Vessel Documentation
Home Federal State Foreign Clients Services Database Forms Guides Directory

Welcome to our Foreign Page!

          Our Foreign Page contains information, articles, links, and other resources pertaining to the placement and removal of yachts with foreign registry systems. You will also find items about  importing or exporting vessels, boat taxes, and other foreign boating information.
           Please contact us if you have questions about any of these subjects and be sure to bookmark our web site to stay current with the latest revisions.

●  About Foreign Registry Systems  -  An overview of foreign registry systems and how they relate to Coast Guard vessel  documentation and boat titling.
●  Foreign Boating Information  -  Links and resources for boating information in foreign countries.
●  Foreign Registration Agencies  - Links to foreign governmental registry and provincial licensing agencies.

●  Foreign Registry Forms  -  Resources for obtaining forms related to the placement and removal of vessels in foreign registry.
●  Foreign Registry Services  -  Service companies that can assist with removing from and placing vessels into foreign registries.
●  Import Brokers  -  Listing of licensed customs house brokers that can assist with importing vessels.

Sponsored Links

Google
 

About Foreign Registry Systems

         Foreign countries employ vessel registry systems that are similar to those we have in the United States. However, there are some additional areas of concern that need to be addressed with respect to Coast Guard documentation or state titling of foreign vessels. Foremost among these is the matter of title documents which are written in a foreign language. In this case it will become necessary to employ the services of a qualified translator in order to convert such documents into a format acceptable to our governmental titling agencies. Other issues include removing the vessel from the respective government's active records, authenticating foreign notary acts, lien searches, and matters of customs clearance.

 

 


Foreign Boating Information

CANADA:
           ●  Pat's Boating in Canada  -  Excellent resource for information about Canadian boating, registry, provincial licensing, importing, and boat taxes.

 


Foreign Registration Agencies  

AUSTRALIA
          ●  Australian Maritime Safety Authority  -  Agency which administers vessel registration on the federal level.

CANADA
         ●  Transport Canada -  Database which contains searchable listings for all registered vessels.

CAYMAN ISLANDS
          ●  Cayman Islands Shipping Registry   -  Information for Cayman Islands vessel registry and corporate formation.
MARSHALL ISLANDS
          ●  International Registries, Inc.  -  Provides vessel owners, operators, charterers, lending institutions and their representatives with information needed to register vessels in the Marshall Islands and to record ship mortgages and related instruments under Marshall Islands Law.


 


Foreign Registry Forms

Listed below are resources for foreign registry forms.

Australian Registry Forms Reference Link Hosted by Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

Canadian Registry Forms Reference Link Hosted by Transport Canada.


Please send us a message before leaving this site to share your thoughts regarding the utility of our web site.
Your comments are important because they provide us with direction in fulfilling your expectations.
 It is our mission to provide the absolute best in professional maritime services and we are constantly striving
to improve our awareness of your vessel documentation, vessel titling, and vessel transaction needs.

Our web site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Click here to download the latest free version.


MARITIME PARTNERS, LLC

©Copyright 1999.      All rights reserved.       Revised: April 25, 2008

Terms of Use     Privacy Policy