The use of flags of convenience by Latin American shipping

We are grateful to our Argentinian contemporary, the journal Consultor,for permission to publish the following article, consisting of extracts prepared and translated by Mrs Sheila Farrell from a recent series of papers^†by Dr Aurelio Gonzalez Climent. They discuss the varied reasons underlying the decision of some Latin American shipowners to register their vessels under flags of convenience. The article brings out the contrasts between the attitudes of these shipowners and their respective governments.