Ship Registry

St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) headquartered in London, UK; is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Flag State Administration and is certified by American Bureau of Shipping.

Headed by Liam Ryan, International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen / Chief Executive Officer, the Ship Registry aims to be a “White listed” nation in the Memorandum of Understandings established by Paris, Tokyo, Caribbean et al. To achieve this status, the registry applies a robust due diligence procedure to ensure that vessels wishing to register under the federation are of the required standard, meet the required convention requirements and trade in accordance with international law.

The registry is reaping rewards in its technological standing to deliver services from all parts of the world. To do this, the Registry employs consultants in strategic locations to meet all time zones. State of the art technology and systems are used to deliver electronic documents to our ships within the same day1.

Since the commencement of operations in 2005, SKANReg has registered 3000 vessels and issue documents for 44,000 seafarers.

To promote our services, we engage Maritime Registrars around the world and have a presence in key shipping locations such as Singapore, Dubai, Cyprus, and Greece amongst many more. Maritime Registrars are a local point of contact for shipowners and ship managers for their everyday registration needs including the certification of documents for submission as true copies of the original.

The registry is active at International Maritime Organization (IMO) level and participates in relevant meetings and networking events in the Maritime Industry such as Sea Asia, Posidonia, Seatrade Middle East Maritime and many more.

In 2022, we launched our drive to register large yachts, therefore SKANReg accepts the UK/MCA Large Yacht Code as the regulatory framework for large yachts not more than 12 passengers.

All vessels registered are subject to a Merchant Shipping Act based on English Law. Ships can be mortgaged by execution of a simple mortgage deed and lodged with the Head Office.

St. Kitts & Nevis Ship Registry is a member of the Maritime Accident Investigators International Forum (MAIIF). One of the greatest hallmarks of the St. Kitts and Nevis Ship Registry is our competitive fee structure, instant communication and fast-turnaround of applications, to enable ship owners to cope with today’s commercial pressures.

To be the flag of choice for ship owners, the St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry strives to improve its services on a daily basis.

WHY CHOOSE ST. KITTS AND NEVIS INTERNATIONAL SHIP REGISTRY?

Our Flag State services are available worldwide. 
Prevention is better than detention. 
We will fully support its owners and managers in the event of an emergency. 
We have around the clock technical support from experienced senior management staff, who are based at 
Head Office, and across our Maritime Registrar network. 
We endeavour to provide all solutions on the same day. 
All of our procedures are in accordance with our Merchant Shipping Act and IMO Regulations. 
We have trained & experienced staff worldwide. 
We are accredited by ISO 9001 2015. 
We assist our Ship owners and Managers on Port State Control (PSC) deficiencies & detentions 
All of our crew are certified as per STCW Standards. 
Our Head Office is based on the outskirts of London. 
Our Services are available in over 35 countries around the world. 
All of our Registration Documents are issued locally, with the control of issuance managed at Head Office. 
Direct access to Senior Management at any time. 
Our target is to provide Ship Registration on the same day. 
We can provide tailor-made decisions on the same day. 
We offer flexible multi-registration rights. 
We strive to keep costs as low as possible for our owners. 
We do not have any hidden fees and will always provide a transparent explanation to our costs. 
We offer major discounts on vessel registrations for new buildings and vessels that have been built within 
the last 5 years. 
Special discounts for multiple registrations Recognition that “Time is Money. 

Key Contacts

The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry welcomes your application for registration. Further 
information can be obtained at www.stkittsnevisregistry.net 

Wayne Edmeade​


Senior Inspector ​
Dept. of Maritime Affairs​
Ministry of International
Transport.
P.O.Box 878
Pelican Mall​
Basseterre, St. Kitts, W.I ​
Tel: 1869 467 1848​
Cell: 1869 762 9503
EM: maritimeaffairsskn@gov.kn

Mr. Liam Ryan


International Registrar of Shipping
and Seamen / CEO
StoltNielsen House, 15 Oldchurch
Road,
Romford, Essex, RM7 0BQ
Tel: +44 (0)1708 380400
Email: liam.ryan@skanregistry.com

Mr. Alan Crass


Technical & Survey
Manager
Tel: +1 869 466 3330
Email:
alan.crass@skanregistry.co

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