Advantages Vessel registration under Moldavian flag has following advantages comparing to other flags:
1. Undertime of vessel registration and other operations in Registry. Registration takes only 1 day in case all documents availability at shipowner side
2. Reduced fees and rates for primal registration and annual renewal comparing to other flags
3. No constraints for registering vessel’s age
4. Availability of discounts for vessels not older than 10 years
5. No restrictions to crew nationality
6. Most Favoured Nation Treatment regime in most of the World’s ports
7. Has no association or image of country of "flag of convenience”. International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) doesn’t include Moldova in "Flag of convenience country” list 8. Republic of Moldova has no image of "offshore zone” (in definition of World Bank or legislation of other countries) ?xml:namespace>
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Documents Moldavian legislation established following general list of documents and data, that should be provided and declared while applying for vessel’s registration in Republic of Moldova:
· Shipowner’s application; · Document, that confirms the ownership for the vessel (Bill of sale / deed of a gift / construction contract / others);
· Certificate of incorporation of the owner-company of the vessel;
· Confirmation of the cancellation of the previous registration of the vessel (deletion certificate);
· Filled questionnaire of the register of ships;
· Photo of the view from stern and aside, or principle plan;
· Copies of the: tonnage certificate; class certificate; certificate of the validity of the vessels for navigation (or analogue);
· Certificate of radio equipment (with the list of equipment).
After the registration shipowner receives following documents:
· Certificate of ownership for the vessel;
· Certificate of navigation under the flag of Moldova;
· Certificate of minimum safe manning;
· Ship’s radio station license.
Statistics According to the data published in yearly UNCTAD paper, Review of Maritime Transport 2010, the total tonnage of ships sailing under flag of Moldova was equal to 351 thousand tons in 2010, increased twice since 2009.
To contact us: INTERNATIONAL SHIP´S REGISTER, S.L. Avda. Profesor Peraza Ayala, 11-1º-3
Edificio LAS CUMBRES, "B"
38001-S/C. de Tenerife (Canary Islands) - SPAIN
Phone: +34 922 270616 / +34 609 930983 (24 hrs.)
Fax: +34 922 270616
E-mail: internationalshipsregister@yahoo.es
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