Metis Ship Management has transferred the 60,447‑dwt Ultramax bulk carrier METIS MARU to the Luxembourg flag, sources indicated on 13 October 2026.
The reflagging
The report states that METIS MARU was removed from the Marshall Islands register and entered the Luxembourg registry on 8 October 2026. The ship is described in the report as Japanese built and carries a deadweight of 60,447 tonnes.
A growing Luxembourg registry
Sources noted that Luxembourg, despite having no coastline, is drawing significant attention from Greek shipowners and managers. The report presents the METIS MARU transfer as the latest example of established Greek names choosing the tiny landlocked European state for vessel registration.
Metis Ship Management is identified in the report as an Athens‑based venture linked to Nicos V. Vardinoyannis. The story cites that connection when describing the manager behind the METIS MARU entry into the Luxembourg flag.
The move involved a change of flag from the Marshall Islands to Luxembourg on the stated date of 8 October 2026. reports placed its account in a notice dated 13 October 2026.
The report does not provide further operational or commercial details about the vessel beyond its class, tonnage and origin of build. It confines its account to the registry change and the manager’s known association.
Taken together, the details published by reports underline a continuing trend the report highlights: landlocked registries can nevertheless become attractive to major Greek shipping interests. The METIS MARU reflagging is presented as the most recent instance of that pattern.
The transfer of a 60,447‑dwt Ultramax such as METIS MARU to a non‑maritime state’s register is recorded in the reports item of 13 October 2026 and stands alongside other recent registry moves the report says are reshaping choices available to Greek owners and managers.
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