PolyU Library
Journal Call no.HF331.H6A4
AuthorCahill, Laurena.
Article TitlePrice of convenience : are hard times and loose standards hurting shipping safety? / Laurena Cahill.
Is Part OfAmcham ; v.25, no.8, Aug 1993, p.29-31, illus.
AbstractRegistering ships to countries with lax safety standards as flags of convenience appears to have forced shippers to choose between getting cargo there safely and getting it there cheaply. But flags of convenience may only be symptomatic of the problem of competing natioanl regulations for ship safety. What can be done to ensure safety and environmental controls, and what is being done now?