The CIA World Factbook Edition 2003 Transportation

Merchant marine In 36 editions of 36.

Merchant marine was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2003 edition carries it in 195 entries, in its Transportation section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2003 edition
195
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Merchant marine” (1990 to 2025).

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Africa

36 entries

Algeria

total:
69 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 884,032 GRT/1,010,777 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 23, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 10, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 12, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: United Arab Emirates 2 (2002 est.)

Angola

total:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,311 GRT/48,924 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 7, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Benin

  • none (2002 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,395 GRT/6,614 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)

Comoros

total:
28 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 432,132 GRT/796,734 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 4, cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Malta 1, Pakistan 1, Turkey 1 (2002 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • none (2002 est.)

Egypt

total:
170 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,284,197 GRT/1,907,734 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Germany 1, Greece 6, Lebanon 3, Monaco 1, Ukraine 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 20, cargo 50, container 5, liquefied gas 1, passenger 63, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 13, short-sea passenger 3

Equatorial Guinea

total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,571 GRT/9,670 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Eritrea

total:
6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,100 GRT/23,399 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

Ethiopia

total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 81,933 GRT/101,287 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 5, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

  • none (2002 est.)

Ghana

total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,559 GRT/27,531 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 6

Guinea

  • none (2002 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

  • none (2002 est.)

Kenya

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,893 GRT/6,320 DWT
ships by type:
petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

Liberia

total:
1,432 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 48,700,851 GRT/75,408,994 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 3, bulk 282, cargo 80, chemical tanker 163, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 24, container 357, liquefied gas 82, multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 286, refrigerated cargo 60, roll on/roll off 19, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 37

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 9, Australia 2, Austria 15, Belgium 9, Brazil 5, Canada 4, Cayman Islands 1, Chile 7, China 39, Croatia 11, Denmark 4, Ecuador 1, Estonia 1, Germany 437, Greece 154, Hong Kong 69, India 5, Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Italy 5, Japan 90, Latvia 20, Isle of Man 5, Monaco 56, Netherlands 12, NZ 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 103, Pakistan 1, Portugal 5, Russia 66, Saudi Arabia 21, Singapore 20, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, South Korea 10, Spain 2, Sweden 9, Switzerland 17, Taiwan 29, Turkey 3, Ukraine 4, UAE 12, UK 39, US 113, Uruguay 3, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)

Libya

total:
21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 130,081 GRT/115,480 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 9, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 4

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Algeria 1, Kuwait 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.)

Madagascar

total:
11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)

Mauritania

  • none (2002)

Mauritius

total:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,455 GRT/27,102 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience:, Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)

Mayotte

  • none (2002 est.)

Morocco

total:
39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 247,591 GRT/268,356 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2 (2002 est.)

Mozambique

total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.)

Namibia

  • none (2002 est.)

Nigeria

total:
44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,689 GRT/607,560 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bulgaria 1, Greece 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 1, Togo 1, US 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, petroleum tanker 29, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

  • none (2002 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

total:
24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 78,595 GRT/99,873 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 1, Greece 1, Kenya 1, Portugal 1, Syria 1, Turkey 1 (2002 est.)

Seychelles

total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 37,281 GRT/55,702 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: South Africa 2 (2002 est.)

Sierra Leone

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,435 GRT/8,750 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2

Somalia

  • none (2002 est.)

South Africa

total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,235 GRT/35,904 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 3, Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
container 1, petroleum tanker 2

Sudan

total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,854 GRT/39,084 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, livestock carrier 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)

Tanzania

total:
10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,781 GRT/33,805 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (2002 est.)

Togo

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, specialized tanker 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1 (2002 est.)

Tunisia

total:
14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 139,990 GRT/148,394 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Uganda

total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,091 GRT/8,229 DWT
ships by type:
roll on/roll off 3

note: these ships are in cargo and passenger (ferry) service on Uganda's inland waterways (2002 est.)

Antarctic Region

1 entry

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

total:
73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,593 GRT/3,640 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2, passenger 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1 (2002 est.)

