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Merchant marine Denmark, in 36 editions.
The entry for Denmark 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- 252 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,498,611 GRT/6,711,011 DWT;
- includes 12 short-sea passenger, 82 cargo, 15 refrigerated cargo, 28 container, 36 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 railcar carrier, 37 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 13 chemical tanker, 12 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 12 bulk;
- note--Denmark has created a captive register called the Danish International Ship Register (DIS) as its own internal register;
- DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register;
- by the end of 1990, most Danish flag ships will belong to the DIS
252 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,498,611 GRT/6,711,011 DWT; includes 12 short-sea passenger, 82 cargo, 15 refrigerated cargo, 28 container, 36 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 railcar carrier, 37 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 13 chemical tanker, 12 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 12 bulk; note--Denmark has created a captive register called the Danish International Ship Register (DIS) as its own internal register; DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register; by the end of 1990, most Danish flag ships will belong to the DIS
- 281 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,888,064 GRT/7,131,949 DWT;
- includes 13 short-sea passenger, 85 cargo, 15 refrigerated cargo, 35 container, 40 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 railcar carrier, 37 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 14 chemical tanker, 22 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 14 bulk, 1 combination bulk;
- note--Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship Register (DIS);
- DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register;
- by the end of 1990, 258 of the Danish-flag ships belonged to the DIS
252 281 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,498,611 GRT/6,711,011 4,888,064 GRT/7,131,949 DWT; includes 12 13 short-sea passenger, 82 85 cargo, 15 refrigerated cargo, 28 35 container, 36 40 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 railcar carrier, 37 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 13 14 chemical tanker, 12 22 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 12 14 bulk, 1 combination bulk; note--Denmark has created a captive register its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship Register (DIS) as its own internal register; (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register; by the end of 1990, most Danish flag 258 of the Danish-flag ships will belong belonged to the DIS
- 317 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,367,063 GRT/7,921,891 DWT;
- includes 13 short-sea passenger, 94 cargo, 21 refrigerated cargo, 38 container, 39 roll-on/roll-off, 1 railcar carrier, 42 petroleum tanker, 14 chemical tanker, 33 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 17 bulk, 1 combination bulk;
- note - Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS);
- DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register;
- by the end of 1990, 258 of the Danish-flag ships belonged to the DIS
281 317 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,888,064 GRT/7,131,949 5,367,063 GRT/7,921,891 DWT; includes
13 short-sea passenger, 85 94 cargo, 15 21 refrigerated cargo, 35 38 container, 40 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 39
roll-on/roll-off, 1 railcar carrier, 37 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) 42 petroleum tanker, 14 chemical
tanker, 22 33 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 14 17 bulk, 1 combination bulk; note--Denmark
note - Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish
International Ship Register register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish
manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the
Danish register; by the end of 1990, 258 of the Danish-flag ships belonged
to the DIS
- 328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,043,277 GRT/7,230,634 DWT;
- includes 13 short-sea passenger, 102 cargo, 19 refrigerated cargo, 47 container, 37 roll-on/roll-off, 1 railcar carrier, 33 oil tanker, 18 chemical tanker, 36 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 17 bulk, 1 combination bulk;
- note - Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS);
- DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register;
- by the end of 1990, 258 of the Danish-flag ships belonged to the DIS
317 328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,367,063 GRT/7,921,891 5,043,277 GRT/7,230,634 DWT; includes
13 short-sea passenger, 94 102 cargo, 21 19 refrigerated cargo, 38 47 container, 39 37
roll-on/roll-off, 1 railcar carrier, 42 petroleum 33 oil tanker, 14 18 chemical33 36
liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 17 bulk, 1 combination bulk;
Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish
International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish
manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the
Danish register; by the end of 1990, 258 of the Danish-flag ships belonged
to the DIS
347 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,974,494 GRT/6,820,067 DWT, bulk 15, cargo 110, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 1, container 51, liquefied gas 36, livestock carrier 4, oil tanker 33, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 21, roll-on/roll-off cargo 39, short-sea passenger 12
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
347 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,974,494 GRT/6,820,067 DWT,
bulk 15, cargo 110, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 1, container
51, liquefied gas 36, livestock carrier 4, oil tanker 33, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 21, roll-on/roll-off cargo 39, short-sea
passenger 12
- total:
- 345 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,005,470 GRT/6,974,750 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 17, cargo 109, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 1, container 61, liquefied gas tanker 32, livestock carrier 4, oil tanker 32, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 18, roll-on/roll-off cargo 35, short-sea passenger 11
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 345 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,005,470 GRT/6,974,750
DWT
ships by type: bulk 17, cargo 109, chemical tanker 24, combination
bulk 1, container 61, liquefied gas tanker 32, livestock carrier 4,
oil tanker 32, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 18,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 35, short-sea passenger 11
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish
International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet
Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience
within the Danish register
- total:
- 334 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,013,054 GRT/7,171,871 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 13, cargo 114, chemical tanker 25, container 65, liquefied gas tanker 27, livestock carrier 5, oil tanker 31, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 17, roll-on/roll-off cargo 26, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 1
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1995 est.)
