The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) is immensely pleased to announce that Liberia has been elected to Category ‘A’ of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the 33rd Assembly session of the organization in London on Friday, 1 December 2023. This followed a hotly contested election. The Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the IMO. It meets biennially to approve the decisions of the organization.

The Liberia Maritime Authority ("LİMA") has been informed by the owners of the Liberia flagged vessel, KMAX RULER, that it was struck by an anti- radar mnissile on or about November 8, 2023 near Pivdennyi Seaport in the Ukrainian city of Yuzhne near Odesa, killing a Ukrainian pilot, injuring three (3) crew members (Filipino nationals), and damaging the vessel's bridge and superstructure.

The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) and stakeholders in the Liberian maritime domain have validated the country’s first-ever National Maritime Security Strategy after months of scrutiny.

Liberia has taken a major leap towards ensuring that the environment is protected in the operations of the global ship recycling industry by depositing the country’s ratified Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. This milestone decision paves the way for the treaty to come into full force in two years after attaining the required threshold of member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The instrument was deposited with IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim, by the Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority, Lenn Eugene Nagbe on June 26, 2023 in London.

The Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) Lenn Eugene Nagbe is canvassing tooth and nail to ensure that Liberia gets elected to Category A of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the shipping industry’s regulator’s upcoming election in December 2023.

Liberia has accepted a United States Government’s invitation to join the Atlantic Cooperation Initiative, a Forum of African, Caribbean, European, and American states that share coastlines with the Atlantic Ocean.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) has been informed by Pureum Law Office, the Korean law firm hired by the Government of the Republic of Liberia to represent Messrs. Moses Owen Browne and Daniel Tarr in their sexual assault case, that on today, April 5, 2023 at the hour of 2:00 p.m. (Korean Time), at the scheduled Verdict Hearing, the Court in Busan, Korea, has found both Messrs. Browne and Tarr guilty of Sexual Assault.

Stakeholders in Liberia’s maritime sector have met in Monrovia to vet the country’s preparedness for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS).

Liberia Maritime Commissioner Lenn Eugene Nagbe on Tuesday received in audience a high-level delegation from the Regional Maritime University (RMU), who are on a working visit to Liberia.

(London 08/02/2023) A high-level Government of Liberia delegation, led by the Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA) Lenn Eugene Nagbe, has made a compelling case for ‘’Category A" membership with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).