No man is bigger than a ship registry. That appears to be as close as executives of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) are willing to go in explaining the shock departure of high-profile chief executive Scott Bergeron in February.

Bergeron will not be replaced and the brother pairing of Elan and Adam Cohen is ready to roll — with top lieutenant Alfonso Castillero as chief operating officer — along with the rest of their hand-selected management team, they tell TradeWinds.