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1 Promoting quality and safety in shipping for over 15 years A free public service supported by

2 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EQUASIS? To promote quality in shipping and eradicate substandard practices worldwide, by making available reliable and objective information on the safety of ships and their operation as well as information related to the protection of the environment To provide free access to information on the world merchant fleet and companies To collect and display existing information on ships and companies as provided from the source by public and private holders of relevant information To update this information as frequently as possible and to maintain a high level of system availability WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING EQUASIS? As a maritime administration Unlimited access to the records of your national fleet and companies As a data provider Complement your data with the Equasis deep-hyperlink As a user Free access to a database of the worldwide merchant fleet and companies; Search by ship or by company REGISTER WITH EQUASIS Go to to create an account Only a valid address is needed Creating an account and using Equasis is free of charge

+800,000 ship sightings +40,000 P&I records Ship name and flag history Ship manager

3 WHAT CAN BE FOUND ON EQUASIS? +100,000 ships +300,000 companies +200,000 inspections +100,000 class records +800,000 ship sightings +40,000 P&I records Ship name and flag history Ship manager history Inspection details Geographical trade areas WHERE CAN EQUASIS BE FOUND? mobile.equasis.org for Android Mobile Apps for ios

4 HOW IS EQUASIS ORGANISED? FACTS & FIGURES The Equasis Annual Statistics report has an average of more than downloads per year The International Maritime Organization (IMO) participates in the Editorial Board and Supervisory Committee meetings as an observer More than individual users consult Equasis users on a monthly basis Equasis users by business category (2015) Maritime related business 20 % Ship brokers and agents 19 % Insurers and laywers 15 % Ship managers and owners 13 % Seafarers 7 % Surveyors 7 % Press, education and finance 6 % Charterers 5 % Public Authorities 5 % Others 3 %

5 BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN EQUASIS As a maritime administration To be recognised as a quality-minded administration To become a member of the Equasis Supervisory Committee and actively participate in the governance of Equasis As a data provider To be seen as a contributor to the goals of Equasis To become a member of the Equasis Editorial Board and provide advisory assistance to the Supervisory Committee To be visible to a large community of users (over users) HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN EQUASIS As a maritime administration Forward your expression of interest to the Management Unit which will be then submitted to the Supervisory Committee Supervisory Committee will decide on new memberships of Equasis As a data provider Follow the instructions of the Data Providers Application Procedure (document is available on the Equasis website) or contact the Equasis Management Unit for further information Supervisory Committee will decide on new applications taking into account the advice of the Editorial Board

6 EQUASIS CONTRIBUTORS France, EMSA, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, Republic of Korea, United States of America, Brazil EQUASIS DATA PROVIDERS Core data provider IHS Maritime & Trade Port State Control (PSC) regimes PSC MoUs: Caribbean MoU, Indian Ocean MoU, Paris MoU, Mediterranean MoU, Tokyo MoU, Riyadh MoU, Viña del Mar MoU US Coast Guard Classification societies Members of International Association of Classification Societies Türk Loydu P&I clubs and insurance companies Members of the International Group of P&I Clubs Hydor AS Intergovernmental organisations, federations and national/eu agencies European Maritime Safety Agency International Maritime Organization International Labour Office International Transport Workers Federation QS21 Private companies/associations from the maritime industry AXS Marine Chemical Distribution Institute Green Award Foundation Intercargo InterManager INTERTANKO Q88 Oil Companies International Marine Forum MarineTraffic Vessel Tracker Contact: Equasis Management Unit c/o European Maritime Safety Agency Praça Europa 4, Lisbon, Portugal Tel / Fax secretariat@equasis.org

The World Merchant Fleet in Statistics from Equasis

The World Merchant Fleet in Statistics from Equasis www.equasis.org The World Merchant Fleet in 2017 - Statistics from Equasis Equasis is supported by the following contributing members: 1 Table of content Introduction to Equasis.3 1. Themes and Tables...