To register a merchant ship with a foreign owner in a Danish ship register (the Register of Shipping (DAS) or the Danish International Register of Shipping (DIS), there is a requirement of economic activity in Denmark relating to the ship. This is called the activity requirement.
Furthermore, the owner of the ship is required to appoint an entity (a Danish natural or legal person) as process agent on behalf of the foreign owner. The Danish entity must agree to such appointment.
In respect of foreign jointly owned shipping companies, the managing owner appointed must be either a citizen or a legal person from Denmark or from an EU/EEA country. Managing owners from countries outside the EU/EEA cannot be appointed.
