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 |