total: 345 334 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,005,470 GRT/6,974,750 5,013,054
GRT/7,171,871 DWT
ships by type: bulk 17, 13, cargo 109, 114, chemical tanker 24, combination 25, container
bulk 1,61, 65,
liquefied gas tanker 32, 27, livestock carrier 4,5, oil tanker 32, 31, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 18,17, roll-on/roll-off cargo 35, 26,
short-sea passenger 11 9, specialized tanker 1
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish
Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet
meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience
convenience within the Danish register (1995 est.)
- total:
- 328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,180,729 GRT/7,400,870 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 15, cargo 114, chemical tanker 20, container 68, liquefied gas tanker 25, livestock carrier 6, oil tanker 29, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 16, roll-on/roll-off cargo 24, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 1
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1996 est.)
total: 334 328 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,013,054 5,180,729 GRT/7,400,870GRT/7,171,871 DWT
ships by type: bulk 13, 15, cargo 114, chemical tanker 25, 20, container 65, 68,
liquefied gas tanker 27, 25, livestock carrier 5, 6, oil tanker 31, 29, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 17, 16, roll-on/roll-off cargo 26,24, short-sea
passenger 9, specialized tanker 1
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the
International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to
Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of
within the Danish register (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 327 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,972,331 GRT/6,894,091 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 14, cargo 118, chemical tanker 16, container 76, liquefied gas tanker 24, livestock carrier 6, oil tanker 25, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 14, roll-on/roll-off cargo 22, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 2
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1997 est.)
total: 328 327 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,180,729 GRT/7,400,870 4,972,331 GRT/6,894,091
DWT
ships by type: bulk 15, 14, cargo 114, 118, chemical tanker 20, 16, container 68, 76,
liquefied gas tanker 25, 24, livestock carrier 6, oil tanker 29, 25, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 16, 14, roll-on/roll-off cargo 24, 22, short-sea
passenger 9, specialized tanker 1 2
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish
International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet
Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience
within the Danish register (1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 337 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,130,643 GRT/6,880,248 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 14, cargo 130, chemical tanker 19, container 73, liquefied gas tanker 26, livestock carrier 6, oil tanker 20, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 21, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 3
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1998 est.)
total: 327 337 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,972,331 GRT/6,894,091 5,130,643
GRT/6,880,248 DWT
ships by type: bulk 14, cargo 118, 130, chemical tanker 16, 19, container 76, 73,
liquefied gas tanker 24, 26, livestock carrier 6, oil tanker 25, 20, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 14, 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 22, short-sea 21,
short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 2 3
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish
Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet
meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience
convenience within the Danish register (1997 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 336 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,190,227 GRT/6,815,128 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 12, cargo 132, chemical tanker 22, container 70, liquified gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 24, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll-on/roll-off 19, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 3 (1999 est.)
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1998 est.)
total: 337 336 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,130,643 5,190,227 GRT/6,815,128 DWT
GRT/6,880,248
ships by type: bulk 14, 12, cargo 130, 132, chemical tanker 19, 22, container 73, 70, liquified gas
liquefiedtanker 26, livestock carrier 6, oil petroleum tanker 20, railcar24, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 15, 13, roll-on/roll-off cargo 21,19, short-sea passenger 9, 8, specialized tanker 3 (1999 est.)
note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the
- total:
- 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,073,489 GRT/8,027,002 DWT ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 128, chemical tanker 27, container 76, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 22, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 23, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Finland 1 (2000 est.)
