Cayman Islands: Marine/ Shipping

The Cayman Islands Government is inviting the public to join in observing World Maritime Day on Thursday, 24 September, under the theme ‘From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence’.

The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry has achieved the top position on the 2025 Paris MoU White List, a globally recognized benchmark for flag state performance. This ranking reflects zero detentions across 299 inspections and positions Cayman-flagged vessels as low-risk under international Port State Control regimes. The article examines what this means for shipowners, financiers, and maritime stakeholders when structuring vessel ownership and financing arrangements through Cayman Islands entities.

The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry has introduced updated guidance on the Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET) regime, a framework that allows privately registered yachts to engage in limited commercial charter activity while maintaining their pleasure yacht status.

The Cayman Islands is one of 14 flag States to perform positively against all criteria in the recent Flag State Performance Table Report, published by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

The Cayman Islands is one of 14 flag States to perform positively against all criteria in the recent Flag State Performance Table Report...

Minister for Financial Services and Commerce, the Hon. André Ebanks, noted that the Merchant Shipping Act was originally enacted as Law 24 of 1997.

The MLRO may be the same person as the AMLCO, so long as the individual is competent and is able to perform both roles efficiently.

Since our Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime Alert in May 2017, the Cayman Islands Government has amended the beneficial ownership regime under the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2017 ...

The Department of International Tax Cooperation ("DITC") has issued an industry advisory confirming that the Automatic Exchange of Information Portal ("AEOI Portal") has reopened with revised documentation.