Bahamas - MLC country profile

Implementation status

CEACR Comments

Comments

Reporting obligation

Article 22 Report Form (pdf)

Ratification

Date:

11-FEB-2008

Status:

In Force

Social security coverage:

In accordance with Standard A4.5 (2) and (10), the Government has specified the following branches of social security: medical care; sickness benefit; unemployment benefit; old-age benefit; employment injury benefit; family benefit; maternity benefit; invalidity benefit and survivors’ benefit.

Ship registry - General information

Number of ships:

1274

Deadweight tonnage:

72,674

Share of world total, dwt:

3.20%

Source:

Review of Maritime Transport (UNCTAD/2023) - Date: 2023

Competent authority

Name:	The Bahamas Maritime Authority
Address:	Shirlaw House, 87 Shirley Street
	PO Box N-4679
City:	Nassau
EMAIL	nassau@bahamasmaritime.com
Website:	http://www.bahamasmaritime.com/
Telephone:	+1 242 356 5772