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Merchant marine Cyprus, in 36 editions.
The entry for Cyprus 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.
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- 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- 1,100 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,093,340 GRT/32,148,550 DWT;
- includes 1 passenger, 12 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 434 cargo, 61 refrigerated cargo, 18 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 40 container, 94 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 specialized cargo, 3 liquefied gas, 13 chemical tanker, 29 combination ore/oil, 341 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 48 combination bulk carrier;
- note--a flag of convenience registry;
- Cuba owns at least 20 of these ships and Yugoslavia owns 1
1,100 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,093,340 GRT/32,148,550 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 12 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 434 cargo, 61 refrigerated cargo, 18 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 40 container, 94 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 specialized cargo, 3 liquefied gas, 13 chemical tanker, 29 combination ore/oil, 341 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 48 combination bulk carrier; note--a flag of convenience registry; Cuba owns at least 20 of these ships and Yugoslavia owns 1
- 1,169 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,310,063 GRT/34,338,028 DWT;
- 10 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 435 cargo, 76 refrigerated cargo, 20 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 48 container, 4 multifunction large load carrier, 111 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 specialized tanker, 8 liquefied gas, 17 chemical tanker, 30 combination ore/oil, 360 bulk, 2 vehicle carrier, 44 combination bulk;
- note--a flag of convenience registry;
- Cuba owns at least 25 of these ships, USSR owns 52, and Yugoslavia owns 1
1,100 1,169 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,093,340 GRT/32,148,550 19,310,063 GRT/34,338,028 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 12 10 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 434 435 cargo, 61 76 refrigerated cargo, 18 20 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 40 48 container, 94 4 multifunction large load carrier, 111 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 2 specialized cargo, 3 tanker, 8 liquefied gas, 13 17 chemical tanker, 29 30 combination ore/oil, 341 360 bulk, 3 2 vehicle carrier, 48 44 combination bulk carrier; bulk; note--a flag of convenience registry; Cuba owns at least 20 25 of these ships ships, USSR owns 52, and Yugoslavia owns 1
- 1,228 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,053,213 GRT/35,647,964 DWT;
- includes 8 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 440 cargo, 83 refrigerated cargo, 22 roll-on/roll-off, 52 container, 5 multifunction large load carrier, 107 petroleum tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 20 chemical tanker, 32 combination ore/oil, 394 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 49 combination bulk, 2 railcar carrier, 2 passenger, 1 passenger cargo;
- note - a flag of convenience registry;
- Cuba owns at least 30 of these ships, republics of the former USSR own 58, Latvia also has 5 ships, Yugoslavia owns 1, and Romania 3
1,169 1,228 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,310,063 GRT/34,338,028 20,053,213 GRT/35,647,964 DWT; 10
includes 8 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 435 440 cargo, 76 83
refrigerated cargo, 20 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 48 22 roll-on/roll-off, 52 container, 4 5 multifunction large
load carrier, 111 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) 107 petroleum tanker, 2 3 specialized tanker, 8 3 liquefied gas, 17
20 chemical tanker, 30 32 combination ore/oil, 360 394 bulk, 2 3 vehicle carrier, 44 49
combination bulk; note--a bulk, 2 railcar carrier, 2 passenger, 1 passenger cargo; note -
a flag of convenience registry; Cuba owns at least 25 30 of these ships,
republics of the former USSR owns 52, and own 58, Latvia also has 5 ships, Yugoslavia
owns 1 1, and Romania 3
- 1,299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,045,037 GRT/37,119,933 DWT;
- includes 10 short-sea passenger, 1 passenger-cargo, 463 cargo, 77 refrigerated cargo, 24 roll-on/roll-off, 70 container, 4 multifunction large load carrier, 110 oil tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 26 chemical tanker, 32 combination ore/oil, 422 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 48 combination bulk, 1 railcar carrier, 2 passenger;
- note - a flag of convenience registry;
- Cuba owns 27 of these ships, Russia owns 36, Latvia also has 7 ships, Croatia owns 2, and Romania 5
1,228 1,299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,053,213 GRT/35,647,964 21,045,037 GRT/37,119,933 DWT;
includes 8 10 short-sea passenger, 2 1 passenger-cargo, 440 463 cargo, 83 77
refrigerated cargo, 22 24 roll-on/roll-off, 52 70 container, 5 4 multifunction large
load carrier, 107 petroleum 110 oil tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 2620 chemical tanker, 32 combination ore/oil, 394 422 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 49 48
combination bulk, 2 1 railcar carrier, 2 passenger, 1 passenger cargo; passenger; note -
convenience registry; Cuba owns at least 30 27 of these ships,
republics of the former USSR own 58,
