TALLINN - The shipping industry breathed a sigh of relief last week when an international federation decided Estonia would not be declared a flag of convenience country. The fair competition panel of the International Transport Workers Federation ruled instead that ships sailing under the Estonian flag could be given the flag of convenience, or Foc, status if they were found to be substandard. Juri Lember, head of the Estonian Independent Seamen's Union said a ship could be declared Foc only if it failed to fulfill international maritime and labor organization conventions. "I hope it will h...
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