About Us

Capt. Tan Kai Long is a qualified Foreign-going Master Mariner, and has been in the shipping industry for more than 40 years. After completing Pre-Sea Training at the School of Nautical Studies in 1969, he spent 13 years at sea serving in various ascending capacities from Deck Officer to Master-in-command on vessels of various types and sizes. His command experience included taking delivery as Master of a newly-constructed Panamax-class bulk carrier of 64,000 tonnes in 1981 from Hitachi Zosen Shipyard, Innoshima, Japan.

Capt Tan settled ashore in 1982 to work as Port Captain in a local shipping company looking after the operations of a fleet of 17 freighters. In 1984, he left to co-establish a group of marine survey and consultancy firms with office in Singapore and Hong Kong, to provide services in ship’s registry and representing duly authorized ‘Recognized Organizations’ for the surveys and issuance of statutory technical trading certificates to Panamanian and Honduran merchant vessels. 

In 1993, Capt. Tan established his own firm, ‘SHIPLINK MARINE SURVEYS & CONSULTANCY PTE LTD’, to focus on providing specialized professional services in marine consultancy and surveys. The Company specializes in ship registry works and marine surveys for classification and statutory certification under a wide range of flags. Through close to three decades of strong commitment in this field of business, Capt. Tan has established extensive worldwide contacts, and to-date, he has developed a reliable and efficient global network for the Company to serve clients from all over the world.

Since May 2005, SHIPLINK MARINE SURVEYS & CONSULTANCY PTE LTD has been the  Singapore Representative Office for ST KITTS & NEVIS INTERNATIONAL SHIP REGISTRY (SKANReg)   and Capt. Tan was appointed as its Maritime Registrar. This appointment is the result of our continuous effort to provide a wide range of choice in ship registry to meet the different needs and requirements of individual ship owner. As the SKANReg Maritime Registrar, we are authorized to issue all the pertinent ship registration documents to ships registered in St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry.

In 2007, as part of our expansion plan, SHIPLINK INTERNATIONAL REGISTRIES PTE LTD, was incorporated as a subsidiary Company to procure more appointments and expand our services to serve our clients better.

Our companies are currently in strategic alliance with various foreign Associates, reputable law firms, ships’ legal representatives and  resident agents located in all Flag State Countries and major ports in the world. With this global network, we have the right connections and expertise to provide swift and reliable services in ship registrations and merchant marine matters for ships trading in any part of the world.

We are also the authorized surveyors for a number of  ‘Recognized Organizations’ which are duly authorized by the respective Flag Administrations for the classification, surveys and issuance of class and IMO statutory technical trading certificates to ships flying their flags. 

Our  team comprises of well-trained, experienced and qualified professionals to attend to your needs and assist to obtain all the Ship Registry and Technical Trading Certificates for your ships to commence operating with minimal down-time waiting for certification.

This is a ‘ONE-STOP’ Service Centre where Ship Owners, Operators and Agents can COUNT ON US FOR A PERSONALIZED, SPEEDY, EFFICIENT & RELIABLE SERVICE.

OUR MOTTO…..

" ADJUST ADOPT ADAPT & ADVANCE !"

OUR MISSION…..

1.   To promote safety at sea & the protection of environment;

2.   To ensure compliance with mandatory regulatory requirements;

3.   To instill safeguards against all identified risks;

4.   To ensure a safe & secure work place onboard ships;

5.   To maintain the required standards for ship certification.

OUR POLICY…..

Working closely with flag states, ship owners / operators & seafarers to maintain cost-effective ships that meet the internationally recognized standards.

WHY CHOOSE AN OPEN REGISTRY?

SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES

		Simple registration procedures
		No restriction on ownership
		No restriction on crew nationality
		Low registration tax
		Low annual tonnage tax
		Low annual service tax
		Low annual inspection tax
		No tax on profits or capital gains
		Wide choice of classification societies (IACS)
		Wide choice of Recognized Organizations (Non-IACS RO’s)