New IMO Resolution | Fraudulent Registries
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- Published: 12 December 2019
The 31st session of the International Martitime Organization (IMO) Assembly took place at IMO Headquarters in London, from November 25th to December 4th, 2019, during which a resolution addressing fraudulent ship registration was adopted, among others. The IMO recently put under the microscope over 300 ships involved in fraudulent vessel registrations operating without the knowledge of governments they claim to represent.
The Assembly resolution on this topic includes a procedure for communicating information on ship registries to IMO, including information on the name of national governmental body(ies) and authorized or delegated entities in charge of ship registration. Its aim is to allow the IMO Secretariat to verify the information, through the appropriate channels.
The database, approved for development in MSC 101, will also include information regarding countries which do not operate a ship registry, be it domestic or international.
This comes as a number of IMO Member States have recently reported of fraudulent use of their flag, which led IMO's Legal Committee to develop a series of measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with fraudulent ship registration and fraudulent registries.
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