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About Palau International Ship Registry
The Palau International Ship Registry was created by an amendment to the Title 7 of the National Code in 2010. The Palau International Ship Registry was appointed by the Government of The Republic of Palau as the Ship Registry Administrator and provides the day-to-day management for the Republic of Palau Ship Registry. Palau International Ship Registry offers a new vision of quality in Ship Registration services thriving to provide a full array of registration services following the highest standard of quality, safety and environment protection. The Head Office of PISR is located in Houston, Texas and is the office of the Ship Registry Administrator. PISR’s goal is to offer a fast, reliable, effective and efficient registration services to shipowners and at the same time provide technical advice in order to ensure that vessels registered under the Palau Flag are in good conditions and in accordance with the International Regulations. The Registry’s personnel are highly experienced in matters of International Ship Registrations, Seafarer’s documentation and qualifications, Mortgages Recordation and Discharge, International Regulations Compliance and Statutory Requirements, and are committed to provide our clients a complete, fast, and reliable registration process while meeting the highest customer satisfaction standards.
Press Releases 2020
Palau reaches out to ship owners with digital services
Driving the push towards a world economic recovery once the Covid-19 pandemic has eased will fall to global supply chains and the world’s shipping fleet according to Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). With increasing pressures on the world’s shipping industry...
Panahon presence boosts PISR in the Far East
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has appointed Panahon Marine Surveys Services Pte Ltd in Singapore as one of its new Deputy Registrars in the Far East as it continues to develop its global presence in the shipping world. PISR has been recruiting the...
Palau on-board with Liberia, Marshal Islands and Panama
Vessels which violate the current United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) on trading with North Korea will not be registered with the Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). Both the Government of Palau and PISR have instigated strong measures to ensure...
Palau support women seafarers in new training push
Female seafarers are now being supported by the world’s fastest growing ship registry to achieve their Certificates of Competency (CoC), Certificate of Proficiency (CoP) and Certificates of Endorsement (CoE) as part of the IMO’s continuing drive to empower women...
Press Releases 2019
Palau welcomes the world of shortsea shipping to Greece
Panos Kirnidis, CEO of Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) was one of the first speakers to welcome shortsea shipping experts, owners, charters and sector professionals to the 2019 Shortsea Shipping Day at the Piraeus Yacht Club in Greece on Thursday 14 June. As...
Palau is nominated by IMO as STCW White List member state
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has been recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as to fully comply with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). At the IMO headquarters in...
Zero detentions put Palau in strong position
The world’s fastest growing digital ship registry has recorded a zero percentage detention record with the United States Coastguard (USCG) in the latest figures issued for 2016-2018 Port State Control examinations. The USCG targets flags for additional Port State...
Greek benefits to come from Palau maritime partnership
The world’s fastest growing ship registry and the oldest short-sea shipping association in Europe have joined forces to support the growing number of Greek vessels operating in the short-sea maritime sector. Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) and the Hellenic...
Ship owners need more than a warning
Ship owners need more than a simple warning from regulators as new rules affecting global shipping operations come into play – they need stronger support, according to Panos Kirnidis, CEO of Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). “My frequent talks with ship owners...
PISR increases its yacht offerings
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has now introduced a unique set of three different yacht registrations that offer owners a choice of different costs and options for chartering. Yacht owners have the choice of a one year, three year or five year registration...
PRESS RELEASES 2018
Palau reaches out to ship owners with digital services
Driving the push towards a world economic recovery once the Covid-19 pandemic has eased will fall to global supply chains and the world’s shipping fleet according to Palau International Ship Registry (PISR). With increasing pressures on the world’s shipping industry...
Zero detentions put Palau in strong position
The world’s fastest growing digital ship registry has recorded a zero percentage detention record with the United States Coastguard (USCG) in the latest figures issued for 2016-2018 Port State Control examinations. The USCG targets flags for additional Port State...
Palau lines up with BIMCO
The world’s fastest growing ship registry has now joined more than 2,000 other maritime professionals by becoming the latest associate member of BIMCO – The Baltic and International Maritime Council. Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) is the latest registry to...
Palau marks its presence in Dubai
Palau International Ship Registry, the world’s fastest growing flag, added yet more vessels into its fleet with the signing of two new ship registrations during Seatrade Middle East 2018 (STMM) held last month in Dubai. Jamal S Khalil, General Manager, of Al Rafedain...
Palau flies the flag for maritime anti-corruption standards
The fight against bribery and corruption in the shipping world is being led by Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) which is currently one of the only maritime organisations to have implemented and be certified for ISO 37001:2016 related to anti-bribery and...
Palau International Ship Registry appoints Verifavia to provide IMO DCS verification services to its global fleet
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has signed an agreement with VERIFAVIA (UK) LTD and VERIFAVIA SARL to act as independent verifiers and to conduct IMO DCS verification services for the registry’s worldwide fleet. Verifavia is a worldwide environmental...
SMARTer ships are the future of shipping
There is no turning back says CEO SMART ships will continue to be the driving force for the new decade as technology puts the control and management of shipping onto a new level and there is no stopping this and nor should there be, according to Panos Kirnidis, CEO of...
Palau-U.S. conducts Compact Review Agreement funding consultation
The strong relationship Palau has with the USA in terms of its Compact Agreement of Free Association (COFA) has been given a further boost by the announcement of a new economic package and will give an enormous boost to the Palau International Ship Registry (PISR)....
TMG flies flag for Palau International Ship Registry
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has expanded its global reach by linking up with a leading maritime consultancy. PISR has appointed The Maritime Group (International) Ltd (TMG) as its Deputy Registrar for the Palau Flag (London) to meet growing demand from...
PALAU CALLS FOR MORE TECHNOLOGY IN THE SHIPPING WORLD
Smart shipping needs smarter support and at Posidonia 2018 Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) thinks the industry has an ideal opportunity to showcase the best that technology can offer the maritime world. Panos Kirnidis, CEO of PISR, believes the next decade in...