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Flag of convenience

Flag of convenience (FOC) refers to a business practice whereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state. The term is often used pejoratively, and although common, the practice is sometimes regarded as contentious.

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Port state control

Ratification of maritime conventions

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Flag of convenience

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples117
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
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Flag of convenience

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related to history · 29
Flag of convenience → American, American Civil War, American Revolutionary War, August, Barbary, British, Canada, China, CSS Alabama, During, Following, Great Britain, In, Merchant, Middle Ages, Napoleonic Wars, Pacific, Panamanian, Peru, Portugal
related to Wages · 25
Flag of convenience → Bahamas, China, Development, Differences, Filipino, However, In, Liberia, Liberian, MARAD, Maritime Trade, Marshall Islands, Panama, Panamanian, People's Republic, Philippines, Report, That, The, The MARAD
related to Crime · 24
Flag of convenience → Ahmad Yahya, Asia, Cambodia, Cambodia Shipping Corporation, Cambodian Ministry, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun, Cambodian-flagged, CSC, Europe, Fairplay, Flag, For, French, Greek-owned MV Winner, Honduras, In, Iraq, Less, Public Works, Sen
has effect · 18
Flag of convenience → According, As, Bahamian-flagged MV Prestige, EJF, European Union Fisheries Commissioner, Flags, FOC, Franz Fischler, IUU, Liberian-flagged SS Torrey Canyon, Maltese-flagged MV Erika, Marshallese-flagged Deepwater Horizon, MV Amoco Cadiz, MV Sea Empress, The EJF, The Environmental Justice Foundation, These, While
related to External links · 10
Flag of convenience → Archived, Barlaan, Christian, Convenience Cyprus, Database, February, Karl Allan, Prestige Oil Spill Archived, September, Wayback MachineCardiente
related to Criticism · 6
Flag of convenience → Another, As, David Cockroft, ITF, One, There

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ships flag convenience international ship states flags register registries state registry united maritime open practice countries panama country control also

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easier registrationinstance ofoffers advantages0.80text
abandoning crewmen in distant ports.Environmental effectsWhile flag of convenience ships have been involved with some of the highest-profile oil spills in historyinstance ofand engage in practices0.80text
abandoning crewmen in distant portsinstance ofand engage in practices0.80text
the United Statesinstance ofcrewing sources0.80text
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Flag of conveniencehas effectWhile0.60section
Flag of conveniencehas effectMaltese-flagged MV Erika0.60section
Flag of conveniencehas effectBahamian-flagged MV Prestige0.60section
Flag of conveniencehas effectMarshallese-flagged Deepwater Horizon0.60section
Flag of conveniencehas effectLiberian-flagged SS Torrey Canyon0.60section
Flag of conveniencehas effectMV Amoco Cadiz0.60section
Flag of conveniencehas effectMV Sea Empress0.60section

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