also has 5 7 ships, YugoslaviaCroatia owns 1, 2, and Romania 3 5
1,399 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,743,484 GRT/39,874,985 DWT, bulk 469, cargo 496, chemical tanker 27, combination bulk 48, combination ore/oil 32, container 82, liquefied gas 3, multifunction large load carrier 4, oil tanker 122, passenger 4, passenger-cargo 2, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 67, roll-on/roll-off cargo 24, short-sea passenger 12, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
1,399 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,743,484 GRT/39,874,985
DWT, bulk 469, cargo 496, chemical tanker 27, combination bulk 48,
combination ore/oil 32, container 82, liquefied gas 3, multifunction
large load carrier 4, oil tanker 122, passenger 4, passenger-cargo 2,
railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 67, roll-on/roll-off cargo 24,
short-sea passenger 12, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
- total:
- 1,446 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,911,818 GRT/39,549,216 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 473, cargo 530, chemical tanker 28, combination bulk 55, combination ore/oil 24, container 92, liquefied gas tanker 3, multifunction large-load carrier 5, oil tanker 120, passenger 5, passenger-cargo 1, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 33, short-sea passenger 14, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 48 countries among which are ships of Greece 705, Germany 174, Russia 56, Netherlands 45, Japan 27, Belgium 25, UK 21, Spain 17, Switzerland 14, Hong Kong 13
1,399 total: 1,446 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,743,484 GRT/39,874,985 22,911,818DWT, GRT/39,549,216 DWT
ships by type: bulk 469, 473, cargo 496, 530, chemical tanker 27, 28, combination bulk 48,
bulk 55, combination ore/oil 32, 24, container 82, 92, liquefied gas tanker 3, multifunctionlarge load multifunction large-load carrier 4, 5, oil tanker 122, 120, passenger 4, passenger-cargo 2, 5,
passenger-cargo 1, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 67, 58,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 24,33, short-sea passenger 12, 14, specialized tanker 3,
2, vehicle carrier 3 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 48 countries among
which are ships of Greece 705, Germany 174, Russia 56, Netherlands 45,
Japan 27, Belgium 25, UK 21, Spain 17, Switzerland 14, Hong Kong 13
- total:
- 1,524 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,949,242 GRT/40,236,638 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 490, cargo 562, chemical tanker 27, combination bulk 53, combination ore/oil 22, container 115, liquefied gas tanker 3, multifunction large-load carrier 4, oil tanker 129, passenger 6, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 62, roll-on/roll-off cargo 28, short-sea passenger 17, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 48 countries among which are Greece 706, Germany 171, Russia 44, Netherlands 31, Belgium 30, Japan 29, Cuba 21, UK 17, Spain 14, and Hong Kong 13 (1995 est.)
total: 1,446 1,524 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,911,818 23,949,242GRT/39,549,216 GRT/40,236,638 DWT
ships by type: bulk 473, 490, cargo 530, 562, chemical tanker 28, 27, combination
bulk 55, 53, combination ore/oil 24, 22, container 92, 115, liquefied gas tanker 3,
3, multifunction large-load carrier 5, 4, oil tanker 120, 129, passenger 5, 6,
passenger-cargo 1, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 58,62, roll-on/roll-off cargo 33, 28,
short-sea passenger 14, 17, specialized tanker
2,
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 48
countries amongships of Greece 705, 706, Germany 174, 171, Russia 56, Netherlands 45, 44,Japan 27, Netherlands 31, Belgium 25, UK 30, Japan 29, Cuba 21, Spain UK 17, Switzerland Spain 14, and
Hong Kong 13 (1995 est.)
- total :
- 1,520 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,234,821 GRT/40,170,562 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 486, cargo 562, chemical tanker 26, combination bulk 50, combination ore/oil 19, container 119, liquefied gas tanker 3, oil tanker 142, passenger 7, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 50, roll-on/roll-off cargo 32, short-sea passenger 17, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 49 countries among which are Greece 723, Germany 172, Russia 45, Netherlands 32, Japan 30, Belgium 26, Cuba 26, Latvia 17, UK 15, and US 14; Cyprus owns 71 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,491,740 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Hong Kong, Liberia, Malta, Panama, Syria, and UK (1996 est.)
total: 1,524 total : 1,520 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,949,242 24,234,821GRT/40,236,638 GRT/40,170,562 DWT
ships by type: bulk 490, 486, cargo 562, chemical tanker 27, 26, combination
bulk 53, 50, combination ore/oil 22, 19, container 115, 119, liquefied gas tanker
3, multifunction large-load carrier 4, oil tanker 129, 142, passenger 6,7, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 62,
50, roll-on/roll-off cargo 28,32, short-sea passenger 17, specialized
tanker 3, 4, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 4849 countries
among which are Greece 706, 723, Germany 171, 172, Russia 44,45, Netherlands 31, Belgium 30, 32,
Japan 29, 30, Belgium 26, Cuba 21, UK 26, Latvia 17, Spain 14, UK 15, and US 14; Cyprus
owns 71 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,491,740 DWT
that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Hong Kong 13 (1995 Kong, Liberia, Malta, Panama, Syria, and UK (1996 est.)
