Flag Change Assistance 

Shipping.fo provides all necessary assistance in a vessel Change of Flag. We will guide you in all aspects – from establishing a local company to the end – raising the Flag of the Faroe Islands on your vessel.

As FAS process agents, we coordinate the flag changing procedure:

● Establishing a Faroese limited company.
● Providing the company with a Faroese address.
● Oversee flag change inspection for class.
● Documentation.
● Communication with the Faroese authorities.

The flag changing procedure:

● The company appoints a process agent in the Faroe Islands.
● A ship owning company is founded in the Faroe Islands.
● A date for the flag change is decided (we recommend giving all parties 30 days notice to get ready).
● The process agent synchronizes all actions of parties involved: Owner, Operator, Technical Management, Class, Banks, Lawyers, Current flag state, and the Faroese Maritime Authorities.
● On the chosen date, the vessel’s class conducts a flag change survey onboard on behalf of the Faroese Maritime Authorities.
● The vessel changes the flag.