diff --git a/ENI2/Excel/ExcelUtil.cs b/ENI2/Excel/ExcelUtil.cs
index d1d3fbf4..62d4d3dd 100644
--- a/ENI2/Excel/ExcelUtil.cs
+++ b/ENI2/Excel/ExcelUtil.cs
@@ -980,7 +980,15 @@ namespace ENI2.Excel
 
             stat.PortOfRegistry = reader.ReadLoCode("STAT.PortOfRegistry", false);
             if (stat.PortOfRegistry.Length == 5)
+            {
                 stat.Flag = stat.PortOfRegistry.Substring(0, 2);
+            } 
+            else
+            {
+                string statFlagString = reader.ReadText("STAT.PortOfRegistry")?.ToUpper();
+                if (statFlagString.Length >= 2)
+                    stat.Flag = statFlagString.Substring(0, 2);
+            }
             stat.MMSINumber = reader.ReadTextNoWhitespace("STAT.MMSINumber");                        
             stat.CallSign = reader.ReadTextNoWhitespace("STAT.CallSign");            
             stat.ISMCompanyId = reader.ReadTextNoWhitespace("STAT.ISMCompanyId");