- total:
- 1,533 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,330,565 GRT/37,272,825 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 471, cargo 568, chemical tanker 23, combination bulk 48, combination ore/oil 12, container 139, liquefied gas tanker 5, oil tanker 142, passenger 7, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 54, roll-on/roll-off cargo 42, short-sea passenger 16, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 45 countries among which are Greece 673, Germany 159, Russia 57, Latvia 28, Netherlands 25, Japan 24, Cuba 22, China 18, Belgium 17, and Poland 14; Cyprus owns 78 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,623,560 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Liberia, Malta, Panama, and Philippines (1997 est.)
total : 1,520 total: 1,533 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,234,821 23,330,565GRT/40,170,562 GRT/37,272,825 DWT
ships by type: bulk 486, 471, cargo 562, 568, chemical tanker 26, 23, combination
bulk 50, 48, combination ore/oil 19, 12, container 119, 139, liquefied gas tanker3, 5, oil tanker 142, passenger 7, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo50, 54, roll-on/roll-off cargo 32, 42, short-sea passenger 17, 16, specialized
tanker 4, 3, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 49 45 countries
among which are Greece 723, 673, Germany 172, 159, Russia 45, Netherlands 32, 57, Latvia 28,
Netherlands 25, Japan 30, Belgium 26, 24, Cuba 26, Latvia 22, China 18, Belgium 17, UK 15, and US Poland
14; Cyprus71 78 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,491,740 DWT
2,623,560 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and
Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Liberia, Malta, Panama, Syria, and UK (1996 Philippines (1997 est.)
- total:
- 1,469 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,362,067 GRT/36,945,331 DWT
- ships by type:
- barge carrier 2, bulk 430, cargo 530, chemical tanker 23, combination bulk 42, combination ore/oil 11, container 141, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 152, passenger 7, refrigerated cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 49, short-sea passenger 14, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 1
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 37 countries among which are Greece 611, Germany 129, Russia 49, Latvia 278, Netherlands 20, Japan 28, Cuba 16, China 15, Hong Kong 13, and Poland 15 (1998 est.)
total: 1,533 1,469 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,330,565 23,362,067GRT/37,272,825 GRT/36,945,331 DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 471, 430, cargo 568, 530, chemical tanker
23, combination48, 42, combination ore/oil 12, 11, container 139, 141,
liquefied gas tanker
5,142, 152, passenger 7, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo54, cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 42, 49, short-sea passenger 16, specialized 14,
specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 2 1
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 45 countries 37
countries among which are Greece 673, 611, Germany 159, 129, Russia 57, 49, Latvia 28,
278, Netherlands 25, 20, Japan 24, 28, Cuba 22, 16, China 18, Belgium 17, and Poland 15, Hong
14; Cyprus owns 78 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
2,623,560 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and
Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Cambodia, Cayman Islands,Kong, Kong 13, and
Liberia, Malta, Panama,Philippines (1997
Poland 15 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 1,414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,497,776 GRT/37,331,506 DWT
- ships by type:
- barge carrier 2, bulk 442, cargo 495, chemical tanker 22, combination bulk 40, combination ore/oil 8, container 144, liquified gas 6, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 142, refrigerated cargo 41, roll-on/roll-off 45, short-sea passenger 13, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 37 countries among which are Greece 611, Germany 129, Russia 49, Latvia 278, Netherlands 20, Japan 28, Cuba 16, China 15, Hong Kong 13, and Poland 15 (1998 est.)
