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Port of registry | port of registration | home port




1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for port of registry, port of registration and home port: 🔊

Port of registry: /pɔːt əv ˈreʤɪstrɪ/

1.2.  Synonyms of port of registry:


3 international synonym(s) for port of registry. Notably:
  • 🍧     Port of registration     🔉 ▶
  • 🍧     Home port     🔉 ▶
  • 🍧     Home port     🔉 ▶

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of port of registry, port of registration and home port:

  1. Port d'immatriculation
  2. Port d'attache
  3. Port d'enregistrement
  4. Port d'armement

1.4. Definition of port of registry in fisheries:


Image: Definition of port of registry

Port of registry, also known as home port, means: the port at which the details of a ship or boat are officially recorded.

3 Other Definitions of Port of registry per Country

In Kenya:

“port of registry” in relation to a ship, means the port at which she is registered or is provisionally registered;

✏️ Source -- Kenya Merchant Shipping Act, 2009, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Merchant Shipping Act, 2009 )

In South Africa:

“port of registry” means, in relation to a ship, the port at which she is registered or is to be registered;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Merchant Shipping Act, 1951, Section 2, Sub-section i ( South Africa Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 )

In United Kingdom:

“home port”, in relation to a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, means the port specified in the boat's entry in that register as the port to which the boat is to be treated as belonging;

✏️ Source -- UK Fisheries Act 2020, Section 52 ( UK Fisheries Act 2020 )

1.5. Plural of port of registry:


Ports of registry; ;

2. Notes on port of registry

In some countries (e.g. The United States) you can register a ship to landlocked towns while other countries specify the city you must register the vessel in. The port of registry determines the rules that vessel must abide by, beyond international agreements. Most of all, it determines the amount of taxation applied to the vessel, owner, and operator for numerous items.

Fishery terminology records for Port of registry



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