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Sea trades. Cohen says, "Liberia is the flag of choice for the world's tanker fleet, and for Russian shipowners flying foreign flags. Russia's old system, under which ships of a few favoured flags were charged lower port dues, effectively made it difficult for owners of Aframax and Suezmax tankers trading to Russia to benefit from the efficiency of the Liberian Registry, and difficult for Russian ships flying foreign flags to trade to their own ports. Now a typical 80,000 dwt vessel under our flag will see port costs cut by as much as two-thirds when calling at Russian Black Sea ports. The Liberian Registry continues to grow, as shipowners…

tanker owners and raise standards in the Black Sea trades. dues tariffs for vessels flying favored and non-favored flags. dues are now the same for both categories. serving the Black Sea oil export trades. access the trade. Liberian flag. "Liberia is the flag of choice for the world's tanker fleet. flying foreign flags to trade to their own ports. calling at Ukrainian Black Sea ports. choice, unhindered by two-tier charging systems for port dues. by retaining its position as the best-performing major ship register. policy. their performance over a three-year rolling period. size.