AN investigation has revealed that Zambia has 132 registered ships and has a ship registry administration office in San Diego, United States of America. The vessels that are flying the Zambian flag and captured by Marine Traffic include: MV Tiyende, MV Ngoma, MV Stanely No.1, MV Gauja, MV Antalya, MV Atosa, and MV Wang Wei-Yi, among others. According to a welcome message on www.zambiaships.com (2020), which is the Zambia ship registry administration, the office was given exclusive authority by the Zambian government to process applications for ship owners who want to fly the Zambian flag. “Zambia Maritime Administration (ZMA) was appointed by the Zambian Government as the exclusive authority to process registration applications for ship owners, who want to sail...