reflag
/riːˈflaɡ
/verb (reflags, reflagging, reflagged) [with object]
Change the national registration of (a ship): (as adjective reflagged) a convoy of reflagged tankers...
- Paul Martin began reflagging his ships in countries with little or no corporate taxes and very low employment standards, and using non-Canadian crews.
- The stand-off became a major national issue after CSL, servicing the Australian coast for Adelaide Brighton Cement, decided to reflag the ship in the Bahamas and sack the Australian crew to cut costs.
- Despite winning an injunction against CSL plans to reflag the ship and crew it with Ukranians, the workers have been told to leave the ship on full pay.
- surface density
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- surface find
- surface friction
- surface gage
- surface gauge
- surface grammar
- surface grinder
- surface-grinding machine
- surface grub
- surface-harden
- surface-hardened
- surface hardening
- surface integral
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- surface mail
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- surface-mount
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- surface noise
- surface paper
- surface physics