Rival Liberia has overhauled the Central American nation in terms of gross tonnage in new data issued by Clarksons Research. The Liberian flag now has a 2.2m gt lead over Panama at the top of the ...

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 shift reflects the close relationship between the US and the flag administration companies of Liberia and the Marshall Islands, which are headquartered not in their home countries, but in ...