total: 1,469 1,414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,362,067 23,497,776 GRT/37,331,506 DWT
GRT/36,945,331
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 430, 442, cargo 530, 495, chemical tanker
23,42, 40, combination ore/oil 11, 8, container 141, 144, liquified gas
liquefiedtanker 6, oil tanker 152, passenger 7, 8, petroleum tanker 142, refrigerated58, 41, roll-on/roll-off cargo 49, 45, short-sea passenger 14,13, specialized tanker 3, 4, vehicle carrier 1 2 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 37
- total:
- 1,328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,905,542 GRT/36,312,219 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 431, cargo 438, chemical tanker 23, combination bulk 36, combination ore/oil 4, container 140, liquefied gas 6, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 143, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 42, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 8, Belgium 7, China 10, Cuba 10, Denmark 2, Germany 79, Greece 385, Hong Kong 9, Croatia 2, India 5, Iran 1, Israel 4, Italy 2, Japan 19, South Korea 3, Latvia 10, Lithuania 1, Monaco 1, Netherlands 13, Norway 11, Poland 9, Portugal 3, Russia 42, Singapore 1, Spain 5, Sudan 2, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UAE 6, UK 8, Ukraine 2, US 9, Venezuela 2 (2000 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2000 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 1,328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,905,542 GRT/36,312,219 DWT ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 431, cargo 438, chemical tanker 23, combination bulk 36, combination ore/oil 4, container 140, liquefied gas 6, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 143, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 42, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 8, Belgium 7, China 10, Cuba 10, Denmark 2, Germany 79, Greece 385, Hong Kong 9, Croatia 2, India 5, Iran 1, Israel 4, Italy 2, Japan 19, South Korea 3, Latvia 10, Lithuania 1, Monaco 1, Netherlands 13, Norway 11, Poland 9, Portugal 3, Russia 42, Singapore 1, Spain 5, Sudan 2, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UAE 6, UK 8, Ukraine 2, US 9, Venezuela 2 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 1,254 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,802,712 GRT/36,337,768 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2, Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China 16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1, Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan 26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands 30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19, Portugal 2, Russia 57, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain 7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
- ships by type:
- barge carrier 2, bulk 438, cargo 378, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 31, combination ore/oil 2, container 133, liquefied gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 131, refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 1,254 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,802,712 GRT/36,337,768 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2, Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China 16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1, Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan 26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands 30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19, Portugal 2, Russia 57, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain 7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 438, cargo 378, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 31, combination ore/oil 2, container 133, liquefied gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 131, refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
- total:
- 1,180 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,106,229 GRT/37,032,163 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 421, cargo 325, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 24, combination ore/oil 2, container 151, liquefied gas 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 124, refrigerated cargo 45, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2, Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China 16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1, Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan 26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands 30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19, Portugal 2, Russia 57, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain 7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
total: 1,254 1,180 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,802,712 GRT/36,337,768 23,106,229 GRT/37,032,163 DWT
ships by type: bulk 421, cargo 325, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 24, combination ore/oil 2, container 151, liquefied gas 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 124, refrigerated cargo 45, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2, Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China 16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1, Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan 26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands 30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19, Portugal 2, Russia 57, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain 7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 438, cargo 378, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 31, combination ore/oil 2, container 133, liquefied gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 131, refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
- total:
- 1,066 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,016,374 GRT/35,760,004 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 403, cargo 276, chemical tanker 28, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 2, container 145, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 109, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 29, short-sea/passenger 5, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3
- foreign-owned:
- Austria 11, Belgium 1, Bulgaria 1, Canada 6, China 13, Croatia 2, Cuba 8, Egypt 2, Estonia 2, Germany 210, Greece 499, Guam 1, Hong Kong 5, India 6, Iran 3, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Italy 2, Japan 20, South Korea 6, Latvia 11, Malta 1, Mexico 1, Monaco 3, Netherlands 18, Norway 7, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 51, Singapore 2, Slovenia 4, Spain 5, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 2, United Kingdom 16, United States 4, Vietnam 1
- registered in other countries:
- 100 (2004 est.)
