Both countries will be moved from the grey list with effect from 01 July, joining other flag states such as Belize, Moldova, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Cambodia and Tanzania.
A total of 123 inspections took place on Palau-flagged vessels and 23 of them resulted in detentions.
There were 277 inspections on Vanuatu-flagged ships, with 31 detentions.
From the 73 flags evaluated by Paris.
At its 50th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2016 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognised Organisations (ROs).
