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Is the ship register or ship registry liable for containers falling off a ship..??

by Categories Freight Container, Maritime, News, Opinion, Press Release, Questions and Answers, Shipping, SOLAS VGM, Vessel Operation Tags , , , 7 Comments Estimated reading time = 7 minutes
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As you may have read, I recently wrote about “Containers lost at sea, why it happens, what to do when it happens and also about What is a ship register or ship registry..

Recent news reports of 83 containers falling off a ship off the coast of Australia in heavy seas seems to have triggered a question in the minds of some people Is the ship register or ship registry liable for containers falling off a ship..??

When reading the news articles about this incident, I noticed something very interesting in the way in which the general public and the shipping fraternity identify a ship, its markings and the areas of concern.. 🙂

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What is a ship registry or ship register..??

by Categories IMO, Maritime, Maritime Law, Opinion, Shipping Knowledge, Vessel Operation Tags , , , , 11 Comments Estimated reading time = 10 minutes
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Many of you may have heard about ship register, ship registration, ship registry, flag state, flags of convenience etc.. While a few are synonyms, the rest are not..

This article discusses the various aspects of ship registration, the types of ship registers, the conditions required to be part of a ship register, what is a flag of convenience and flag state..

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