total: 1,180 1,066 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,106,229 GRT/37,032,163 22,016,374 GRT/35,760,004 DWTships by type: bulk 421, 403, cargo 325, 276, chemical tanker 25, 28, combination bulk 24, 21, combination ore/oil 2, container 151, 145, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 124, 109, refrigerated cargo 45, 30, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 9, 29, short-sea/passenger 5, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: foreign-owned: Austria 12, 11, Belgium 2, 1, Bulgaria 2, 1, Canada 3, Chile 2, 6, China 16, 13, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1, 8, Egypt 2, Estonia 2, Germany 229, 210, Greece 607, 499, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, 5, India 6, Iran 1, 3, Ireland 1, Israel 5, 3, Italy 1, 2, Japan 26, 20, South Korea 6, Latvia 14, Lebanon 11, Malta 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, 3, Netherlands 30, 18, Norway 23, 7, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19, 20, Portugal 2, Russia 57, 51, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain 7, 5, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 13, 2, United Kingdom 6, 16, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002
registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 972 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,016,374 GRT/35,760,004 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 384, cargo 248, chemical tanker 45, container 125, liquefied gas 4, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 19, petroleum tanker 103, refrigerated cargo 19, roll on/roll off 12, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 899 (Austria 2, Belgium 1, Canada 10, China 8, Croatia 3, Cuba 5, Egypt 1, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 236, Greece 396, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 2, Israel 3, Japan 18, Latvia 7, Monaco 1, Netherlands 12, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 56, Singapore 2, Slovenia 4, South Korea 1, Spain 4, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Syria 2, Ukraine 3, UAE 11, United Kingdom 24, United States 31, Vietnam 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 54 (2005)
total: 1,066 972 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,016,374 GRT/35,760,004 DWT
by type: bulk 403, carrier 384, cargo 276, 248, chemical tanker 28, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 2, 45, container 145, 125, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 2, 4, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, 19, petroleum tanker 109, 103, refrigerated cargo 30, 19, roll on/roll off 29, short-sea/passenger 5, specialized tanker 3, 12, vehicle carrier 3 5
foreign-owned: Austria 11, 899 (Austria 2, Belgium 1, Bulgaria 1, Canada 6, 10, China 13, 8, Croatia 2, 3, Cuba 8, 5, Egypt 2, 1, Estonia 2, 3, France 1, Germany 210, 236, Greece 499, Guam 1, 396, Hong Kong 5, 2, India 6, 2, Iran 3, Ireland 1, 2, Israel 3, Italy 2, Japan 20, South Korea 6, 18, Latvia 11, Malta 1, Mexico 1, 7, Monaco 3, 1, Netherlands 18, 12, Norway 7, Panama 1, 14, Philippines 2, 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 51, 56, Singapore 2, Slovenia 4, South Korea 1, Spain 5, Sudan 2, 4, Sweden 6, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 4, Syria 2, Ukraine 3, UAE 11, United Kingdom 16, 24, United States 4, 31, Vietnam 1 1)
registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.) 54 (2005)
- total:
- 884 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,477,944 GRT/31,157,473 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 354, cargo 210, chemical tanker 44, container 145, liquefied gas 8, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 23, petroleum tanker 64, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 777 (Belgium 1, Canada 2, China 11, Croatia 2, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Estonia 6, Germany 214, Greece 337, Greenland 1, Hong Kong 1, India 5, Iran 2, Ireland 3, Israel 3, Italy 2, Japan 17, South Korea 1, Latvia 4, Netherlands 18, Norway 16, Philippines 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 53, Singapore 1, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, Sweden 3, Switzerland 4, Syria 3, UAE 11, UK 6, Ukraine 4, US 7, unknown 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 87 (Bahamas 13, Belize 2, Cambodia 12, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 1, Isle of Man 1, Liberia 3, Malta 15, Marshall Islands 15, Norway 2, Panama 14, Portugal 1, Russia 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 1, Turkey 2) (2006)
total: 972 884 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 22,016,374 GRT/35,760,004 19,477,944 GRT/31,157,473 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 384, 354, cargo 248, 210, chemical tanker 45, 44, container 125, 145, liquefied gas 4, passenger 8, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 19, 23, petroleum tanker 103, 64, refrigerated cargo 19, 15, roll on/roll off 12, 9, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 899 (Austria 2, Belgium 777 (Belgium 1, Canada 10, 2, China 8, 11, Croatia 3, 2, Cuba 5, Egypt 2, Denmark 1, Estonia 3, France 1, 6, Germany 236, 214, Greece 396, 337, Greenland 1, Hong Kong 2, 1, India 2, 5, Iran 2, Ireland 3, Israel 3, Italy 2, Japan 18, Latvia 7, Monaco 17, South Korea 1, Latvia 4, Netherlands 12, 18, Norway 14, 16, Philippines 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 56, 53, Singapore 2, 1, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 4, South Korea 1, Spain 4, 7, Sweden 6, 3, Switzerland 4, Syria 2, Ukraine 3, UAE 11, United Kingdom 24, United States 31, Vietnam UK 6, Ukraine 4, US 7, unknown 1)
