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Merchant marine Ecuador, in 36 editions.
The entry for Ecuador 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- 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 340,446 GRT/492,670 DWT;
- includes 1 passenger, 7 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 2 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 16 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 1 bulk
47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 340,446 GRT/492,670 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 7 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 2 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 16 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 1 bulk
- 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 342,411 GRT/495,482 DWT;
- includes 1 passenger, 8 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 2 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 16 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 1 bulk
47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 340,446 GRT/492,670 342,411 GRT/495,482 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 7 8 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 2 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 16 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 1 bulk
- 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 337,999 GRT/491,996 DWT;
- includes 2 passenger, 4 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 4 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 15 petroleum tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 2 bulk
47 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 342,411 GRT/495,482 337,999 GRT/491,996 DWT; includes 1 2
passenger, 8 4 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 2 4 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 16 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) roll-on/roll-off,
15 petroleum tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 1 2 bulk
- 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 333,380 GRT/483,862 DWT;
- includes 2 passenger, 4 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 4 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 15 oil tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 1 bulk
46 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 337,999 GRT/491,996 333,380 GRT/483,862 DWT; includes 2
passenger, 4 cargo, 17 refrigerated cargo, 4 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off,
15 petroleum oil tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 2 1 bulk
40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 263,752 GRT/378,675 DWT, bulk 1, cargo 3, container 2, liquefied gas 1, oil tanker 14, passenger 3, refrigerated cargo 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 263,752 GRT/378,675 DWT, bulk 1,
cargo 3, container 2, liquefied gas 1, oil tanker 14, passenger 3,
refrigerated cargo 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1
- total:
- 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 222,822 GRT/326,447 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 2, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 13, passenger 3, refrigerated cargo 10
40 total: 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 263,752 GRT/378,675 DWT, 222,822 GRT/326,447 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1,3, 2, container 2, liquefied gas 1, tanker 2,
oil tanker 14, 13, passenger 3,15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 10
- total:
- 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 114,701 GRT/171,240 DWT
- ships by type:
- container 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 12, passenger 3, refrigerated cargo 1 (1995 est.)
total: 33 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 222,822 GRT/326,447 114,701 GRT/171,240 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 2,1, oil tanker 13, 12,
passenger 3, refrigerated cargo 10 1 (1995 est.)
- total:
- 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 117,401 GRT/179,142 DWT
- ships by type:
- container 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 14, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (1996 est.)
total: 19 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 114,701 GRT/171,240 117,401 GRT/179,142 DWT
ships by type: container 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 12, 14,
passenger 3, 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 84,423 GRT/137,272 DWT
- ships by type:
- liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 14, passenger 3 (1997 est.)
total: 20 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 117,401 GRT/179,142 84,423 GRT/137,272 DWT
ships by type: container 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 14,2, refrigerated cargo 1 (1996 3
(1997 est.)
- total:
- 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 99,078 GRT/162,423 DWT
- ships by type:
- chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 17, passenger 3 (1998 est.)
total: 18 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 84,423 GRT/137,272 99,078 GRT/162,423 DWT
ships by type: chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 14,
17, passenger 3
(1997
- total:
- 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,151 GRT/388,750 DWT
- ships by type:
- chemical tanker 2, liquified gas 1, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 22 (1999 est.)
total: 23 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 99,078 GRT/162,423 233,151 GRT/388,750 DWT
ships by type: chemical tanker 2, liquefied liquified gas tanker 1, oil tanker passenger
17,3 (1998 4, petroleum tanker 22 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,312 GRT/385,784 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 22, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)
total: 29 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,151 GRT/388,750 233,312 GRT/385,784 DWT2, liquified 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 4, 3, petroleum tanker 22 (1999 22, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 239,876 GRT/393,680 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Greece 1 (2002 est.)
- ships by type:
- cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 23, specialized tanker 1
total: 30 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,312 GRT/385,784 239,876 GRT/393,680 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Greece 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 22, 23, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 239,276 GRT/392,048 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Greece 1 (2002 est.)
