① Visit IMO official website: Visit IMO official website (www.imo.org). You can use the IMO number search function to enter the IMO number of the ship, and then get the information related to the ship, including the names of the owner and the management company.
② Visit ship database websites: Some ship database websites provide detailed information of ships, including the names of shipowners and management companies. You can use the search function on these websites and enter the IMO number to get relevant information. Some commonly used ship database websites include Chuandatong (www.shipdt.com), Equasis(www.equasis.org) and Marine Traffic (www.marinetraffice.com).
This is the homepage of Shipatong official website. Just enter IMO search directly in the upper left corner.
③ Contact the ship registration agency: Every country has a ship registration agency, which is responsible for managing the ship registration and related information. You can contact the ship registration agencies of relevant countries, provide the IMO number of the ship, and ask them if they can provide the information of the shipping company.