Iceland

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,500 GRT/5,000 DWT
ships by type:
chemical tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Svalbard

  • none (2002 est.)

Asia

14 entries

Azerbaijan

total:
55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 251,004 GRT/313,193 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 13, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)

Bangladesh

total:
40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 314,437 GRT/436,465 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 23, container 11, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2002 est.)

China

total:
1,817 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,047,962 GRT/27,035,740 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 2, bulk 348, cargo 824, chemical tanker 28, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 150, liquefied gas 28, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 47, petroleum tanker 267, refrigerated cargo 26, roll on/roll off 21, short-sea passenger 42, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Germany 1, Hong Kong 16, Japan 2, Panama 2, South Korea 1, Spain 1, Taiwan 9, Tanzania 1, Turkey 1 (2002 est.)

Georgia

total:
116 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 483,028 GRT/713,461 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 16, cargo 72, chemical tanker 1, container 11, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 4, Gibraltar 1, Greece 5, Jordan 1, Latvia 1, Liberia 1, Malta 1, Panama 9, Romania 8, Russia 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Saudi Arabia 2, Syria 5, Turkey 2, Ukraine 7, UAE 11, UK 1, US 1 (2002 est.)

India

total:
305 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,753,279 GRT/9,621,911 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 100, cargo 82, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 10, liquefied gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, UAE 10, UK 1 (2002 est.)

Japan

total:
594 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,467,142 GRT/13,335,833 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 120, cargo 45, chemical tanker 18, combination bulk 28, combination ore/oil 1, container 18, liquefied gas 52, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 179, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 59, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 49

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)

Kazakhstan

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,064 GRT/646 DWT
ships by type:
roll on/roll off 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)

Korea, North now North Korea

total:
149 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 881,276 GRT/1,309,547 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Greece 2, Pakistan 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 8, cargo 120, combination bulk 2, container 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 4, short-sea passenger 2

Korea, South now South Korea

total:
541 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,490,521 GRT/10,602,751 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bulgaria 1, China 1, Greece 1, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, UK 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 114, cargo 174, chemical tanker 63, combination bulk 9, container 52, liquefied gas 17, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 5

Maldives

total:
15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,689 GRT/56,132 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)

Pakistan

total:
18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 247,675 GRT/375,435 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 14, container 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Russia

total:
933 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,495,122 GRT/5,490,103 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 1, bulk 22, cargo 553, chemical tanker 12, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 36, container 30, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 38, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 167, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 20, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, Cyprus 9, Denmark 1, Estonia 4, Greece 3, Honduras 1, Latvia 4, Lithuania 3, Moldova 3, Netherlands 1, South Korea 1, Turkey 18, Turkmenistan 2, Ukraine 10, UK 5, US 1 (2002 est.)

Sri Lanka

total:
15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 62,157 GRT/84,898 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 13, container 1, petroleum tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 9, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.)

Turkmenistan

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,873 GRT/8,345 DWT
ships by type:
combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

  • none (2002 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

total:
816 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,135,866 GRT/6,648,143 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bangladesh 2, Belgium 3, Colombia 1, Cuba 1, Estonia 1, Germany 747, Greece 1, Iceland 8, Latvia 1, Lebanon 2, Lithuania 1, Netherlands 22, New Zealand 2, Portugal 1, Slovenia 6, South Africa 1, Sweden 2, United Kingdom 1, United States 7 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 16, cargo 474, chemical tanker 8, combination bulk 3, container 255, liquefied gas 10, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 35

Aruba

total:
3

note: there is one foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Monaco 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

total:
1,090 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 33,065,778 GRT/46,202,085 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 150, cargo 223, chemical tanker 45, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 18, container 108, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 8, passenger 102, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 178, refrigerated cargo 135, roll on/roll off 40, short-sea passenger 17, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Angola 1, Argentina 1, Australia 4, Belgium 18, Bermuda 1, Canada 5, Chile 1, China 3, Croatia 2, Cuba 3, Cyprus 2, Denmark 27, Ecuador 1, Estonia 2, Finland 9, France 15, Germany 26, Greece 173, Hong Kong 6, India 2, Indonesia 2, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Italy 9, Jamaica 1, Japan 32, Kenya 3, Malaysia 10, Malta 2, Monaco 67, Netherlands 32, New Zealand 2, Norway 237, Panama 2, Philippines 3, Poland 13, Reunion 1, Russia 6, Saudi Arabia 9, Singapore 13, Slovenia 1, South Korea 2, Spain 7, Sweden 12, Switzerland 8, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 2, Turkey 2, Ukraine 2, United Arab Emirates 10, United Kingdom 107, United States 159, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)

