Liberia

The Liberian Registry has approved 55 training videos from the company, Maritime Training Services.

In a client email, the training firm reported:

Liberian Registry Approves MTS Videos

As it prepares for Posidonia next month the Liberian Registry reflects on its long standing relationship with Greek shipowners:

Liberia is creating a Collateral Registry through its Central Bank to allow individuals to cite "movable assets such as cars, equipments and other household and agricultural materials" in order to access capital.

The Liberian Observer reports:

The Liberian Registry has named Robert Twell as the new general manager of its London office.

The organization reports:

LISCR appoints new general manager for London

The Liberian Registry is speaking up about its security as a corporate jurisdiction in light of political misconceptions some have associated with the country in its recent Corporate Newsletter.<

The Liberian Registry is one beneficiary of the increasing flow of private equity into the shipping markets.

The registry reports:

Liberia strengthens market position as private equity gets into shipping

Greece continues to control a high percentage of the world fleet according to the most recent study from the Greek Shipping Co-Operation Committee.

TradeWinds reports:

The Liberian Registry has granted authorization to the Croatian Registry of Shipping (CRS) to conduct audits, surveys and certifications on behalf of the flag.

Regulatory discussions continued at CMA Shipping Tuesday with the second annual Executive Briefing Session on the Maritime Labor Convention: Six Months In.