as well as numerous ships flying the flags of nations other than Liberia, can trace their ownership back to a Liberian-registered front company. The Liberian registry was created in 1948 ...

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 ...