The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) adds two new countries to its longstanding list of Flags of Convenience.
Two ship registries strongly associated with ‘dark fleet’ transportation – Gabon and Eswatini – are the latest additions to the ITF’s Flags of Convenience (FOC) list.
The additions are accompanied by the removal of Tonga from the 76-year-old list, bringing the total number of FOCs to 43.
“It’s a toxic industry – registering ships in countries where there is no...
https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/gabon-and-eswatini-listed-flags-convenience