total: 336 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,190,227 GRT/6,815,128 6,073,489 GRT/8,027,002 DWT12, 10, cargo 132, 128, chemical tanker 22, 27, container 70, liquified 76, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 24, rail car 22, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll-on/roll-off 19, roll on/roll off 23, short-sea passenger 8, 7, specialized tanker 3 (1999 est.)note: Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS includes some foreign-owned ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to registered here as a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1998 convenience: Finland 1 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 301 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,258,959 GRT/8,143,520 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greenland 1, Indonesia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)
- ships by type:
- bulk 8, cargo 105, chemical tanker 26, container 72, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 25, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 3
total: 342 301 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,073,489 GRT/8,027,002 6,258,959 GRT/8,143,520 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greenland 1, Indonesia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 10, 8, cargo 128, 105, chemical tanker 27, 26, container 76, 72, liquefied gas 26, 20, livestock carrier 6, 5, petroleum tanker 22, 25, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 23, 16, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Finland 1 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 282 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,714,557 GRT/8,715,716 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greenland 1, Indonesia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)
- ships by type:
- bulk 5, cargo 85, chemical tanker 29, container 77, liquefied gas 19, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 28, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 11, short-sea passenger 6, specialized tanker 4
total: 301 282 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,258,959 GRT/8,143,520 6,714,557 GRT/8,715,716 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greenland 1, Indonesia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 8, 5, cargo 105, 85, chemical tanker 26, 29, container 72, 77, liquefied gas 20, 19, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 25, 28, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, 12, roll on/roll off 16, 11, short-sea passenger 7, 6, specialized tanker 3 4
- total:
- 276 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,952,473 GRT/9,030,444 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 4, cargo 77, chemical tanker 36, container 83, liquefied gas 15, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 27, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 11, short-sea/passenger 5, specialized tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- Germany 1, Greece 1, Indonesia 2, Norway 5
- registered in other countries:
- 284 (2004 est.)
total: 282 276 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,714,557 GRT/8,715,716 6,952,473 GRT/9,030,444 DWTnote: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greenland 1, Indonesia 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.) by type: bulk
ships5, 4, cargo 85, 77, chemical tanker 29, 36, container 77, 83, liquefied gas 19, 15, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 28, railcar 27, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 12, 8, roll on/roll off 11, short-sea passenger 6, short-sea/passenger 5, specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: Germany 1, Greece 1, Indonesia 2, Norway 5
registered in other countries: 284 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 287 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,952,473 GRT/9,030,444 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 67, chemical tanker 40, container 79, liquefied gas 10, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 42, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 23 (Bahamas 14, France 1, Greece 1, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 2, UAE 1, Vietnam 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 487 (2005)
total: 276 287 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,952,473 GRT/9,030,444 DWT
by type: bulk 4, carrier 2, cargo 77, 67, chemical tanker 36, 40, container 83, 79, liquefied gas 15, 10, livestock carrier 5, 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 42, petroleum tanker 27, rail car carrier 1, 25, refrigerated cargo 8, 7, roll on/roll off 11, short-sea/passenger 5, 8, specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: Germany 23 (Bahamas 14, France 1, Greece 1, Indonesia 2, Greenland 1, Norway 5 2, Sweden 2, UAE 1, Vietnam 1)
registered in other countries: 284 (2004 est.) 487 (2005)
- total:
- 293 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,986,735 GRT/9,936,431 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, cargo 63, chemical tanker 48, container 86, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 25 (Canada 1, Germany 13, Greece 5, Greenland 1, Norway 3, Sweden 1, UK 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 409 (Antigua and Barbuda 14, Bahamas 59, Belgium 4, Cayman Islands 5, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 2, France 1, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 2, Gibraltar 1, Hong Kong 6, Isle of Man 53, North Korea 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 10, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 1, Mexico 2, Netherlands 9, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 32, Panama 34, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14, Singapore 52, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Sweden 4, UK 46, US 24, Vanuatu 6, Venezuela 3, Vietnam 1) (2006)
Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 293 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,986,735 GRT/9,936,431 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 63, chemical tanker 48, container 86, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: 25 (Canada 1, Germany 13, Greece 5, Greenland 1, Norway 3, Sweden 1, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 409 (Antigua and Barbuda 14, Bahamas 59, Belgium 4, Cayman Islands 5, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 2, France 1, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 2, Gibraltar 1, Hong Kong 6, Isle of Man 53, North Korea 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 10, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 1, Mexico 2, Netherlands 9, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 32, Panama 34, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14, Singapore 52, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Sweden 4, UK 46, US 24, Vanuatu 6, Venezuela 3, Vietnam 1) (2006)
- total:
- 299 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,767,265 GRT/10,604,081 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, cargo 64, chemical tanker 57, container 84, liquefied gas 2, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 41, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 25 (Canada 1, Germany 13, Greece 4, Greenland 1, Norway 1, Sweden 4, UK 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 468 (Antigua and Barbuda 15, Bahamas 66, Belgium 3, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 2, France 3, Gibraltar 9, Hong Kong 12, Isle of Man 41, Italy 2, Jamaica 1, Liberia 12, Lithuania 9, Malta 10, Marshall Islands 9, Mexico 2, Netherlands 19, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 26, Panama 32, Portugal 3, Singapore 68, South Africa 1, Spain 2, St Vincent and The Grenadines 16, Sweden 4, UK 61, US 29, Venezuela 3) (2007)
total: 293 299 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,986,735 GRT/9,936,431 8,767,265 GRT/10,604,081 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 63, 64, chemical tanker 48, 57, container 86, 84, liquefied gas 4, 2, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, 41, petroleum tanker 23, 22, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: 25 (Canada 1, Germany 13, Greece 5, 4, Greenland 1, Norway 3, Sweden 1, Sweden 4, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 409 468 (Antigua and Barbuda 14, 15, Bahamas 59, 66, Belgium 4, 3, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 5, 3, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 2, France 1, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 2, 3, Gibraltar 1, 9, Hong Kong 6, 12, Isle of Man 53, North Korea 41, Italy 2, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, 12, Lithuania 10, 9, Malta 6, 10, Marshall Islands 1, 9, Mexico 2, Netherlands 9, 19, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 32, 26, Panama 34, 32, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14, 3, Singapore 52, 68, South Africa 1, Spain 1, 2, St Vincent and The Grenadines 16, Sweden 4, UK 46, 61, US 24, Vanuatu 6, 29, Venezuela 3, Vietnam 1) (2006) 3) (2007)
- total:
- 327
- by type:
- bulk carrier 8, cargo 63, carrier 2, chemical tanker 78, container 84, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 42, petroleum tanker 29, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 26 (Canada 1, Germany 1, Germany 9, Greece 4, Iceland 2, Norway 3, Sweden 6)
- registered in other countries:
- 534 (Antigua and Barbuda 19, Bahamas 67, Belgium 4, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 4, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, France 2, Germany 1, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 24, Isle of Man 29, Italy 3, Jamaica 2, Liberia 12, Lithuania 5, Luxembourg 1, Malta 30, Marshall Islands 10, Mexico 2, Netherlands 29, Netherlands Antilles 2, Norway 25, Panama 40, Portugal 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16, Singapore 87, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Spain 1, Sweden 4, Togo 1, UAE 1, UK 62, US 31, Venezuela 1) (2008)
total: 299 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,767,265 GRT/10,604,081 DWT 327
by type: bulk carrier 7, 8, cargo 64, 63, carrier 2, chemical tanker 57, 78, container 84, liquefied gas 2, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 41, 42, petroleum tanker 22, 29, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: 25 26 (Canada 1, Germany 13, 1, Germany 9, Greece 4, Greenland 1, Iceland 2, Norway 1, 3, Sweden 4, UK 1) 6)
registered in other countries: 468 534 (Antigua and Barbuda 15, 19, Bahamas 66, 67, Belgium 3, 4, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 1, 4, Egypt 1, Estonia 2, 1, France 3, 2, Germany 1, Gibraltar 9, 7, Hong Kong 12, 24, Isle of Man 41, 29, Italy 2, 3, Jamaica 1, 2, Liberia 12, Lithuania 9, 5, Luxembourg 1, Malta 10, 30, Marshall Islands 9, 10, Mexico 2, Netherlands 19, 29, Netherlands Antilles 1, 2, Norway 26, 25, Panama 32, 40, Portugal 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16, Singapore 68, 87, South Africa 1, Spain 2, St Vincent and The Grenadines 16, 1, Spain 1, Sweden 4, Togo 1, UAE 1, UK 61, 62, US 29, 31, Venezuela 3) (2007) 1) (2008)
