The Geddes Committee and nationalisation
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"With the rise of foreign registration under 'Flags of Convenience' in the 1960s, the market for ships changed. A large proportion of ships built in Britain were registered in foreign countries. At the same time, as British shipbuilders became increasingly uncompetitive, British owners increasingly purchased abroad. It should be noted, however, that in 1967 Britain still had the world's largest merchant fleet. The Geddes Committee was appointed in 1965 to consider how greater competitiveness could be achieved through changes in organisation and methods of production...." -
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