Liberia wants greater openness on ship registries

Scott Bergeron: “There is no longer any need in shipping for the term ‘flag of convenience’”

The Liberian Registry says it is time to put an end to the outdated thinking which results in all open registers, irrespective of their safety record, being referred to pejoratively as ‘flags of convenience.’

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