- total:
- 327
- country comparison to the world:
- 29
- by type:
- bulk carrier 8, cargo 63, carrier 2, chemical tanker 78, container 84, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 42, petroleum tanker 29, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 26 (Canada 1, Germany 1, Germany 9, Greece 4, Iceland 2, Norway 3, Sweden 6)
- registered in other countries:
- 534 (Antigua and Barbuda 19, Bahamas 67, Belgium 4, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 4, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, France 2, Germany 1, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 24, Isle of Man 29, Italy 3, Jamaica 2, Liberia 12, Lithuania 5, Luxembourg 1, Malta 30, Marshall Islands 10, Mexico 2, Netherlands 29, Netherlands Antilles 2, Norway 25, Panama 40, Portugal 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16, Singapore 87, South Africa 1, Spain 2, Sweden 4, Togo 1, UAE 1, UK 62, US 31, Venezuela 1) (2008)
total:
327
country comparison to the world:
29
by type:
bulk carrier 8, cargo 63, carrier 2, chemical tanker 78, container 84, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 42, petroleum tanker 29, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned:
26 (Canada 1, Germany 1, Germany 9, Greece 4, Iceland 2, Norway 3, Sweden 6)
registered in other countries:
534 (Antigua and Barbuda 19, Bahamas 67, Belgium 4, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 4, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, France 2, Germany 1, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 24, Isle of Man 29, Italy 3, Jamaica 2, Liberia 12, Lithuania 5, Luxembourg 1, Malta 30, Marshall Islands 10, Mexico 2, Netherlands 29, Netherlands Antilles 2, Norway 25, Panama 40, Portugal 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16, Singapore 87, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Spain 1, 2, Sweden 4, Togo 1, UAE 1, UK 62, US 31, Venezuela 1) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 347
- country comparison to the world:
- 28
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, cargo 56, carrier 1, chemical tanker 104, container 87, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 38, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 3
- foreign-owned:
- 32 (Germany 10, Greece 1, Iceland 3, Norway 2, Sweden 16)
- registered in other countries:
- 592 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 59, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 12, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 6, Hong Kong 41, Isle of Man 26, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 4, Lithuania 8, Malaysia 1, Malta 41, Marshall Islands 7, Mexico 2, Netherlands 36, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 11, Panama 46, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19, Singapore 125, South Africa 1, Spain 2, Sweden 15, UK 46, Uruguay 1, US 34, Venezuela 1, unknown 3) (2010)
total:327 347
country comparison to the world:29 28
by type:
bulk carrier 8, 4, cargo 63, 56, carrier 2, 1, chemical tanker 78, 104, container 84, 87, liquefied gas 2, 4, passenger/cargo 42, 40, petroleum tanker 29, 38, refrigerated cargo 7, 4, roll on/roll off 8, 6, specialized tanker 4 3
foreign-owned:26 (Canada 1, Germany 1, Germany 9, 32 (Germany 10, Greece 4, 1, Iceland 2, Norway 3, Norway 2, Sweden 6) 16)
registered in other countries:534 592 (Antigua and Barbuda 19, 20, Bahamas 67, 59, Belgium 4, Brazil 2, Cayman Islands 3, Cyprus 4, 6, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, France 2, Germany 12, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 7, 6, Hong Kong 24, 41, Isle of Man 29, 26, Italy 3, 4, Jamaica 2, 1, Liberia 12, 4, Lithuania 5, Luxembourg 8, Malaysia 1, Malta 30, 41, Marshall Islands 10, 7, Mexico 2, Netherlands 29, 36, former Netherlands Antilles 2, 1, Norway 25, 11, Panama 40, 46, Portugal 3, 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16, 19, Singapore 87, 125, South Africa 1, Spain 2, Sweden 4, Togo 1, UAE 1, 15, UK 62, 46, Uruguay 1, US 31, 34, Venezuela 1) (2008) 1, unknown 3) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 367
- country comparison to the world:
- 27
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, cargo 48, carrier 1, chemical tanker 125, container 94, liquefied gas 4, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 3
- foreign-owned:
- 27 (Germany 9, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 15)
- registered in other countries:
- 582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 11, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 42, Isle of Man 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 34, Marshall Islands 7, Moldova 1, Netherlands 27, Norway 7, Panama 41, Philippines 2, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Singapore 149, Sweden 4, UK 43, Uruguay 1, US 31, Venezuela 1, unknown 4) (2010)
total:347 367
country comparison to the world:28 27
by type:
bulk carrier 4, cargo 56, 48, carrier 1, chemical tanker 104, 125, container 87, 94, liquefied gas 4, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 38, 36, refrigerated cargo 4, 3, roll on/roll off 6, 8, specialized tanker 3
