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CAPABILITY behalf, while maintaining its own technical team responsible
International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) provide for oversight of delegated functions, simplifying matters for
administrative and technical support to the Republic of the owners/operators.
Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries. 5) The RMI remains white listed with the Paris and Tokyo
Recognizing the specialized needs of the shipping andfinancial Memorandums of Understanding, and has maintained an
services industries across a broad commercial and economic unprecedented 18 consecutive years of QUALSHIP 21
spectrum, the RMI Registry (the “Registry”) is one of the status with the United States Coast Guard. This prestigious
leading registries in the world surpassing 192.7 million gross port State control record is achieved through Registry’s pre-
tons at the end of August 2022. As of 30 June 2022, the registration vetting and assessment process, continuous
RMI fleet had 1,445 vessels weighing 60,569,640 gross tons monitoring of the fleet, and complimentary technical
that were managed or owned by a Greek company. That is support to all RMI flagged vessels.
27.8% of the total vessels and 31.4% of the total gross
tonnage of the RMI fleet. 6) The RMI maintains a permanent representative and active
delegation at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
SUCCESS FACTORS This delegation plays a role in shaping future regulations,
1) Employees with professional backgrounds in law, finance, allowing the RMI to proactively manage the implementation
ship management, seafaring, marine engineering, naval of new requirements and provide relevant advice to
architecture, port State administrations, and Classification owners/operators and other industry stakeholders.
Societies, among others, are resourced based on their
expertise, experience, and industry outreach. 7) Vessel types include, but are not limited to: tank ships; liquid
natural gas (LNG)/gas carriers; bulk carriers; container ships;
2) IRI’s ISO 9001:2015 certification ensures consistency offshore drilling, production, and service units; passenger
among its network of 28 worldwide offices for registration vessels; and yachts. The benefits of vessel registration under
and ongoing technical and operational support.
the RMI flag do not stop once the registration process
3) Decentralized operations provide customers with 24 hour is complete.
worldwide service.
8) The RMI fleet is the youngest and greenest quality fleet in
4) The RMI Maritime Administrator (the “Administrator”) has the world based on data published in Clarksons Research’s
authorized the major Classification Societies to act on its World Fleet Register.

International Registries, Inc. piraeus@register-iri.com
in affiliation with the Marshall Islands Maritime & Corporate Administrators www.register-iri.com