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Merchant marine Cuba, in 36 editions.
The entry for Cuba published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 31 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 31
- 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- 91 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 701,418 GRT/1,014,014 DWT;
- includes 62 cargo, 7 refrigerated cargo, 3 cargo/training, 10 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 6 bulk;
- note--Cuba beneficially owns an additional 34 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 475,864 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
91 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 701,418 GRT/1,014,014 DWT; includes 62 cargo, 7 refrigerated cargo, 3 cargo/training, 10 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 6 bulk; note--Cuba beneficially owns an additional 34 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 475,864 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
- 87 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 638,462 GRT/925,380 DWT;
- includes 54 cargo, 9 refrigerated cargo, 2 cargo/training, 12 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 6 bulk;
- note--Cuba beneficially owns an additional 37 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 512,346 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
91 87 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 701,418 GRT/1,014,014 638,462 GRT/925,380 DWT; includes 62 54 cargo, 7 9 refrigerated cargo, 3 2 cargo/training, 10 12 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 3 liquefied gas, 6 bulk; note--Cuba beneficially owns an additional 34 37 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 475,864 512,346 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
- 77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 537,464 GRT/755,824 DWT;
- includes 46 cargo, 10 refrigerated cargo, 1 cargo/training, 11 petroleum tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 4 bulk;
- note - Cuba beneficially owns an additional 45 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 574,047 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
87 77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 638,462 GRT/925,380 537,464 GRT/755,824 DWT; includes 54 46
cargo, 9 10 refrigerated cargo, 2 1 cargo/training, 12 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) 11 petroleum tanker, 1
chemical tanker, 3 4 liquefied gas, 6 4 bulk; note--Cuba note - Cuba beneficially owns an
additional 37 45 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 512,346 574,047 DWT under the
registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
- 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 511,522 GRT/720,270 DWT;
- includes 42 cargo, 10 refrigerated cargo, 1 cargo/training, 11 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 4 bulk;
- note - Cuba beneficially owns an additional 38 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 529,090 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
77 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 537,464 GRT/755,824 511,522 GRT/720,270 DWT; includes 46 42
cargo, 10 refrigerated cargo, 1 cargo/training, 11 petroleum oil tanker, 1
tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 4 bulk; note - Cuba beneficially owns an45
38 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 574,047 529,090 DWT under the
Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 444,038 GRT/627,741 DWT, bulk 2, cargo 36, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 4, oil tanker 10, passenger cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 10
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 444,038 GRT/627,741 DWT, bulk 2,
cargo 36, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 4, oil tanker 10, passenger
cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 10
- total:
- 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 278,103 GRT/396,138 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 22, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 10, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 9
note: Cuba beneficially owns an additional 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 215,703 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, Malta, and Mauritius
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 278,103 GRT/396,138 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 22, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas
tanker 4, oil tanker 10, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 9
note: Cuba beneficially owns an additional 24 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) totaling 215,703 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus,
Malta, and Mauritius
- total:
- 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 220,870 GRT/310,169 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 17, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 9, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 9
note: Cuba owns an additional 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 462,517 DWT operating under the registries of Panama, Cyprus, Malta, Belize, and Mauritius (1995 est.)
total: 48 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 278,103 GRT/396,138 220,870 GRT/310,169 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 22, 17, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas
oil tanker 10, 9, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 9
note: Cuba beneficially owns an additional 24 47 ships (1,000 GRT or215,703
462,517 DWT operating under the registry registries of Panama, Cyprus,
Belize, and Mauritius (1995 est.)
- total :
- 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 113,092 GRT/162,029 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 11, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 6
note: Cuba owns an additional 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 548,170 DWT operating under the registries of Panama, Cyprus, Malta, Belize, and Mauritius (1996 est.)
total: 41 total : 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 220,870 GRT/310,169 113,092 GRT/162,029 DWT
ships by type: cargo 17, chemical tanker 1, 11, liquefied gas tanker 4,1, oil tanker 9, passenger-cargo 1, 4,
refrigerated cargo 9 6
note: Cuba owns an additional 47 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling462,517 548,170 DWT operating under the registries of Panama, Cyprus, Malta,
Belize, and Mauritius (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 91,981 GRT/126,416 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 9, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 6
note: Cuba owns an additional 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 463,155 DWT operating under the registries of Panama, Cyprus, Malta, and Belize (1997 est.)
total : 22 total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 113,092 GRT/162,029 91,981 GRT/126,416 DWT
ships by type: cargo 11, 9, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 4, 1,
refrigerated cargo 6
note: Cuba owns an additional 38 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling548,170 463,155 DWT operating under the registries of Panama, Cyprus, Malta,Belize, and Mauritius (1996 Belize (1997 est.)
