ... In this instance, the ship is owned by a Japanese company, was being operated by a firm in Taiwan and is registered in Panama.
According to records, the ship was run aground off LevenPoint which is between Cape Vidal and Sodwana ... More than 3 000 seamen died on merchant ships registered as auxiliary vessels, over 3 000 crew on requisitioned and non-requisitioned vessels and 537 died as POWs (prisoners of war).
SHANGHAI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- China's index of export container transport registered a dip in the past week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
“For sustained and outstanding contribution to the maritime industry.” These were the words that Arun Sharma, executive chairman of classification society IndianRegister of Shipping (IRClass), could see engraved on the VarunaAward trophy as it was presented to him at a virtual ceremony earlier this week.
TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- The senior spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces said Thursday the country will "definitely” respond to a recent attack on one of its merchant ships in the strategic Red Sea... If we uncover the source of the attack on the ship, we will definitely respond, we will never be silent,” Sputnik quoted Shekarchi as saying.
The senior spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces says the country will “definitely” respond to a recent attack on one of its merchant ships in the strategic Red Sea... If we uncover the source of the attack on the ship, we will definitely respond, we will never be silent,” Sputnik quoted Shekarchi as saying.
The crude being carried as cargo was unaffected by the blaze but some of the tanker’s fuel leaked into the Indian Ocean... Authorities are now seeking compensation from Greek firm Porto Emporios Shipping Inc for the damage ... Officials said about 400 to 480 tons of fuel had leaked from the Panamanian-registered ship ... .
Norwegian officials said the rescue operation of the Eemslift Hendrika, a Netherlands-registered ship designed to carry large boats, was completed early Thursday and the ship is slowly being towed to the western city of Alesund. The ship's crew of 12 was rescued by helicopter late Monday after a power outage in its main engine.
In the 2000s, coastal provincial military districts widely reported problems in tracking and controlling registered militia fishing ships ... Additional training would foster professionalism in ship handling, equipment use, and coordination.
IndianRegister of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, is delighted to announce that its Executive Chairman, Mr ...Arun Sharma is currently leading the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass). He has held several top management positions with key shipping companies in his career spanning several decades.
... was towing the ship to port on Thursday. Norwegian officials said the rescue operation of the Eemslift Hendrika, a Netherlands-registered ship designed to carry large boats, was completed early Thursday and the ship is slowly being towed to the western city of Alesund.
... coast of Norway and was towing the ship to port. Norwegian officials said the rescue operation of the Eemslift Hendrika, a Netherlands-registered ship designed to carry large boats, was completed early on Thursday and the ship is slowly being towed to the western city of Alesund.
HELSINKI — Despite heavy seas, a joint Norwegian-Dutch salvage operation managed to safely tow to land Thursday an abandoned Dutch cargo ship that had been adrift off the coast of Norway. The Eemslift Hendrika, a Netherlands-registered ship designed to carry large boats, securely docked in port late in the afternoon in the western city of Alesund.