Research on the Necessity of Opening Statutory Inspection of International Trade Ships in Hainan Free Trade Port ---Big data analysis based on nationality of Chinese funded ships

Abstract

Based on the analysis of big data on international Chinese-funded ship registration, this article finds that the proportion of Chinese-funded ships registering under convenient flags has been increasing year by year. This is highly detrimental to the concentration of shipping factors and the development of the shipping industry. The construction goals of Hainan Free Trade Port include attracting more ships to register in the port. However, the current development situation is still not ideal. By comparing the ship administration in places like Hong Kong and Singapore, this article discovers that China still adopts the system of Chinese ships entering the classification of CCS and the MSA shall carry out statutory inspection on Chinese ships. This system seriously restricts the registration of ships which not classified by CCS to Hainan Free Trade Port. The purpose of this paper is to study the necessities of China opening up of ship statutory inspection, establish a systematic international ship registration system focusing on free trade facilitation and free investment facilitation, promote the repatriation of Chinese-funded flag of convenience ships, and attract foreign-funded ships to register in Hainan Free Trade Port