Eswatini adds unbuilt seafarer academy to its ‘fake’ flag operation
Eswatini Maritime Affairs and Development Ltd insists its flag and maritime academy operations are backed by the government of Eswatini, who’s officials are in the process of making the landlocked African state a full member of the IMO. The IMO, however, says it has heard nothing from the government
The landlocked African state’s foray into maritime affairs has seen it take in several sanctioned ships to its nascent ship register, but the private company behind these operations is now moving into seafarer training, via a maritime academy that does not yet exist
