That city is the capital of the West African nation of Liberia ... Yet a third of the world's shipping tonnage carries the Liberian flag, some 1,900 vessels; most of those ships, as well as ...

The Liberian flag now has a 2.2m gt lead over Panama at the top of the registry rankings, its fleet growing by 5.6% so far this year, according to Clarksons. In terms of the number of ships on ...

Among the dozens of supporters at the competition that day were young amateur surfers draped in the national flag ... Liberian waiting his turn nearby, nodded in agreement. "My goal for this ...