Sentences with phrase «major flag of convenience»

Of the major flag of convenience nations, only Liberia, the Marshall Islands and Antigua and Barbuda — which together hold about 17 per cent of the world's shipping tonnage — have ratified.

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It has been reported that a major merchant ship goes down somewhere in the world every two or three days; most are ships sailing under flags of convenience, with underpaid crews and poor safety records.