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- Flag_of_convenience abstract "Flag of convenience is the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the regulations of the owner's country. The closely related term open registry is used to describe an organization that will register ships owned by foreign entities.The term "flag of convenience" has been in use since the 1950s, and it refers to the civil ensign a ship flies in order to indicate its country of registration or flag state. A ship operates under the laws of its flag state, and these laws are used if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law.The modern practice of flagging ships in foreign countries began in the 1920s in the United States, when shipowners frustrated by increased regulations and rising labor costs began to register their ships to Panama. The use of open registries steadily increased, and in 1968, Liberia grew to surpass the United Kingdom as the world's largest shipping register. As of 2009, more than half of the world’s merchant ships were registered with open registries, and the Panama, Liberia, and Marshall Islands flags accounted for almost 40% of the entire world fleet, in terms of deadweight tonnage.Flag-of-convenience registries are criticized, mostly by trade union organisations based in developed countries, especially those of Europe. On the other hand, maritime industry practitioners and seafarers from other countries contest that this is a natural product of globalisation. Seafarers from developed countries must make themselves competititve if they wish to take advantage and practice in a global environment. As of 2009, thirteen flag states have been found by international shipping organizations to have substandard regulations. A basis for many criticisms is that the flag-of-convenience system allows shipowners to be legally anonymous and difficult to prosecute in civil and criminal actions. Some ships with flags of convenience have been found engaging in crime, offer substandard working conditions, and negatively impact the environment, primarily through illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. As of 2009, ships of thirteen flags of convenience are targeted for special enforcement by countries that they visit. Supporters of the practice, however, point to economic and regulatory advantages, and increased freedom in choosing employees from an international labor pool.".
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- Flag_of_convenience subject Category:Business_terms.
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- Flag_of_convenience comment "Flag of convenience is the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the regulations of the owner's country.".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Ausflaggung".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Bandeira de conveniência".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Bandiera di comodo".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Flag of convenience".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Goedkope vlag".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Pabellón de conveniencia".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Pavelló de conveniència".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Pavillon de complaisance".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Tania bandera".
- Flag_of_convenience label "Удобные флаги".
- Flag_of_convenience label "便宜置籍船".
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