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A Foreign Maritime Entity (FME) is a legal entity created under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the Marshall Islands that is eligible to own vessels when registered in the Marshall Islands pursuant to Section 119 of the Business Corporation Act (BCA).
The following information needs to be provided to any IRI office in order to proceed with the registration of a Marshall Islands FME:
- Certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation, Corporate Charter or other formation document of the entity, and
- Evidence of the foreign entity’s current existence under the laws of the state of its formation (such as a Certificate of Goodstanding)
Full instructions on how to form a FME are available here.
If you would like a copy of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, model forms, or for further information, please complete our Visitor Form. |
