The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) provides the highest standards of administrative, legal, technical and support functions to ship-owners and managers including documentation for the ships and registering them under the Flag of the Republic of Palau.

PISR is the fastest growing and efficient ship registry, which is investing in advanced technology, highly experienced staff and is built on foundation of a fully electronic registry. Redefining the Ship Registration service, PISR proves that the world’s oceans are big enough for a smart superior Flag!

In January 2017 PISR announced the expansion of its USA, Houston Head Office to Piraeus, Greece – now the European Head Office – as part of a comprehensive strategy in the development of the registry.  

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is a leading international provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance.

At LR, we’re shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our clients every day. Because, while we’re proud of our history, it’s creating tomorrow that drives us.

We’ll help you make the right decisions for your business, based on the world’s best technical knowledge and insight. Our services and capabilities are as broad as our reach, which extends across every ocean, major port and trading nation.

Whether you’re a designer, builder, owner, operator or innovator, equipment manufacturer, insurer or financier, you can call on our 8,000-strong team of skilled technical personnel for advice. We’re here for you today, and for the decades to come, just as we have been for over 250 years.

To find out more about how we can help you, visit www.lr.org

Marichem Marigases is one of the leading companies in the international marine chemicals and gases industry, manufacturing and providing high quality marine chemicals, coatings, chemical equipment, gases and refrigerants, cutting and welding machinery, accessories and equipment, fire-rescue and safety services to the shipping industry.

We offer a variety of products at more than 2,100 ports, supplied by a distribution network of 196 stock points, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The efficient operation of our network is backed up by decades of experience from dedicated marine experts, operating according to ISO 14001 international quality systems, thus ensuring Marichem Marigases’ commitment to the environmental responsibility, quality management, product efficiency, high - standard services and safety to the customers.

The company also sustains a big network of service engineers, who offer the essential technical support in all major ports and elsewhere worldwide. This particular service is crucial for the proper monitoring of the boiler water & cooling water treatment programs of the vessels, thus recently has developed a sophisticated electronic system, “Optimum”, through which, chemical test results can be sent directly from the vessels to the central servers of the company.

Since its start-up operations, Marichem Marigases has steadily and faithfully observed a people-centered philosophy, with consistency, work ethic and respect towards the vessel, her crew, her operator and the environment being at the forefront. At the same time, Marichem Marigases is famous for its prompt and efficient services, which are considered to be one of our assets. The corporate philosophy is purely customer-centered, as we exist both thanks to and for the customer.

At Marichem Marigases, we believe it is a daily challenge and our mission to respond to the current needs of the international fleet and to be able to foresee its future requirements, through a strategy that focuses on the impeccable business operation of the group, which has led the company to evolve to a main player οn the world stage of the global market.
The Worldwide Services of the company have been at the forefront of promoting environmental consciousness within the chemical industry, throughout all stages of production, starting from the raw materials, the manufacturing process of the products and their handling, through to the final disposal on board the vessel. We continuously strive to meet the marine industry needs, whilst we decrease our environmental footprint.