Ship registration

Ship Registration services are summarized in this section, read below for detailed information

Assistance with the checking of the vessel’s name

Assistance with the preparation of the ship registration documents

Submission of all completed shipping documents to the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry

Provision of Local Representative Person

Assistance with the de-registration of a vessel from the Registry

Where a vessel has been sold or the owner decides to transfer the registration to another jurisdiction, Trinity can assist the owner in having the vessel removed from the Register of Ships in the BVI.

Submission of annual maintenance fees in respect of the vessel

All vessels registered in the BVI are required to pay an annual maintenance fee to the Registry of Shipping for maintaining the vessel on the Shipping Register. Trinity as Local Representative Person will arrange for this fee to be remitted to the Registry of Shipping.

Assistance with any post ship registration services

Once a ship is registered in the BVI, the client may on occasion need to conduct various activities in respect of the vessel such as changing its name or requesting a transcript of registry to indicate whether there are liens against the vessel. Trinity can assist its clients in this regard.

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