Liberian Registry growth


Liberia is the fastest growing major open registry in 2018 in both the shipping and offshore sectors, according to leading shipping services provider Clarksons in its Clarksons World Fleet Monitor, June 2018. In the offshore sector, meanwhile, Liberian-flag fleet growth has peaked at 8.2 per cent so far in 2018, compared to the figures for Panama (down by 1.8 per cent), the Marshall Islands (up by 2.6 per cent), and the Bahamas (up by 2 per cent). Alfonso Castillero, CCO of the Liberian Registry, said: “The first half of 2018 has shown what a strong presence the Liberian flag has in the offshore sector, with an increase in market share three times that of the next major open registry.”