Barbados

total:
34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 284,222 GRT/439,810 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, The Bahamas 1, Canada 4, Germany 1, Greece 2, Hong Kong 7, Norway 7, UK 18 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 8, cargo 22, combination bulk 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2

Belize

total:
292 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,030,141 GRT/1,499,777 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 15, cargo 200, chemical tanker 7, combination ore/oil 1, container 12, petroleum tanker 31, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 2, Belgium 3, British Virgin Islands 6, Cambodia 1, China 38, Cyprus 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 1, Equatorial Guinea 1, Eritrea 1, Estonia 7, Germany 3, Greece 4, Grenada 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 20, Indonesia 6, Italy 2, Japan 4, Jordan 1, Lebanon 1, Liberia 5, Malaysia 3, Malta 2, Man, Isle of 1, Marshall Islands 13, Mexico 1, Netherlands 1, Nigeria 1, Panama 12, Philippines 4, Portugal 1, Romania 1, Russia 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 22, South Korea 10, Spain 4, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 1, Thailand 6, Tunisia 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 3, United Arab Emirates 9, United Kingdom 2, United States 4, Virgin Islands (UK) 6, Yemen 1 (2002 est.)

British Virgin Islands

total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 19,203 GRT/28,864 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Cayman Islands

total:
123 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,402,058 GRT/3,792,094 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 22, cargo 5, chemical tanker 31, container 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 35, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bahrain 2, China 1, Germany 4, Greece 27, Hong Kong 3, Italy 2, Japan 1, Norway 14, Sweden 13, United Kingdom 15, United States 35 (2002 est.)

Costa Rica

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,716 GRT/ DWT
ships by type:
passenger 1 (2002 est.)

Cuba

total:
15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 59,257 GRT/90,295 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 5, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2 (2002 est.)

Dominica

  • none (2002 est.)

Dominican Republic

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1 (2002 est.)

El Salvador

  • none (2002 est.)

Grenada

  • none (2002 est.)

Guadeloupe

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,240 GRT/109 DWT
ships by type:
passenger 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2002 est.)

Guatemala

  • none (2002 est.)

Haiti

  • none (2002 est.)

Honduras

total:
250 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 680,784 GRT/765,815 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 1, Bahrain 1, Belize 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Bulgaria 1, China 8, Costa Rica 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 6, El Salvador 1, Germany 1, Greece 18, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Italy 1, Japan 7, Lebanon 4, Liberia 4, Maldives 2, Marshall Islands 1, Mexico 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, Panama 14, Philippines 1, Romania 2, Russia 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Singapore 24, South Korea 12, Spain 1, Syria 1, Taiwan 4, Tanzania 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 2, Turks and Caicos Islands 1, United Arab Emirates 6, UK 1, US 5, Vanuatu 1, Vietnam 1, Virgin Islands (UK) 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 18, cargo 140, chemical tanker 4, container 7, livestock carrier 2, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 55, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1

Jamaica

total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 50,536 GRT/62,868 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Latvia 2, US 2 (2002 est.)

Martinique

  • none (2002 est.)

Montserrat

  • none (2002 est.)

Netherlands Antilles

total:
147 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,122,189 GRT/1,398,649 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 56, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 27, liquefied gas 5, multi-functional large-load carrier 15, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 1

note: includes foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 3, Denmark 2, Germany 43, Monaco 8, Netherlands 52, New Zealand 1, Norway 3, Peru 1, Spain 1, Sweden 3, UK 5 (2002 est.)

Nicaragua

  • none (2002 est.)

