Cancellation of the Registry under the shipowner’s request

Requirements for the cancellation procedure:

  1. The ship should be in good standing.
  2. Original Public Registry Certificate free of encumbrances.
  3. To pay the cancellation fees.
  4. To prove the ship’s property title in the name of the requestor, if the document is issued offshore it shall be presented in a duly authenticated original.
  5. Evidence of the cancellation of the previous registration or a certificate of new construction, when that’s the case. If the documents are issued offshore, they should be presented duly authenticated.
  6. Payment of fees, of B/.1,000.00

The cancellation request shall contain:

  1. The name of the ship buyer, in case of transference of the property title.
  2. The new registry of the ship after the cancellation of the Merchant Marine.
  3. The motive by means of which the cancellation is requested.
  4. Any other information required by the General Directorate of Merchant Marine.

The Department of Ship Registry, may request the presentation of any other additional document it deems convenient, either by the condition of the ship, its age, the service offered or the geographical area where it navigates.

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