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Merchant marine Chile, in 36 editions.
The entry for Chile published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 29 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 29
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Merchant marine” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024- 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 498,354 GRT/804,809 DWT;
- includes 13 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 10 bulk;
- note--in addition, 1 naval tanker and 1 military transport are sometimes used commercially
35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 498,354 GRT/804,809 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 10 bulk; note--in addition, 1 naval tanker and 1 military transport are sometimes used commercially
- 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 485,935 GRT/800,969 DWT;
- includes 14 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 9 bulk;
- note--in addition, 2 naval tanker and 2 military transport are sometimes used commercially
35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 498,354 GRT/804,809 485,935 GRT/800,969 DWT; includes 13 14 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 10 9 bulk; note--in addition, 1 2 naval tanker and 1 2 military transport are sometimes used commercially
- 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 468,873 GRT/780,932 DWT;
- includes 11 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 9 bulk;
- note - in addition, 2 naval tanker and 2 military transport are sometimes used commercially
35 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 485,935 GRT/800,969 468,873 GRT/780,932 DWT; includes 14 11
cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) petroleum tanker, 1
chemical tanker, 2 3 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 9 bulk; note--in note - in
addition, 2 naval tanker and 2 military transport are sometimes used
commercially
- 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 445,330 GRT/756,018 DWT;
- includes 8 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 oil tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 bulk;
- note - in addition, 1 naval tanker and 1 military transport are sometimes used commercially
33 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 468,873 GRT/780,932 445,330 GRT/756,018 DWT; includes 11 8
cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum oil tanker, 1 3
chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, gas tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 9 8 bulk; note
- in2 1 naval tanker and 2 1 military transport are sometimes used
commercially
31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 449,253 GRT/755,821 DWT, bulk 10, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 3, liquefied gas tanker 3, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 449,253 GRT/755,821 DWT, bulk
10, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 3, liquefied gas
tanker 3, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3
- total:
- 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 510,006 GRT/879,891 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 13, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 2, liquefied gas tanker 3, oil tanker 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2
31 total: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 449,253 GRT/755,821 DWT, bulk 510,006 GRT/879,891 DWT10, ships by type: bulk 13, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination
ore/oil 3, 2, liquefied gas2, 3, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 3 3, vehicle carrier 2
- total:
- 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 529,512 GRT/925,364 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 11, cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, combination ore/oil 2, container 1, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1995 est.)
total: 36 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 510,006 GRT/879,891 529,512 GRT/925,364 DWT
ships by type: bulk 13, 11, cargo 7, 8, chemical tanker 3, 4, combination
ore/oil 2, container 1, liquefied gas tanker 3, 2, oil tanker 3, roll-on/roll-off 4,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1995 est.)
- total:
- 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 520,710 GRT/865,867 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 11, cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 4, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1996 est.)
total: 37 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 529,512 GRT/925,364 520,710 GRT/865,867 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, combination
ore/oil 2, container 1, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 4,
passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 473,173 GRT/770,619 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 12, cargo 9, chemical tanker 4, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 4, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1997 est.)
total: 38 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 520,710 GRT/865,867 473,173 GRT/770,619 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, 12, cargo 8, 9, chemical tanker 4, combination container 2,
ore/oil 1,
liquefied gas tanker 2, 1, oil tanker 4,1, 2, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 527,201 GRT/787,719 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 5, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 4, passenger 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1998 est.)
total: 39 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 473,173 GRT/770,619 527,201 GRT/787,719 DWT
ships by type: bulk 12, 11, cargo 9, 10, chemical tanker 4, 5, container 2,
liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 4, passenger 2, 3, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 3, 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1997 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 580,749 GRT/860,034 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 11, cargo 9, chemical tanker 8, container 2, liquified gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll-on/roll-off 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
total: 42 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 527,201 GRT/787,719 580,749 GRT/860,034 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 10, 9, chemical tanker 5, 8, container 2,
liquefiedtanker 1, oil tanker 4, 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll-on/roll-off
cargo(1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 606,506 GRT/884,023 DWT ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 3, vehicle carrier 2 (2000 est.)
total: 45 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 580,749 GRT/860,034 606,506 GRT/884,023 DWT9, 7, chemical tanker 8, container 2, liquified 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll-on/roll-off 4, roll on/roll off 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,670 GRT/931,647 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 11, cargo 4, chemical tanker 10, container 5, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 3, includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
total: 44 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 606,506 GRT/884,023 669,670 GRT/931,647 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 7, 4, chemical tanker 8, 10, container 4, 5, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 3, 5, vehicle carrier 2 (2000 3, includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 696,202 GRT/900,317 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 9, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 4
note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
total: 47 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,670 GRT/931,647 696,202 GRT/900,317 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, 9, cargo 4, 6, chemical tanker 10, 9, container 5, 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, 4, petroleum tanker 4, 6, roll on/roll off 5, 6, vehicle carrier 3, 4
note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT/954,519 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 10, cargo 5, chemical tanker 9, container 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- Argentina 1
- registered in other countries:
- 28 (2004 est.)