Panama

total:
4,860 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 122,543,755 GRT/184,910,607 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 5, bulk 1,443, cargo 846, chemical tanker 376, combination bulk 72, combination ore/oil 17, container 588, liquefied gas 207, livestock carrier 6, multi-functional large-load carrier 12, passenger 38, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 537, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 287, roll on/roll off 107, short-sea passenger 41, specialized tanker 33, vehicle carrier 240

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 2, Angola 1, Antigua and Barbuda 1, Argentina 11, Australia 13, Austria 2, The Bahamas 5, Belgium 2, Belize 6, Brazil 6, British Virgin Islands 8, Cambodia 1, Canada 9, Chile 12, China 259, Colombia 14, Croatia 2, Cuba 20, Cyprus 3, Denmark 3, Dominican Republic 1, Ecuador 3, Egypt 16, Equatorial Guinea 1, France 9, Germany 72, Greece 523, Haiti 1, Honduras 3, Hong Kong 299, Iceland 1, India 18, Indonesia 48, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 9, Japan 1,642, Kenya 1, Kuwait 2, Latvia 8, Liberia 5, Lithuania 1, Malaysia 18, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 1, Mexico 8, Monaco 112, Netherlands 19, Netherlands Antilles 1, Nigeria 3, Norway 98, Paraguay 1, Peru 15, Philippines 49, Poland 5, Portugal 7, Puerto Rico 2, Romania 7, Russia 12, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Saudi Arabia 4, Seychelles 1, Singapore 112, South Africa 3, South Korea 342, Spain 52, Sri Lanka 3, Sudan 1, Sweden 2, Switzerland 81, Taiwan 334, Thailand 14, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia 1, Turkey 4, Ukraine 1, UAE 54, UK 73, US 115, Venezuela 6 (2002 est.)

Puerto Rico

total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 19,203 GRT/20,904 DWT
ships by type:
container 1 (2002 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • none (2002 est.)

Saint Lucia

  • none (2002 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total:
769 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,365,887 GRT/9,665,937 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 133, cargo 376, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk 7, container 58, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 4, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, passenger 5, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll off 45, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 1, Anguilla 1, Argentina 1, Australia 2, The Bahamas 1, Bangladesh 1, Barbados 2, Belgium 4, Bulgaria 14, Canada 1, Cayman Islands 1, China 135, Colombia 1, Croatia 12, Cyprus 6, Denmark 16, Egypt 7, Estonia 6, France 27, Germany 12, Greece 156, Guyana 7, Hong Kong 23, Iceland 1, India 11, Indonesia 3, Israel 2, Italy 19, Japan 1, Kenya 4, Latvia 5, Lebanon 9, Liberia 5, Lithuania 1, Malta 1, Man, Isle of 1, Marshall Islands 3, Mexico 1, Monaco 6, Netherlands 14, Netherlands Antilles 1, Nigeria 3, Norway 33, Pakistan 5, Panama 2, Poland 2, Portugal 2, Puerto Rico 2, Russia 8, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 4, Slovenia 7, South Korea 4, Spain 1, Sweden 6, Switzerland 10, Syria 2, Taiwan 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia 1, Turkey 15, Ukraine 8, UAE 45, UK 16, US 25, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,032 GRT/5,106 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands

  • none (2002 est.)

Virgin Islands

  • none (2002 est.)

Europe

36 entries

Albania

total:
13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 21,954 GRT/34,412 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 11, roll on/roll off 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Honduras 1 (2002 est.)

Austria

total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 27,551 GRT/34,225 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 4, container 1 (2002 est.)

Belgium

total:
20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 32,215 GRT/55,725 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 6, chemical tanker 10, petroleum tanker 4, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Finland 1, Netherlands 3 (2002 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • none (2002 est.)

