Who maintains the vessel registry?

Open Registries in shipping and maritime law

World shipping, up to the early post-war years, was dominated by the fleets of the traditional maritime nations—among these we…

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Freedom of States to Fix Conditions for Registration

Article 91 of UNCLOS provides: ‘1. Every State shall fix the conditions for the grant of its nationality to ships,…

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Registration of ships in shipping, maritime law and law of the sea

Registration means the entering of a matter in the public records. Registration is generally—but not always—not only a precondition for,…

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