Yacht Registration

12th April 2023

Navigating the Waters of Commercial Vessel Registration and the Advantage of the 12m Limitation

Registering a commercial vessel for crewed charters can be a complex and costly process, with each flag state imposing its unique requirements. This has increased illegal yacht...

19th January 2023

Spain sees a historic drop in private boat registrations in 2022

Anyone who knows a thing or two about boating knows that private ownership – though certainly aspirational – can be very costly. Charter boats offer a way for those who want...

2nd September 2022

You bought a boat, but you do not own it!

26th November 2021

The Dutch ships registrar lowers their prices

The oil barons of the (non) OPEC states are not ashamed to increase barrel prices. 20ft and 40ft container prices have skyrocketed. Energy consumption will also come at a price...

15th November 2021

Declaration of Nationality

Every flag state has their own registration procedures. Some are fairly simple and straightforward registrations based on documents alone and others are slightly more complicated...

20th October 2021

Certificate of Deletion, explained

The Certificate of Deletion, a.k.a. Certificate of Withdrawal, is nothing more than a formal declaration that a vessel has been removed from the ships registry of a flag state....

7th July 2021

The provisional registration

The provisional registration is basically a temporary registration. It either proves that a vessel is in the process of getting formally registered or proves that a vessel is...

28th May 2021

Commercial yacht registration in Poland, the requirements

Poland is slowly, but steadily, becoming a flag state of proportion with regard to pleasure crafts and recreational yachting. Since the International Certificate for Pleasure...

1st July 2020

Stolen yachts - Microdots on a yacht, a precaution against theft?

Microdots, microdust, nano tag….all different terms for basically the same, a minuscule small metal plate etched with a unique number. These tiny plates, with a diameter of less...

27th February 2020

Sailing in Portugal, the T2L document saga

Both foreign flagged yachts, as well as national flagged boats are in most EU nations subject to inspections by customs to verify, amongst others, if VAT commitments have been...

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