total: 50 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 696,202 GRT/900,317 725,216 GRT/954,519 DWTships by type: bulk 9, 10, cargo 6, 5, chemical tanker 9, container 4, 3, liquefied gas 2, 1, passenger 4, 3, petroleum tanker 6, 7, roll on/roll off 6, 4, short-sea/passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands foreign-owned: Argentina 1 (2002
registered in other countries: 28 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT/954,519 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 1, liquefied gas 3, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 4
- registered in other countries:
- 21 (2005)
total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT/954,519 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 5, 6, chemical tanker 9, container 3, 1, liquefied gas 1, 3, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7, 8, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4foreign-owned: Argentina 1registered in other countries: 28 (2004 est.) 21 (2005)
- total:
- 46 ships (1000 GRT or over) 649,091 GRT/898,110 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 10, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Argentina 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 17 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 9) (2006)
total: 47 46 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT/954,519 649,091 GRT/898,110 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, 10, container 1, liquefied gas 3, 2, passenger 3, 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 4 3
foreign-owned: 1 (Argentina 1)
registered in other countries: 21 (2005) 17 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 9) (2006)
- total:
- 48 ships (1000 GRT or over) 719,668 GRT/1,016,892 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 11, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Argentina 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 20 (Argentina 7, Brazil 1, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 8) (2007)
total: 46 48 ships (1000 GRT or over) 649,091 GRT/898,110 719,668 GRT/1,016,892 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 10, 11, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7, 8, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: 1 (Argentina 1)
registered in other countries: 17 20 (Argentina 6, 7, Brazil 1, Marshall Islands 1, 4, Panama 9) (2006) 8) (2007)
- total:
- 44
- by type:
- bulk carrier 9, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
- registered in other countries:
- 40 (Argentina 7, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Isle of Man 6, Marshall Islands 4, Norway 2, Panama 12, Singapore 6, Venezuela 1) (2008)
total: 48 ships (1000 GRT or over) 719,668 GRT/1,016,892 DWT 44
by type: bulk carrier 10, 9, cargo 6, 7, chemical tanker 11, 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3foreign-owned: 1 (Argentina 1)registered in other countries: 20 40 (Argentina 7, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Isle of Man 6, Marshall Islands 4, Norway 2, Panama 8) (2007) 12, Singapore 6, Venezuela 1) (2008)
- total:
- 44
- country comparison to the world:
- 75
- by type:
- bulk carrier 9, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
- registered in other countries:
- 40 (Argentina 7, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Isle of Man 6, Marshall Islands 4, Norway 2, Panama 12, Singapore 6, Venezuela 1) (2008)
total:
44
country comparison to the world:
75
by type:
bulk carrier 9, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
registered in other countries:
40 (Argentina 7, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Isle of Man 6, Marshall Islands 4, Norway 2, Panama 12, Singapore 6, Venezuela 1) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 48
- country comparison to the world:
- 71
- by type:
- bulk carrier 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Norway 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 48 (Argentina 6, Belize 1, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Isle of Man 8, Liberia 7, Panama 17, Singapore 7) (2010)
total:44 48
country comparison to the world:75 71
by type:
bulk carrier 9, 11, cargo 7, 10, chemical tanker 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, 3, petroleum tanker 7, 8, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3 1
foreign-owned:
1 (Norway 1)
registered in other countries:40 48 (Argentina 7, 6, Belize 1, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1, Isle of Man 6, Marshall Islands 4, Norway 2, 8, Liberia 7, Panama 12, 17, Singapore 6, Venezuela 1) (2008) 7) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 42
- country comparison to the world:
- 74
- by type:
- bulk carrier 13, cargo 5, chemical tanker 7, container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Norway 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 52 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Isle of Man 9, Liberia 9, Panama 14, Peru 6, Singapore 6) (2010)
total:48 42
country comparison to the world:71 74
by type:
bulk carrier 11, 13, cargo 10, 5, chemical tanker 8, 7, container 1, 2, liquefied gas 2, 1, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned:
1 (Norway 1)
registered in other countries:48 52 (Argentina 6, Belize 1, Brazil 1, Cyprus Honduras 1, Isle of Man 8, 9, Liberia 7, 9, Panama 17, 14, Peru 6, Singapore 7) 6) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 42
- by type:
- bulk carrier 13, cargo 5, chemical tanker 7, container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Norway 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 52 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Isle of Man 9, Liberia 9, Panama 14, Peru 6, Singapore 6) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 74
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
74
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 74
- total:
- 42
- by type:
- bulk carrier 13, cargo 5, chemical tanker 7, container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Norway 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 52 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Isle of Man 9, Liberia 9, Panama 14, Peru 6, Singapore 6) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 76
total: 42
by type: bulk carrier 13, cargo 5, chemical tanker 7, container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Norway 1)
registered in other countries: 52 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Isle of Man 9, Liberia 9, Panama 14, Peru 6, Singapore 6) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 74 76
- total:
- 211 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 10, container ship 5, general cargo 54, oil tanker 12, other 130 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 211 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 10, container ship 5, general cargo 54, oil tanker 12, other 130 (2017)
- total:
- 222
- by type:
- bulk carrier 9, container ship 5, general cargo 58, oil tanker 15, other 135 (2018)
total: 211 (2017) 222
by type: bulk carrier 10, 9, container ship 5, general cargo 54, 58, oil tanker 12, 15, other 130 (2017) 135 (2018)
- total:
- 221
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, container ship 5, general cargo 51, oil tanker 14, other 144 (2019)
total: 222 221
by type: bulk carrier 9, 7, container ship 5, general cargo 58, 51, oil tanker 15, 14, other 135 (2018) 144 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 231
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, container ship 5, general cargo 58, oil tanker 14, other 148 (2021)
total: 221 231
by type: bulk carrier 7, 6, container ship 5, general cargo 51, 58, oil tanker 14, other 144 (2019) 148 (2021)
- total:
- 239 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, container ship 5, general cargo 64, oil tanker 14, other 152
total: 231 239 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 6, 4, container ship 5, general cargo 58, 64, oil tanker 14, other 148 (2021) 152
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 249 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 66, oil tanker 14, other 161
total: 239 (2022) 249 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 4, 3, container ship 5, general cargo 64, 66, oil tanker 14, other 152 161
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Chile: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/chile/merchant-marine.