Bulgaria

total:
69 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 829,421 GRT/1,252,496 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 42, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Croatia

total:
56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 765,830 GRT/1,188,948 DWT

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 14, cargo 16, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 5, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 3

Denmark

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

Estonia

total:
33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 200,807 GRT/169,899 DWT

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Liberia 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 13, container 5, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 5

Faroe Islands

total:
7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 100,951 GRT/139,396 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 3, Norway 1, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1

Finland

total:
93 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,181,687 GRT/1,185,653 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 24, chemical tanker 5, container 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 32, short-sea passenger 9

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)

France

total:
35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 749,570 GRT/939,134 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 4, chemical tanker 9, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 4

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: French Polynesia 2, Greece 1, Japan 1, Norway 1, Sweden 9 (2002 est.)

Germany

total:
337 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,036,397 GRT/7,334,067 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 94, chemical tanker 15, container 203, liquefied gas 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 5, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 7

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Finland 5, Iceland 1, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1 (2002 est.)

Gibraltar

total:
114 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,008,140 GRT/1,435,595 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, France 2, Germany 55, Greece 6, Ireland 1, Monaco 2, Norway 3, United Kingdom 13 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 58, chemical tanker 14, container 20, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2

Greece

total:
813 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,173,608 GRT/51,184,723 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Ireland 1, Japan 1, Liberia 1, Norway 1, Panama 2, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 289, cargo 59, chemical tanker 32, combination bulk 6, combination ore/oil 4, container 47, liquefied gas 7, passenger 14, petroleum tanker 281, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 18, short-sea passenger 49, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2

Guernsey

  • none (2002 est.)

Hungary

total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 3,784 GRT/5,500 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1

Ireland

total:
26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 110,913 GRT/128,017 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 2 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 4, cargo 20, container 1, short-sea passenger 1

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

total:
211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,297,301 GRT/8,703,079 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4, Switzerland 2, UK 70, US 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 26, cargo 32, chemical tanker 20, combination bulk 2, container 22, liquefied gas 38, petroleum tanker 49, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5

Italy

total:
462 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,518,900 GRT/9,963,040 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Denmark 4, France 1, Greece 3, Man, Isle of 1, Monaco 7, Netherlands 6, Norway 1, Panama 2, Spain 1, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 15, Turkey 1, UK 6, US 12 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 43, cargo 39, chemical tanker 98, combination ore/oil 5, container 28, liquefied gas 39, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 14, petroleum tanker 67, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 60, short-sea passenger 32, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 22

Jersey

  • none (2002 est.)

Latvia

total:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 52,607 GRT/35,650 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 3 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1

Lithuania

total:
51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 303,910 GRT/328,380 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
cargo 23, combination bulk 8, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 4

Luxembourg

total:
60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,507,258 GRT/2,118,597 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, chemical tanker 12, container 8, liquefied gas 18, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 8

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 21, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 1, United Kingdom 9, United States 3 (2002 est.)

Malta

total:
1,234 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,885,128 GRT/42,467,864 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, UAE 3, UK 4, US 10 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 459, cargo 280, chemical tanker 45, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 10, container 80, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 236, refrigerated cargo 37, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 7, vehicle carrier 15

Monaco

  • none (2002 est.)

Netherlands

total:
616 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,664,711 GRT/5,226,912 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Canada 1, Denmark 5, Finland 5, Germany 55, Ireland 12, Norway 12, Sweden 17, UK 33, US 12 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 371, chemical tanker 51, container 70, liquefied gas 13, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 15, passenger 10, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 34, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 6

Norway

total:
714 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,247,207 GRT/30,860,236 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 68, cargo 136, chemical tanker 125, combination bulk 5, combination ore/oil 32, container 19, liquefied gas 86, multi-function large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 127, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 44, short-sea passenger 20, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 34

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Denmark 14, Germany 11, Greece 10, Hong Kong 7, Iceland 2, Japan 11, Lithuania 1, Monaco 42, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 10, Sweden 42, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 5 (2002 est.)

Poland

total:
14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 199,186 GRT/275,476 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)

Portugal

total:
132 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 993,325 GRT/1,533,255 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 11, cargo 62, chemical tanker 18, container 7, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea passenger 3, vehicle carrier 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 6, Germany 20, Greece 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 2, Norway 5, Panama 5, Spain 22, Switzerland 8, UK 1, Virgin Islands (UK) 1 (2002 est.)