- total:
- 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 89,091 GRT/125,463 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 9, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 5 (1998 est.)
total: 17 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 91,981 GRT/126,416 89,091 GRT/125,463 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 9, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1,
2, refrigerated cargo 6 5 (1998 est.)
note: Cuba owns an additional 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
463,155 DWT operating under the registries of Panama, Cyprus, Malta,
and Belize (1997
- total:
- 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 63,269 GRT/90,228 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 7, liquified gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (1999 est.)
total: 18 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 89,091 GRT/125,463 63,269 GRT/90,228 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 9, liquefied 7, liquified gas tanker 1, oil petroleum tanker
2,(1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 54,821 GRT/78,062 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (2000 est.)
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 63,269 GRT/90,228 54,821 GRT/78,062 DWTliquified liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (1999 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 44,187 GRT/63,416 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 6, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 (2002 est.)
total: 15 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 54,821 GRT/78,062 44,187 GRT/63,416 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, 3, cargo 7, 6, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (2000 3 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 59,257 GRT/90,295 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 5, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2 (2002 est.)
total: 14 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 44,187 GRT/63,416 59,257 GRT/90,295 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 6, 5, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, 3, refrigerated cargo 3 2 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,818 GRT/81,850 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 4, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
- registered in other countries:
- 35 (2004 est.)
total: 15 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 59,257 GRT/90,295 54,818 GRT/81,850 DWTships by type: bulk 3, cargo 5, chemical tanker 1, 4, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2 (2002
registered in other countries: 35 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,818 GRT/81,850 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 2
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Spain 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 20 (2005)
total: 13 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,818 GRT/81,850 DWT
by type: bulk 3, carrier 2, cargo 4, liquefied gas chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 3, 4, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 35 (2004 est.) 20 (2005)
- total:
- 11 ships (1000 GRT or over) 33,932 GRT/48,791 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Spain 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 17 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 2, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 11, Spain 1, unknown 1) (2006)
total: 15 11 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 54,818 GRT/81,850 33,932 GRT/48,791 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 4, 2, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, 1, petroleum tanker 4, 3, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 20 (2005) 17 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 2, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 11, Spain 1, unknown 1) (2006)
- total:
- 12 ships (1000 GRT or over) 35,030 GRT/51,388 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Spain 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 16 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 2, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 11, Spain 1) (2007)
total: 11 12 ships (1000 GRT or over) 33,932 GRT/48,791 35,030 GRT/51,388 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 2, 3, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 17 16 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 2, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 11, Spain 1, unknown 1) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 11
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Spain 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 13 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 10) (2008)
total: 12 ships (1000 GRT or over) 35,030 GRT/51,388 DWT 11
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 16 13 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 2, 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 11, Spain 1) (2007) 10) (2008)
- total:
- 11
- country comparison to the world:
- 111
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Spain 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 13 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 10) (2008)
total:
11
country comparison to the world:
111
by type:
bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned:
1 (Spain 1)
registered in other countries:
13 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 10) (2008)
- total:
- 5
- country comparison to the world:
- 129
- by type:
- cargo 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2
- registered in other countries:
- 6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 4) (2010)
total:11 5
country comparison to the world:111 129
by type:bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2foreign-owned:registered in other countries:
1 (Spain 1)13 (Bahamas 1, Cyprus 6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 10) (2008) 4) (2010)
- total:
- 5
- country comparison to the world:
- 130
- by type:
- cargo 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2
- registered in other countries:
- 6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 4) (2010)
total:
5
country comparison to the world:129 130
by type:
cargo 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2
registered in other countries:
6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 4) (2010)
- total:
- 3
- country comparison to the world:
- 135
- by type:
- cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
total:5 3
country comparison to the world:130 135
by type:
cargo 2, 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2 1
registered in other countries:6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands Antilles 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 4) 2, unknown 2) (2010)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 3
- country comparison to the world:
- 136
- by type:
- cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
total:
3
country comparison to the world:135 136
by type:
cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries:
5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 3
- by type:
- cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 135
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
136
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 135
- total:
- 3
- by type:
- cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 136
total: 3
by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 135 136
- total:
- 43 (2017)
- by type:
- general cargo 11, oil tanker 3, other 29 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 43 (2017)
by type: general cargo 11, oil tanker 3, other 29 (2017)
- total:
- 41
- by type:
- general cargo 11, oil tanker 3, other 27 (2018)
total: 43 (2017) 41
by type: general cargo 11, oil tanker 3, other 29 (2017) 27 (2018)
- total:
- 52
- by type:
- general cargo 12, oil tanker 3, other 37 (2019)
total: 41 52
by type: general cargo 11, 12, oil tanker 3, other 27 (2018) 37 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 59
- by type:
- general cargo 12, oil tanker 7, other 40 (2021)
total: 52 59
by type: general cargo 12, oil tanker 3, 7, other 37 (2019) 40 (2021)
- total:
- 64 (2022)
- by type:
- general cargo 13, oil tanker 10, other 41
total: 59 64 (2022)
by type: general cargo 12, 13, oil tanker 7, 10, other 40 (2021) 41
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 65 (2023)
- by type:
- general cargo 13, oil tanker 10, other 42
total: 64 (2022) 65 (2023)
by type: general cargo 13, oil tanker 10, other 41 42
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