🇲🇭 Marshall Islands

Compliance history

• Tokyo MoU

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• ILO NORMLEX

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Country context

Population

36,282 (2025)

GDP per capita

$8,489 (2025)

Income group

Upper middle income

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Source: World Bank Open Data.

Notable historic incidents under this flag

• Golden Ray (2019, St Simons Sound)
  The Hyundai Glovis-operated Marshall Islands-flagged PCTC Golden Ray capsized in the St Simons Sound approach to Brunswick, Georgia, at 01:30 on 8 September 2019, minutes after lea…
• Stellar Daisy (2017, South Atlantic Ocean) · 22 killed
  The Marshall Islands-flagged VLOC Stellar Daisy (Polaris Shipping, South Korea) — a 266,141-DWT VLCC converted to VLOC in 2008 — sank without warning in the South Atlantic on 31 Ma…

See also the full maritime-disasters archive.

Reference

• III Code — the IMO flag-state audit scheme measuring implementation of IMO instruments.
• Port state control — how Marshall Islands-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
• Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Marshall Islands's manning documents.
• Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.

Verification & complaint routes

• STCW CoC verification: https://www.register-iri.com/seafarers

Ships flying Marshall Islands

• Mozah · IMO 9690980 · Q-Max LNG carrier
• Savannah · IMO 1012517 · luxury yacht
• Amevi · IMO 1009118 · motor yacht
• Sea Rhapsody · IMO 1010648 · ship
• Lioness V · IMO 1007990 · motor yacht

Ports in Marshall Islands

• Majuro
• Taroa

All ports in Marshall Islands →

Marshall Islands flag: FAQ

Is the Marshall Islands flag safe for seafarers?

The Marshall Islands flag holds a strong port-state-control (PSC) reputation across both Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU regimes. It has ratified MLC 2006, which gives seafarers the international right to inspection and complaint. A safer flag does not mean every vessel is safe — operator + classification society still drive day-to-day conditions.

Has Marshall Islands ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?

Yes — Marshall Islands has ratified MLC 2006 (ratified 2016). Seafarers serving on Marshall Islands-flagged vessels are entitled to make MLC complaints through the flag administration, port state, or seafarer welfare organisations such as the ITF.

How do I file a complaint against a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel or operator?

Complaints can be lodged with the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator (RMIMR) via their official complaint procedure. Under MLC 2006, complaints may also be lodged with the port-state authority of any MLC-ratified port. The ITF and seafarer welfare organisations (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society) can advocate on your behalf. Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready.

What port-state-control rating does Marshall Islands have?

Paris MoU rating: white. Tokyo MoU rating: white. PSC ratings classify flags by inspection and detention history. White / low-risk flags face fewer PSC inspections; black / high-risk flags face more frequent inspection and a higher detention rate.

Is Marshall Islands on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?

Yes — Marshall Islands is listed by the International Transport Workers' Federation as a Flag of Convenience. ITF FoC listing reflects the union's view that the flag has minimal genuine link to the beneficial owner of vessels registered. Seafarers on FoC vessels are eligible for ITF inspector intervention in any major port and for the ITF's globally-negotiated minimum wage benchmark when on an ITF-affiliated agreement.