Tiny, landlocked San Marino on the Italian peninsula has no clear maritime connections, which are usually the basis for a country setting up a flag registry. Furthermore, ITF investigations using global shipping data could not identify any shipowners from San Marino who have registered vessels with other countries’ flags.
So why is a country with no coast setting up a commercial ship registry? We ask them.
The news comes in the same month the ITF added seven new countries to its list of Flags of...