The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Register (LISCR) is taking measures to make sure the Liberian Registry returns to the United States Coastguard Qualship 21 programme.

Qualship 21 recognises shipping’s elite flag states in terms of port state control (PSC) performance in the US over a rolling three-year period.

Liberia, the world’s second-largest ship register, is among four international ship registers to fall off the latest annual list announced by the USCG this month.