Liberia pays £5.95 million contribution to IMO
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Front Page Africa
Liberia has paid £5,946,633 in annual contributions to the International Maritime Organization, about 15% of its operating budget. The payment was presented in London on 6 November 2026 by Neto Zarzar Lighe, according to the Liberian maritime registry.
Liberia has paid £5.946 million in annual contributions to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), about 15% of its annual operating budget. The Maritime Commissioner and Director-General of the Liberian Maritime Authority, Cllr. Neto Zarzar Lighe Sr., presented a symbolic cheque in London on 6 November to IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, according to Front Page Africa.
Liberia is the IMO's largest financial contributor and the world's largest ship registry. Arsenio Dominguez welcomed the payment made on time and Liberia's role in technical working groups, committees and deliberations of the IMO Council, according to Front Page Africa.
The payment comes three days after Liberia called on the IMO to strengthen its recruitment in Africa, announced on 3 November. The country is a Category A member of the IMO Council and presents its financial contribution as a national responsibility linked to its role in international maritime transport, according to Front Page Africa.