Romania

total:
61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 494,670 GRT/650,863 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1, Italy 5 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 39, container 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 4

Slovakia

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 11,574 GRT/16,330 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Spain

total:
140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,585,563 GRT/2,022,104 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 31, chemical tanker 10, container 13, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 33, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 4

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 1, Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 7, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 6, Uruguay 3 (2002 est.)

Sweden

total:
166 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,329,925 GRT/1,609,986 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 8, Finland 8, Germany 3, Italy 3, Japan 2, Norway 7 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 5, cargo 35, chemical tanker 31, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 35, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 21

Switzerland

total:
29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 597,049 GRT/1,051,380 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: UK 6, US 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 16, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1

Ukraine

total:
131 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 633,932 GRT/640,743 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 7, cargo 89, container 5, liquefied gas 2, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 10, railcar carrier 2, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Panama 1, Russia 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 (2002 est.)

United Kingdom

total:
295 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,752,179 GRT/6,963,112 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 14, cargo 43, chemical tanker 19, combination ore/oil 1, container 95, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 1, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bermuda 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 21, Germany 6, Greece 3, Hong Kong 4, Italy 1, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, Russia 1, South Africa 2, Sweden 11, Taiwan 2, US 5 (2002 est.)

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

total:
7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 234,599 GRT/336,528 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 1, container 2, petroleum tanker 1, includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1 (2002 est.)

Cyprus

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.)

Iran

total:
139 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,190,576 GRT/7,276,700 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 43, cargo 34, chemical tanker 4, container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)

Iraq

total:
18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 119,433 GRT/170,221 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 9, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

Israel

total:
18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 705,897 GRT/823,605 DWT
ships by type:
container 17, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

Jordan

total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 63,522 GRT/79,776 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 3, container 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 6 (2002 est.)

Kuwait

total:
39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,273,628 GRT/3,638,645 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 1, container 6, liquefied gas 6, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 19, roll on/roll off 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Monaco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (2002 est.)

Lebanon

total:
56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 230,142 GRT/306,442 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 5, cargo 28, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 9, roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1, Greece 10, Netherlands 4, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Spain 1, Syria 2 (2002 est.)

Oman

total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,291 GRT/9,457 DWT
ships by type:
container 1, passenger 2

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 1 (2002 est.)

Qatar

total:
23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 638,815 GRT/995,096 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, UAE 3 (2002 est.)

Saudi Arabia

total:
71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,461,964 GRT/2,301,258 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 9, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 8

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 3, Finland 1, Greece 3, Kuwait 1, Sudan 1, UAE 1, UK 3 (2002 est.)

Syria

total:
129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 450,135 GRT/645,296 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 1, Greece 2, Italy 1, Lebanon 10 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 13, cargo 109, container 2, livestock carrier 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1

Turkey now Turkiye

total:
525 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,306,506 GRT/8,424,837 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 125, cargo 229, chemical tanker 44, combination bulk 3, combination ore/oil 3, container 34, liquefied gas 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 35, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 26, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 5

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 2, Greece 1, Italy 1, Thailand 1, UK 11 (2002 est.)

United Arab Emirates

total:
61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 815,428 GRT/1,207,346 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 12, chemical tanker 4, container 7, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 2, Italy 1, Kuwait 2 (2002 est.)

Yemen

total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,623 GRT/23,752 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 2 (2002 est.)

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

total:
93 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,993,227 GRT/7,089,760 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Croatia 5, Denmark 2, Germany 1, Greece 1, Hong Kong 9, Indonesia 1, Norway 2, Sweden 11, United Kingdom 52, United States 13 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 25, cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, container 14, liquefied gas 9, passenger 5, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 4

Canada

total:
122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,840,272 GRT/2,740,864 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 1, bulk 64, cargo 11, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 3, Monaco 16, United Kingdom 1, United States 1 (2002 est.)

Mexico

total:
47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 636,271 GRT/933,686 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 26, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 2, Denmark 1 (2002 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

  • none (2002 est.)