registered in other countries: 54 (2005) 87 (Bahamas 13, Belize 2, Cambodia 12, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 1, Isle of Man 1, Liberia 3, Malta 15, Marshall Islands 15, Norway 2, Panama 14, Portugal 1, Russia 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 1, Turkey 2) (2006)
- total:
- 868 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,408,418 GRT/30,843,848 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 311, cargo 197, chemical tanker 58, container 163, liquefied gas 7, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 64, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 16, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 724 (Austria 1, Belgium 1, Canada 2, China 10, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Estonia 5, Germany 197, Greece 292, Hong Kong 2, India 1, Iran 2, Ireland 1, Israel 4, Italy 5, Japan 19, South Korea 2, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Netherlands 23, Norway 17, Philippines 1, Poland 18, Portugal 1, Russia 50, Singapore 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, Sweden 2, Switzerland 3, Syria 2, Turkey 1, Ukraine 6, UAE 10, UK 21, US 8)
- registered in other countries:
- 133 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 20, Belize 1, Cambodia 9, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 5, Greece 5, Isle of Man 4, Liberia 5, Malta 15, Marshall Islands 39, Norway 2, Panama 15, Russia 2, Samoa 1, St Vincent and The Grenadines 3, Turkey 2, UK 1, unknown 1) (2007)
total: 884 868 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,477,944 GRT/31,157,473 19,408,418 GRT/30,843,848 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 354, 311, cargo 210, 197, chemical tanker 44, 58, container 145, 163, liquefied gas 8, passenger 7, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 23, 24, petroleum tanker 64, refrigerated cargo 15, 17, roll on/roll off 9, 16, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 777 (Belgium 724 (Austria 1, Belgium 1, Canada 2, China 11, Croatia 2, 10, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Estonia 6, 5, Germany 214, 197, Greece 337, Greenland 1, 292, Hong Kong 1, 2, India 5, 1, Iran 2, Ireland 3, 1, Israel 3, 4, Italy 2, 5, Japan 17, 19, South Korea 1, 2, Latvia 4, 1, Lebanon 1, Netherlands 18, 23, Norway 16, 17, Philippines 1, Poland 20, 18, Portugal 2, 1, Russia 53, 50, Singapore 1, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, Sweden 3, 2, Switzerland 4, Syria 3, Syria 2, Turkey 1, Ukraine 6, UAE 11, 10, UK 6, Ukraine 4, 21, US 7, unknown 1) 8)
registered in other countries: 87 (Bahamas 13, Belize 133 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 20, Belize 1, Cambodia 12, 9, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 1, 5, Greece 1, 5, Isle of Man 1, 4, Liberia 3, 5, Malta 15, Marshall Islands 15, 39, Norway 2, Panama 14, Portugal 1, 15, Russia 2, Saint Samoa 1, St Vincent and the The Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 1, 3, Turkey 2) (2006) 2, UK 1, unknown 1) (2007)
- total:
- 858
- by type:
- bulk carrier 295, cargo 182, chemical tanker 63, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 690 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 10, Cuba 1, Denmark 4, Estonia 5, Germany 189, Greece 259, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 4, Italy 7, Japan 21, South Korea 1, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Netherlands 22, Norway 18, Philippines 1, Poland 18, Portugal 1, Russia 50, Singapore 3, Slovenia 4, Spain 6, Sweden 2, Syria 2, Ukraine 4, UAE 9, UK 19, US 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 256 (Antigua and Barbuda 18, Bahamas 25, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 7, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Germany 2, Gibraltar 1, Greece 7, Liberia 63, Malta 31, Marshall Islands 37, Netherlands 8, Netherlands Antilles 21, Panama 19, Poland 1, Russia 2, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Samoa 1, Singapore 1, Tonga 1, Turkey 2, UK 2, unknown 1) (2008)
total: 868 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,408,418 GRT/30,843,848 DWT 858
by type: bulk carrier 311, 295, cargo 197, 182, chemical tanker 58, 63, container 163, 193, liquefied gas 7, 10, passenger 6, 5, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 64, 58, refrigerated cargo 17, 10, roll on/roll off 16, 12, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 724 690 (Austria 1, Belgium 1, 2, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 10, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Denmark 4, Estonia 5, Germany 197, 189, Greece 292, 259, Hong Kong 2, India 1, Iran 2, Iran 10, Ireland 1, 3, Israel 4, Italy 5, 7, Japan 19, 21, South Korea 2, 1, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Netherlands 23, 22, Norway 17, 18, Philippines 1, Poland 18, Portugal 1, Russia 50, Singapore 1, 3, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, 6, Sweden 2, Switzerland 3, Syria 2, Turkey 1, Ukraine 6, 4, UAE 10, 9, UK 21, 19, US 8) 5)
registered in other countries: 133 256 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, 18, Bahamas 20, 25, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 9, 7, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Germany 2, Gibraltar 5, 1, Greece 5, Isle of Man 4, 7, Liberia 5, 63, Malta 15, 31, Marshall Islands 39, Norway 2, 37, Netherlands 8, Netherlands Antilles 21, Panama 15, 19, Poland 1, Russia 2, Samoa Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, St Saint Vincent and The the Grenadines 3, 1, Samoa 1, Singapore 1, Tonga 1, Turkey 2, UK 1, 2, unknown 1) (2007) (2008)
- total:
- 858
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
- by type:
- bulk carrier 295, cargo 182, chemical tanker 63, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 690 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 10, Cuba 1, Denmark 4, Estonia 5, Germany 189, Greece 259, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 4, Italy 7, Japan 21, South Korea 1, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Netherlands 22, Norway 18, Philippines 1, Poland 18, Portugal 1, Russia 50, Singapore 3, Slovenia 4, Spain 6, Sweden 2, Syria 2, Ukraine 4, UAE 9, UK 19, US 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 256 (Antigua and Barbuda 18, Bahamas 25, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 7, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Germany 2, Gibraltar 1, Greece 7, Liberia 63, Malta 31, Marshall Islands 37, Netherlands 8, Netherlands Antilles 21, Panama 19, Poland 1, Russia 2, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Samoa 1, Singapore 1, Tonga 1, Turkey 2, UK 2, unknown 1) (2008)
total:
858
country comparison to the world:
13
by type:
bulk carrier 295, cargo 182, chemical tanker 63, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned:
690 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 10, Cuba 1, Denmark 4, Estonia 5, Germany 189, Greece 259, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 4, Italy 7, Japan 21, South Korea 1, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Netherlands 22, Norway 18, Philippines 1, Poland 18, Portugal 1, Russia 50, Singapore 3, Slovenia 4, Spain 6, Sweden 2, Syria 2, Ukraine 4, UAE 9, UK 19, US 5)
registered in other countries:
256 (Antigua and Barbuda 18, Bahamas 25, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 7, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Germany 2, Gibraltar 1, Greece 7, Liberia 63, Malta 31, Marshall Islands 37, Netherlands 8, Netherlands Antilles 21, Panama 19, Poland 1, Russia 2, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Samoa 1, Singapore 1, Tonga 1, Turkey 2, UK 2, unknown 1) (2008)
- total:
- 839
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
- by type:
- bulk carrier 267, cargo 173, chemical tanker 77, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- 637 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 6, Cuba 1, Denmark 6, Estonia 7, France 16, Germany 189, Greece 216, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 1, Italy 6, Japan 19, Monaco 1, Netherlands 24, Norway 12, Philippines 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 47, Singapore 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, Sweden 5, Syria 1, UAE 5, UK 7, Ukraine 2, US 7)
- registered in other countries:
- 138 (Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 8, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 4, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 7, Malta 29, Marshall Islands 38, Norway 1, Panama 8, Russia 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 3, unknown 3) (2010)
total:858 839
country comparison to the world:
13
by type:
bulk carrier 295, 267, cargo 182, 173, chemical tanker 63, 77, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 5, 3, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 58, 69, refrigerated cargo 10, 6, roll on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 1, 13, vehicle carrier 5 4
foreign-owned:690 637 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 10, 6, Cuba 1, Denmark 4, 6, Estonia 5, 7, France 16, Germany 189, Greece 259, 216, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 4, 1, Italy 7, 6, Japan 21, South Korea 1, Latvia 1, Lebanon 19, Monaco 1, Netherlands 22, 24, Norway 18, 12, Philippines 1, Poland 18, 20, Portugal 1, 2, Russia 50, 47, Singapore 3, 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 6, 7, Sweden 2, 5, Syria 2, Ukraine 4, 1, UAE 9, 5, UK 19, 7, Ukraine 2, US 5) 7)
registered in other countries:256 (Antigua and Barbuda 18, Bahamas 25, 138 (Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 7, 8, Comoros 1, Georgia 1, Germany 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 7, 4, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 63, 7, Malta 31, 29, Marshall Islands 37, Netherlands 8, Netherlands Antilles 21, Panama 19, Poland 38, Norway 1, Panama 8, Russia 2, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Samoa 2, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 1, Tonga 1, Turkey 2, UK 2, 3, unknown 1) (2008) 3) (2010)
- total:
- 839
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
- by type:
- bulk carrier 267, cargo 173, chemical tanker 77, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- 637 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 6, Cuba 1, Denmark 6, Estonia 7, France 16, Germany 189, Greece 216, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 1, Italy 6, Japan 19, Monaco 1, Netherlands 24, Norway 12, Philippines 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 47, Singapore 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, Sweden 5, Syria 1, UAE 5, UK 7, Ukraine 2, US 7)
note: this country allows large numbers of ships owned by foreign entities to be registered in its national shipping registry and to fly its flag; these ships operate under the laws of the flag state
- registered in other countries:
- 138 (Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 8, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 4, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 7, Malta 29, Marshall Islands 38, Norway 1, Panama 8, Russia 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 3, unknown 3) (2010)
total:
839
country comparison to the world:
13
by type:
bulk carrier 267, cargo 173, chemical tanker 77, container 193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 4
foreign-owned:
637 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 6, Cuba 1, Denmark 6, Estonia 7, France 16, Germany 189, Greece 216, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 1, Italy 6, Japan 19, Monaco 1, Netherlands 24, Norway 12, Philippines 1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 47, Singapore 1, Slovenia 4, Spain 7, Sweden 5, Syria 1, UAE 5, UK 7, Ukraine 2, US 7)
