Maritime Services

Registration and classification of vessel types include oil tankers, chemical tankers, bulk carriers, general cargo, and container ships, mobile offshore drilling units, tugs, supply, barges, fishing, yachts and non-convention vessels.

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Maritime Services

1. Shipowner Eligibility

There are no requirements concerning local ownership or participation in ownership. All types of conventional and non-conventional vessels can be registered in the name of legally represented person, corporate bodies or entities.

No minimum tonnage is required for registration. However, vessels over 25 years maybe pass a special inspection by an authorized Recognized Organization to conduct inspection on behalf of the Tanzania Zanzibar International Register of Shipping in order to obtain provisional/permanent registration.

In accordance with The Registration of Maritime Transport Act 2006, a provisional registration is valid for three months and can be extended for another 3 months. During this time, the ship owner or his representative is expected to gather all documents necessary for permanent registration.