- ships by type:
- cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 23, specialized tanker 1
total: 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 239,876 GRT/393,680 239,276 GRT/392,048 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Greece 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 23, specialized tanker 1
- total:
- 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 241,403 GRT/391,898 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 5, petroleum tanker 21, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- Greece 1, Paraguay 1, Peru 1
- registered in other countries:
- 3 (2004 est.)
total: 33 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 239,276 GRT/392,048 241,403 GRT/391,898 DWTnote: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Greece 1 (2002 est.) by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker
ships3, 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, 5, petroleum tanker 23, 21, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Greece 1, Paraguay 1, Peru 1
registered in other countries: 3 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 241,403 GRT/391,898 DWT
- by type:
- chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 20
- foreign-owned:
- 3 (Germany 1, Greece 1, Paraguay 1) (2005)
total: 34 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 241,403 GRT/391,898 DWT
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 5, 8, petroleum tanker 21, specialized tanker 1 20
foreign-owned: 3 (Germany 1, Greece 1, Paraguay 1, Peru 1 1) (2005)
registered in other countries: 3 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 31 ships (1000 GRT or over) 184,819 GRT/300,339 DWT
- by type:
- chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 7, petroleum tanker 21, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 2 (Norway 1, Paraguay 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (Georgia 1) (2006)
total: 31 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 241,403 GRT/391,898 184,819 GRT/300,339 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 2, 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, 7, petroleum tanker 20 21, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 3 (Germany 1, Greece 2 (Norway 1, Paraguay 1) (2005)
registered in other countries: 1 (Georgia 1) (2006)
- total:
- 33 ships (1000 GRT or over) 190,931 GRT/306,280 DWT
- by type:
- chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 22, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 2 (Philippines 1, US 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 3 (China 1, Panama 2) (2007)
total: 31 33 ships (1000 GRT or over) 184,819 GRT/300,339 190,931 GRT/306,280 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 7, 8, petroleum tanker 21, 22, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Norway (Philippines 1, Paraguay US 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (Georgia 1) (2006) 3 (China 1, Panama 2) (2007)
- total:
- 37
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (US 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (China 1, Panama 4) (2008)
total: 33 ships (1000 GRT or over) 190,931 GRT/306,280 DWT 37
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 22, 24, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Philippines 1, US 1 (US 1)
registered in other countries: 3 5 (China 1, Panama 2) (2007) 4) (2008)
- total:
- 37
- country comparison to the world:
- 80
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (US 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (China 1, Panama 4) (2008)
total:
37
country comparison to the world:
80
by type:
cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned:
1 (US 1)
registered in other countries:
5 (China 1, Panama 4) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 41
- country comparison to the world:
- 76
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 7 (Bolivia 1, Panama 6) (2010)
total:37 41
country comparison to the world:80 76
by type:
cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, 9, petroleum tanker 24, 26, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1foreign-owned:registered in other countries:
1 (US 1)5 (China 7 (Bolivia 1, Panama 4) (2008) 6) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 44
- country comparison to the world:
- 72
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)
total:41 44
country comparison to the world:76 72
by type:
cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 26, 28, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries:7 (Bolivia 1, Panama 6) 4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 44
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 72
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
72
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 72
- total:
- 44
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 74
total: 44
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 72 74
- total:
- 138 (2017)
- by type:
- general cargo 6, oil tanker 37, other 95 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 138 (2017)
by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 37, other 95 (2017)
- total:
- 137
- by type:
- container ship 1, general cargo 6, oil tanker 34, other 96 (2018)
total: 138 (2017) 137
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 6, oil tanker 37, 34, other 95 (2017) 96 (2018)
- total:
- 137
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 28, other 101 (2019)
total: 137
by type: container ship bulk carrier 1, general cargo 6, 7, oil tanker 34, 28, other 96 (2018) 101 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 145
- by type:
- container ship 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 27, other 110 (2021)
total: 137 145
by type: bulk carrier container ship 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 28, 27, other 101 (2019) 110 (2021)
- total:
- 147 (2022)
- by type:
- container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 28, other 110
total: 145 147 (2022)
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 7, 8, oil tanker 27, 28, other 110 (2021)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 154 (2023)
- by type:
- container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 28, other 117
total: 147 (2022) 154 (2023)
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 28, other 110 117
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ecuador: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ecuador/merchant-marine.