port of registry

noun [C, usually singular] (plural ports of registry)

Definition

› TRANSPORT the place where the details of a ship or boat are officially recorded: An official number, the registered tonnage, the name of the ship, and the port of registry must be marked on the vessel.

(Definition of port of registry noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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