United States

total:
348 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,414,676 GRT/12,207,346 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 2, bulk 71, cargo 26, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 79, freighter 15, heavy lift carrier 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 46, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 9

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Canada 4, Denmark 15, France 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 7, Puerto Rico 4, Singapore 11, Sweden 1, United Kingdom 3; also, the US owns 549 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 29,616,347 DWT that operate under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Isle of Man, Italy, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Norway, Norway (NIS), Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Tonga, UK, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna (2002 est.)

Oceania

24 entries

American Samoa

  • none (2002 est.)

Australia

total:
51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,415,810 GRT/1,806,554 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 2, UK 2, US 14 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 20, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6

Fiji

total:
6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 11,870 GRT/14,787 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Singapore 4 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
chemical tanker 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1

French Polynesia

total:
7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 12,679 GRT/13,915 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

Guam

  • none (2002 est.)

Kiribati

total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 1,291 GRT/1,295 DWT
ships by type:
passenger/cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Marshall Islands

total:
342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,471,690 GRT/23,802,896 DWT

note: the ship's register of the Marshall Islands is a flag of convenience register since essentially none of the vessels on it is owned domestically; includes the following foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Monaco 8, Netherlands 8, UK 3, US 87, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 86, cargo 18, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 69, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 106, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

none

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)

Nauru

  • none (2002 est.)

New Caledonia

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,261 GRT/1,600 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Malaysia 1 (2002 est.)

New Zealand

total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 69,685 GRT/106,627 DWT

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1

Niue

  • none (2002 est.)

Norfolk Island

  • none (2002 est.)

Northern Mariana Islands

  • none (2002 est.)

Palau

  • none (2002 est.)

Papua New Guinea

total:
23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 45,203 GRT/63,238 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 2, UK 7 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3

Pitcairn Islands

  • none (2002 est.)

Samoa

total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)

Solomon Islands

  • none (2002 est.)

Tokelau

  • none (2002 est.)

Tonga

total:
78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 250,020 GRT/350,055 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 6, cargo 44, chemical tanker 4, container 1, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 2, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 1, Australia 4, Austria 1, Bolivia 1, Cyprus 1, Djibouti 1, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Lebanon 2, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 2, Morocco 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Romania 3, Russia 1, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Saudi Arabia 2, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 3, Syria 5, Ukraine 1, UAE 16, US 4 (2002 est.)

Tuvalu

total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 33,199 GRT/56,187 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 5 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
cargo 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1

Vanuatu

total:
52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,181,463 GRT/1,552,813 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 26, cargo 5, combination bulk 3, container 3, liquefied gas 2, multi-function large-load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 5

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Canada 2, China 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, NZ 5, Panama 1, Poland 1, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)

Wallis and Futuna

total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 85,572 GRT/9,004 DWT
ships by type:
passenger 4

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 3, US 1 (2002 est.)

South America

14 entries

Argentina

total:
23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 141,851 GRT/208,821 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 9, petroleum tanker 8, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: United Arab Emirates 1, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)

Bolivia

total:
53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 347,535 GRT/591,113 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 25, chemical tanker 4, container 4, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Belize 2, China 2, Cuba 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Honduras 1, Latvia 2, Liberia 2, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 1, South Korea 3, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 1, UAE 5, US 1 (2002 est.)

Brazil

total:
159 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,257,186 GRT/5,101,578 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 2, Germany 6, Greece 1, Monaco 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 29, cargo 23, chemical tanker 7, combination ore/oil 7, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 53, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 1

Chile

total:
50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 696,202 GRT/900,317 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 4

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)

Colombia

total:
15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 51,445 GRT/55,930 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 5, cargo 6, container 1, petroleum tanker 3

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)

Ecuador

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

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

  • none (2002 est.)

French Guiana

  • none (2002 est.)

Guyana

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,929 GRT/4,507 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2 (2002 est.)

Paraguay

total:
21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 32,475 GRT/36,101 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 2, Japan 1 (2002 est.)

Peru

total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,470 GRT/45,451 DWT

note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1

Suriname

total:
2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,421 GRT/2,990 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, container 1 (2002 est.)

