Liberia's 'Flags Of Convenience' Help It Stay Afloat The weak Liberian economy has been hit by the Ebola crisis. One thing Liberia does have going for it is an unusual export — its flag.

The ship is registered in Liberia, a country well known for offering ship owners “flags of convenience”, a business practice that allows ship owners to register their vessels in an alternate ...

Liberia is striving to win back the ships it lost. Last year it renewed an agreement with China that makes it easier and cheaper to ship products into Chinese ports under a Liberian flag.

It stands for the meaning of Liberia as well as the hopes and aspiration of all Liberians. The flag was made in 1847 by a committee of women upon the request of Governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts of ...

These flags have one star on the blue field - the Liberian flag. This does not mean the ships are from Liberia or that they've ever visited the place. They've simply paid a fee to fly the Liberian ...