The Republic of Vanuatu, with an established network of offices, deputy commissioners, special agents and inspectors in Asia – Tokyo, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

The European Maritime Safety Agency will be cracking down on illegal discharges and accidental oil spills at sea starting April 2007.

Issue 1/07, for the January to March 2007 quarter.
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VMSL Update issue 4-06, for the October to December 2006 quarter.

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For the fourth year in a row Vanuatu’s low detention rate in the United States made Vanuatu vessels eligible for the U. S. Coast Guard’s QUALSHIP 21 program. The QUALSHIP 21 eligibility continues in 2006 with only 1 detention, and a three year rolling average detention rate of 0.61%, more than three times better than the all ships/all flags rate of 2.00 %.