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Panlibhonco|pænlɪbˈhɒnkəʊ| [f. Panama, Liberia, Honduras, Costa Rica.] Designating or pertaining to a merchant ship of Panama, Liberia, Honduras, and Costa Rica flying a ‘flag of convenience’. Cf. flag n.4 1 f, Panhonlib.
1958Hansard Lords 20 Mar. 369 We have to be very careful lest any action taken by Her Majesty's Government may harm British shipping more than ‘Panlibhonco’ owners. 1958Times 14 Nov. 13/3 This great and growing block of virtually stateless tonnage—the tonnage of what is commonly known as ‘PanHonLib’ or ‘Panlibhonco’. Ibid. 15 Nov. 8/2 Many of the big Panlibhonco fleets pay rates well above the average. 1959P. Padfield Sea is Magic Carpet vi. 97 We sunbathed and watched the tankers sweep by on either side—many of them magnificent, streamlined beasts of the PanLibHonCo variety. |