note:
this country allows large numbers of ships owned by foreign entities to be registered in its national shipping registry and to fly its flag; these ships operate under the laws of the flag state
registered in other countries:
138 (Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Burma 1, Cambodia 8, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 4, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 7, Malta 29, Marshall Islands 38, Norway 1, Panama 8, Russia 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 3, unknown 3) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 838
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
- by type:
- bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 5, Spain 6, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UAE 3, UK 7, Ukraine 3, US 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)
total:839 838
country comparison to the world:
13
by type:
bulk carrier 267, 278, cargo 173, 163, chemical tanker 77, container 193, 201, liquefied gas 10, 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 24, 25, petroleum tanker 69, 62, refrigerated cargo 6, 5, roll on/roll off 13, 9, vehicle carrier 4
foreign-owned:637 (Austria 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 2, 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 6, Cuba 1, Denmark 6, Estonia 7, 6, France 16, Germany 189, 192, Greece 216, 201, Hong Kong 2, India 2, 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 1, Italy 6, Japan 19, Monaco 1, 16, Netherlands 24, 23, Norway 12, 14, Philippines 1, Poland 20, 24, Portugal 2, Russia 47, 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 4, 5, Spain 7, 6, Sweden 5, Syria Turkey 1, UAE 5, 3, UK 7, Ukraine 2, 3, US 7) 5)
note:
this country allows large numbers of ships owned by foreign entities to be registered in its national shipping registry and to fly its flag; these ships operate under the laws of the flag state
registered in other countries:138 152 (Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Burma 1, 23, Cambodia 8, 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 4, 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 7, 9, Malta 29, 32, Marshall Islands 38, 40, Norway 1, Panama 8, 5, Russia 11, 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, 3, Sierra Leone 1, 2, Singapore 3, 6, unknown 3) 4) (2010)
- total:
- 838
- by type:
- bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 5, Spain 6, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UAE 3, UK 7, Ukraine 3, US 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
13
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 13
- total:
- 838
- by type:
- bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 5, Spain 6, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UAE 3, UK 7, Ukraine 3, US 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
total: 838
by type: bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4
foreign-owned: 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 5, Spain 6, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UAE 3, UK 7, Ukraine 3, US 5)
registered in other countries: 152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 13
- total:
- 838
- by type:
- bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 5, Spain 6, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UAE 3, UK 7, Ukraine 3, US 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 14
total: 838
by type: bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4
foreign-owned: 622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 46, Singapore 1, Slovenia 5, Spain 6, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UAE 3, UK 7, Ukraine 3, US 5)
registered in other countries: 152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 13 14
- total:
- 1,022 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 307, container ship 183, general cargo 164, oil tanker 57, other 311 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 1,022 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 307, container ship 183, general cargo 164, oil tanker 57, other 311 (2017)
- total:
- 1,020
- by type:
- bulk carrier 311, container ship 184, general cargo 177, oil tanker 51, other 297 (2018)
total: 1,022 (2017) 1,020
by type: bulk carrier 307, 311, container ship 183, 184, general cargo 164, 177, oil tanker 57, 51, other 311 (2017) 297 (2018)
- total:
- 1,039
- by type:
- bulk carrier 304, container ship 190, general cargo 183, oil tanker 42, other 320 (2019)
total: 1,020 1,039
by type: bulk carrier 311, 304, container ship 184, 190, general cargo 177, 183, oil tanker 51, 42, other 297 (2018) 320 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 1,051
- by type:
- bulk carrier 269, container ship 182, general cargo 197, oil tanker 59, other 344 (2021)
total: 1,039 1,051
by type: bulk carrier 304, 269, container ship 190, 182, general cargo 183, 197, oil tanker 42, 59, other 320 (2019) 344 (2021)
- total:
- 1,030 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 255, container ship 169, general cargo 200, oil tanker 61, other 345
total: 1,051 1,030 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 269, 255, container ship 182, 169, general cargo 197, 200, oil tanker 59, 61, other 344 (2021) 345
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 1,005 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 243, container ship 154, general cargo 211, oil tanker 47, other 350
total: 1,030 (2022) 1,005 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 255, 243, container ship 169, 154, general cargo 200, 211, oil tanker 61, 47, other 345 350
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