foreign-owned:32 27 (Germany 10, Greece 9, Greenland 1, Iceland 3, Norway 2, Sweden 16) 15)
registered in other countries:592 582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 59, 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 12, Georgia 1, 11, Gibraltar 6, 7, Hong Kong 41, 42, Isle of Man 26, 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 4, 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 41, 34, Marshall Islands 7, Mexico 2, Netherlands 36, former Netherlands Antilles Moldova 1, Netherlands 27, Norway 11, 7, Panama 46, 41, Philippines 2, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19, 9, Singapore 125, South Africa 1, Spain 2, 149, Sweden 15, 4, UK 46, 43, Uruguay 1, US 34, 31, Venezuela 1, unknown 3) 4) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 367
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, cargo 48, carrier 1, chemical tanker 125, container 94, liquefied gas 4, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 3
- foreign-owned:
- 27 (Germany 9, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 15)
- registered in other countries:
- 582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 11, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 42, Isle of Man 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 34, Marshall Islands 7, Moldova 1, Netherlands 27, Norway 7, Panama 41, Philippines 2, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Singapore 149, Sweden 4, UK 43, Uruguay 1, US 31, Venezuela 1, unknown 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 27
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
27
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 27
- total:
- 666
- by type:
- towing- and supply ships 193, container 118, product tanker 91, passenger 80, chemical tanker 64, guard ships 40, other dry bulk 33, roll on/roll off 20, liquefied gas 11, bulk carrier 7, oil tanker 5, cable ships 4 (2016)
- foreign-owned:
- 27 (Germany 9, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 15)
- registered in other countries:
- 582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 11, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 42, Isle of Man 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 34, Marshall Islands 7, Moldova 1, Netherlands 27, Norway 7, Panama 41, Philippines 2, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Singapore 149, Sweden 4, UK 43, Uruguay 1, US 31, Venezuela 1, unknown 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
total: 367 666
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 48, carrier 1, chemical tanker 125, towing- and supply ships 193, container 94, liquefied gas 4, 118, product tanker 91, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum 80, chemical tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 3, 64, guard ships 40, other dry bulk 33, roll on/roll off 8, specialized 20, liquefied gas 11, bulk carrier 7, oil tanker 3 5, cable ships 4 (2016)
foreign-owned: 27 (Germany 9, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 15)
registered in other countries: 582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 11, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 42, Isle of Man 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 34, Marshall Islands 7, Moldova 1, Netherlands 27, Norway 7, Panama 41, Philippines 2, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Singapore 149, Sweden 4, UK 43, Uruguay 1, US 31, Venezuela 1, unknown 4) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 27 18
- total:
- 654 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, container ship 114, general cargo 77, oil tanker 75, other 381 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 654 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 7, container ship 114, general cargo 77, oil tanker 75, other 381 (2017)
- total:
- 668
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, container ship 123, general cargo 77, oil tanker 75, other 386 (2018)
total: 654 (2017) 668
by type: bulk carrier 7, container ship 114, 123, general cargo 77, oil tanker 75, other 381 (2017) 386 (2018)
- total:
- 682
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, container ship 149, general cargo 59, oil tanker 77, other 390 (2019)
total: 668 682
by type: bulk carrier 7, container ship 123, 149, general cargo 77, 59, oil tanker 75, 77, other 386 (2018) 390 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 717
- by type:
- bulk carrier 8, container ship 148, general cargo 68, oil tanker 105, other 388 (2021)
total: 682 717
by type: bulk carrier 7, 8, container ship 149, 148, general cargo 59, 68, oil tanker 77, 105, other 390 (2019) 388 (2021)
- total:
- 731 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 13, container ship 137, general cargo 70, oil tanker 118, other 393
total: 717 731 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 8, 13, container ship 148, 137, general cargo 68, 70, oil tanker 105, 118, other 388 (2021) 393
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 715 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 15, container ship 132, general cargo 69, oil tanker 107, other 392
total: 731 (2022) 715 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 13, 15, container ship 137, 132, general cargo 70, 69, oil tanker 118, 107, other 393 392
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Denmark: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/denmark/merchant-marine.