No 1 choice for Greeks

Liberia has confirmed its position as the leading flag of choice for Greek ship owners and operators, according to statistics produced by the independent research and information organisation Marine Information Services (MIS) in Greece. The MIS figures show that the Greek merchant fleet now includes 1,037 Liberian-flagged ships. Liberia also leads the way in terms of total deadweight tonnage registered under its flag by Greek owners, aggregating 78 million dwt.