籍せき船せん

noun, suffix

ship registry; registered ship

Used as a noun for a ship's registration or the registered ship itself. As a suffix, it attaches to country or port names to indicate where a ship is registered, e.g., 日本籍船 (Japan-registered ship).

• この船ふねはパナマ籍せき船せんです。

  This ship is a Panama-registered vessel.

• 日本にほん籍せき船せんの数かずは減げん少しょうしている。

  The number of Japan-registered ships is decreasing.