World shipping, up to the early post-war years, was dominated by the fleets of the traditional maritime nations—among these we…
Article 91 of UNCLOS provides: ‘1. Every State shall fix the conditions for the grant of its nationality to ships,…
Registration means the entering of a matter in the public records. Registration is generally—but not always—not only a precondition for,…
A vessel may be considered as possessing the nationality of a State even though she is unregistered, possesses no documents…