IN BRIEF

Liberia re-elected

Liberia has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for 2012-2013, a distinction it last enjoyed in 1997. The Liberian-flag fleet comprises 3,750 ships aggregating more than 124m gross tons, making Liberia the second-largest ship registry in the world. It is also the fastest growing fleet, having more than doubled in size in the last decade. Liberia features on the White List of all Port State Control Memorandums of Understanding, worldwide. It is rated as a low-risk flag by the Paris MoU and is included in the US Coast Guard Qualship 21 programme.