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Barbados Flag — Maritime Risk Profile

ISO BB · Grey List (elevated)

Standard PSC regime

Port State Control performance

Paris MoU →
White List (low risk)
2.2% 3-year detention rate
Tokyo MoU →
Grey List (elevated)
2.9% 3-year detention rate

The Barbados flag holds Grey List (elevated) placement across the two largest port state control regimes. Detention rates reflect the percentage of BB-flagged vessels detained out of all inspections at member-state ports over the most recent three-year window. Grey-list flags face elevated PSC scrutiny relative to white-list registries; detention rates are typically 2-3× the best-performing flags.

Sanctioned vessels under Barbados flag

10 vessels in ArcNautical's screening index currently fly the Barbados flag and appear on at least one sanctions or watch list (OFAC SDN, EU, UN, UK, Belgium FOD, or RUSI DPRK reports).

Vessel nameIMOPrograms
Aria 9397559 ch, ofac
Carl 9288851 ch, ofac
NS Spirit 9318553 ch, ofac
NS Stream 9318541 ch, ofac
Pathfinder 9577094 ch, ofac
Premier 9577082 ch, ofac
Rigel 9511533 ch, ofac
Sirius 9422445 ch, ofac
Symphony 9309588 ch, ofac
Trust 9382798 ch, ofac

Country sanctions exposure

Barbados (BB) is not subject to comprehensive country-level sanctions programs. Vessels flying this flag are screened individually against OFAC SDN, EU consolidated, UN Security Council, and UK HMT/OFSI sanctions lists.

Related flags

Other flag states with similar Paris/Tokyo MoU placement: