Flag of convenience (FOC) is a business practice whereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the...
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Flag of convenience Flag of convenience (business) Gamaekjip List of convenience stores Marriage of convenience Modern technology Public convenience –...
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qualification". This lack of regulation has led to ships flying flags of convenience – like the Bahamas' flag – having a reputation of possessing a "poor safety...
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crewed, used the tricolour as a flag of convenience; so did the whalers of Christian Salvesen Shipping, to take advantage of the Irish whale quota. The tricolour's...
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Flag of Convenience were a rock group formed in 1982 by former Buzzcocks members Steve Diggle and John Maher, along with bassist Dave Farrow and keyboard...
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admiralty case. The term "flag of convenience" describes the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a state other than that of the ship's owners...
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Following the group's breakup in 1981, Diggle formed a new band, Flag of Convenience in 1982 before disbanding it in 1989 when Buzzcocks re-formed. Following...
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shades of green and blue. The Sierra Leonean flag is utilized as a flag of convenience by foreign merchant vessels. The "minimum enforcement" of admiralty...
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Liberia (redirect from Republic of Liberia)
a flag of convenience, Liberia has the second-largest maritime registry in the world behind Panama. It has 3,500 vessels registered under its flag, accounting...
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The regulation of PMSCs characterises the clash between national and international sovereignty due to the nature of Flags of Convenience. This clash is...
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standard flag protocol, as observed by the United Nations. The flag of São Tomé and Príncipe is one of many national flags flown as a flag of convenience by...
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The flag now known as the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand (Māori: Te Whakaputanga o te rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni) or Te Kara (Māori for 'the...
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popular flag of convenience (after the flag of Panama), it is estimated that 1,700 foreign-owned ships fly the Liberian flag. This brings in much of the country's...
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dominance" over Western Province. The Solomon Islander flag has been utilized as a flag of convenience by foreign merchant vessels since 2012. That year,...
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of a flag of convenience. Liberia has the second-largest maritime registry in the world behind Panama, with 4,300 vessels registered under its flag accounting...
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In business and commerce, the term flag of convenience is the use of a place, jurisdiction, state or country as a nominal (in name only) "home base" for...
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based in the United Kingdom and the United States). This is known as flag of convenience. For example, although the British Merchant Navy totals 30.0 million...
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day Flag of convenience (business) Flag of convenience Focus (linguistics) Forward of center (or front of center), a measure of the weight bias of an arrow...
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Canada Steamship Lines (category Shipping companies of Canada)
of several former Canadian-registered vessels which were placed under the shipping registries of nations commonly referred to as flags of convenience...
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Erling Dekke Næss (category Alumni of the London School of Economics)
compete on an equal footing with flags of convenience. Erling Dekke Næss was born in Bergen, Norway, and was the son of Ragnar Næss, a businessman and banker...
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ship. As a sign of celebration, ships in harbour may be dressed overall. Transport portal Flag Flag state Flag of convenience Glossary of vexillology Vexillology...
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Caribbean. Many merchant ships operate under a "flag of convenience" from a country other than the home of the vessel's owners, such as Liberia and Panama...
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Prestige oil spill (category Culture of Galicia)
portal Spain portal France portal Flag of convenience List of oil spills worldwide Manfred Gnädinger, human victim of spill Manuel Rivas, Galician writer...
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national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner with a crimson-red circle at its center. The flag is officially called the Nisshōki (日章旗, 'flag of the...
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Ship registration (category Law of the sea)
foreign-owned ships are known as open registries and are sometimes called flags of convenience. Ship registration has been done since business on the seas has been...
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Buzzcocks (category Musicians from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton)
1981; Shelley took up a solo career, and Diggle and Maher formed Flag of Convenience and released several singles between 1982 and 1989. Garvey formed...
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vehicle carrier 1 (2002 est.) note: a flag of convenience registry; includes the ships of People's Republic of China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70...
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second most prolific flag state by both tonnage and number of ships, largely due to its status as a flag of convenience. A total of 2,496 bulk carriers...
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looked like he was using the Rational Youth name as a flag of convenience for a solo album. The use of the Rational Youth name was suggested by Capitol Records...
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The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a Canadian pale triband consisting of blue, gold, and green bands charged with three green diamonds at...
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