Uruguay

total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,918 GRT/9,775 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 4, Greece 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1

Venezuela

total:
47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 714,073 GRT/1,256,667 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Greece 1, Italy 1, UK 1, US 2 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 6, cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 1

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

total:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 465,937 GRT/413,393 DWT
ships by type:
liquefied gas 8

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: UK 7 (2002 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

total:
33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 352,765 GRT/536,396 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 5, Japan 4 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 7, cargo 21, container 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1

Cambodia

total:
527 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,328,371 GRT/3,294,028 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 49, cargo 412, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 4, container 17, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 2

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Aruba 1, Belize 11, Bulgaria 3, Cambodia 194, Canada 4, China 25, Cyprus 14, Egypt 10, Estonia 2, France 1, Georgia 1, Germany 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 13, Honduras 8, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 1, Indonesia 2, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Italy 2, Japan 2, Jordan 1, North Korea, 1, South Korea, 25, Latvia 3, Lebanon 6, Liberia 7, Malaysia 1, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 4, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Panama 10, Romania 2, Russia 75, Saint Kitts and Nevis 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Singapore 17, Syria 20, Turkey 18, Ukraine 16, United Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 1, United States 5, Vietnam 3 (2002 est.)

Christmas Island

  • none (2002 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  • none (2002 est.)

Hong Kong

total:
549 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 16,176,728 GRT/27,119,764 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 1, bulk 315, cargo 66, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 2, container 86, liquefied gas 16, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 40, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 5, Belize 1, British Virgin Islands 1, China 115, Denmark 2, Germany 19, Greece 2, India 8, Japan 8, Liberia 1, Malaysia 7, Norway 1, Panama 2, Philippines 5, Singapore 7, South Korea 2, Taiwan 1, UK 27, Virgin Islands (UK) 1

note: (2002 est.)

Indonesia

total:
710 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,045,673 GRT/4,106,508 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 1, Hong Kong 2, India 1, Japan 2, Malaysia 1, Monaco 3, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Singapore 11, South Korea 1, Switzerland 1, UK 2, US 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 42, cargo 400, chemical tanker 15, container 56, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 127, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 6

Laos

total:
1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,370 GRT/3,110 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Macau

  • none (2002 est.)

Malaysia

total:
366 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,111,476 GRT/7,242,323 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 15, Indonesia 3, Japan 4, Monaco 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 78, South Korea 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 62, cargo 103, chemical tanker 37, container 69, liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 55, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 8

Philippines

total:
393 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,664,718 GRT/6,699,666 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 3, Greece 8, Hong Kong 13, Japan 47, Malaysia 19, Netherlands 14, Norway 8, Panama 3, Singapore 12, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, UK 7 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 111, cargo 105, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 8, container 8, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 9, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 27, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 18

Singapore

total:
859 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,836,021 GRT/32,765,063 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 125, cargo 85, chemical tanker 87, combination bulk 6, combination ore/oil 8, container 176, liquefied gas 38, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, petroleum tanker 277, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 31

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 7, Belgium 6, China 12, Denmark 27, Germany 17, Greece 4, Hong Kong 44, Indonesia 8, Japan 52, Malaysia 4, Monaco 22, Netherlands 2, Norway 42, Philippines 6, Russia 3, Slovenia 1, South Korea 10, Sweden 13, Switzerland 7, Taiwan 46, Tanzania 2, Thailand 22, UAE 4, UK 14, US 1 (2002 est.)

Taiwan

total:
142 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,973,958 GRT/6,306,361 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 3, Japan 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 41, cargo 22, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 3, container 45, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 2

Thailand

total:
317 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,744,103 GRT/2,657,666 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greece 1, Indonesia 1, Japan 1, Norway 24, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 33, cargo 136, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 17, liquefied gas 21, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 1

East Timor now Timor-Leste

total:
NA
ships by type:
NA

Vietnam

total:
180 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,054,423 GRT/1,588,732 DWT

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cambodia 1, Japan 1, Singapore 1, UK 2 (2002 est.)

ships by type:
bulk 13, cargo 128, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 9, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 3

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2003, “Merchant marine”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/merchant-marine/2003.

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