Countries listed as having a flag of convenience by the ITF.
The International Transport Workers' Federation maintains a list of countries it considers to be flag of convenience in regard to ship registration. There are currently 35 registries on the list.[1]
Criteria
In developing the list, the ITF considers "ability and willingness of the flag state to enforce international minimum social standards on its vessels,"[2] the "degree of ratification and enforcement of ILO Conventions and Recommendations,"[2] and "safety and environmental record."[2] The following registries are on the ITF list (with figures sourced from the CIA World Factbook):
Flag States
Flag of convenience registries and statistics
| Registry |
Ships Registered |
Bulk carriers |
Container ships |
General Cargo |
Oil tankers |
Other
|
 Antigua and Barbuda Marine Services
|
964
|
36
|
238
|
615
|
2
|
73
|
 Bahamas Maritime Authority
|
1,440
|
335
|
53
|
98
|
284
|
670
|
 Barbados Maritime Ship Registry
|
112
|
18
|
0
|
71
|
2
|
21
|
 International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize
|
756
|
53
|
3
|
373
|
55
|
272
|
 Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority
|
160
|
10
|
8
|
1
|
18
|
123
|
 Bolivia
|
55
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
3
|
11
|
 International Ship Registry of Cambodia
|
442
|
0
|
3
|
328
|
26
|
85
|
 Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
|
161
|
29
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
112
|
 Comoros Maritime Administration
|
203
|
4
|
1
|
86
|
26
|
86
|
 Maritime Authority of Curaçao
|
92
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
1
|
73
|
 Republic of Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping
|
1,022
|
307
|
183
|
164
|
57
|
311
|
 Equatorial Guinea
|
40
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
24
|
 Faroese Maritime Authority
|
96
|
0
|
2
|
41
|
1
|
52
|
 French Flag International Register
|
555
|
0
|
24
|
72
|
28
|
431
|
 Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia
|
84
|
1
|
0
|
24
|
2
|
57
|
 German International Shipping Register
|
614
|
1
|
117
|
87
|
34
|
375
|
 Gibraltar Ship Registry
|
291
|
8
|
31
|
116
|
20
|
116
|
 Maritime Authority of Honduras
|
552
|
0
|
1
|
250
|
90
|
211
|
 Jamaica Ship Registry
|
41
|
3
|
8
|
11
|
0
|
19
|
 Lebanese Bureau of Shipping
|
54
|
1
|
1
|
39
|
1
|
12
|
 Liberian Registry
|
3,296
|
984
|
892
|
120
|
750
|
550
|
 International Shipping Register of Madeira
|
466
|
52
|
165
|
57
|
7
|
185
|
 Transport Malta
|
2,170
|
660
|
285
|
317
|
330
|
578
|
 International Registries, Inc. (Marshall Islands)
|
3,199
|
1,263
|
260
|
80
|
775
|
821
|
 Mauritius Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
23
|
 Moldova Ship Registration
|
172
|
5
|
2
|
130
|
8
|
27
|
 Mongolia Ship Registry
|
261
|
8
|
5
|
101
|
67
|
80
|
 Myanmar Department of Marine Administration
|
97
|
1
|
0
|
43
|
5
|
48
|
 Maritime Administration of DPR Korea
|
248
|
6
|
3
|
184
|
25
|
30
|
 Panama Maritime Authority
|
8,052
|
2,665
|
617
|
1,293
|
809
|
2,668
|
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Maritime Administration
|
882
|
22
|
12
|
198
|
17
|
633
|
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
4
|
 Merchant Shipping Secretariat of Sri Lanka
|
82
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
10
|
54
|
 Ports Authority Tonga
|
34
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
1
|
17
|
 Vanuatu Maritime Services Limited
|
421
|
22
|
1
|
27
|
0
|
371
|
See also
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