03 December 2008	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	07:22 GMT+1

May 2, 2003 Ship registry here wins top marks in global survey Transparent system and high percentage of local owners make for easier tracing in terror threats, earning it a top-four ranking By K.C. Viiayan SINGAPORE'S registry of ships has won the country top marks in a global survey, for helping to contain terror on the high seas. With almost all the ships registered in local hands, tracing their owners would be swift in the event of any maritime terror threat, said the authors of a pioneering British study. The study was on the transparency of 37 nations' ship registers which, together, carry 70 per cent of the world's merchant fleet in terms of gross tonnage ...... Read more on The Straits Times Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail