La consolidación del abanderamiento de naves para el fortalecimiento de la flota mercantil en Colombia

Abstract

This article analyzes the current panorama of Colombia as a country of registration and flagging of ships, their characteristics, parameters and other obligations, in compliance with its current regulations. It also identifies the importance of the process of flagging ships in international maritime transport, consolidating it to strengthen the Colombian merchant fleet and obtain additional benefits for the nation. The concept of flag status and its role in international maritime transport are detailed as an essential basis for boosting the shipping industry and strengthening the country's merchant fleet around a more competitive commercial exchange. Deploying a search to position the Colombian flag in regional and international maritime transport, it emphasizes the need to strengthen the process of registration and flagging of ships and reform the policy of said process to attract fleet from other countries and expand ships with Colombian nationality. Considering the characteristics applied by leading countries in flagging of ships, key guidelines are determined to enhance the process of registering ships and finally the benefits that strengthening the process will bring to the Colombian state are exposed.