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Merchant marine India, in 36 editions.
The entry for India published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 28 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 28
- 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- 296 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,855,842 GRT/9,790,260 DWT;
- includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 passenger-cargo, 95 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 8 container, 53 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 9 combination ore/oil,109 bulk, 2 combination bulk
296 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,855,842 GRT/9,790,260 DWT; includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 passenger-cargo, 95 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 8 container, 53 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 9 combination ore/oil,109 bulk, 2 combination bulk
- 308 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,087,451 GRT/10,150,460 DWT;
- includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 passenger-cargo, 100 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 8 container, 54 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 9 combination ore/oil, 115 bulk, 2 combination bulk
296 308 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,855,842 GRT/9,790,260 6,087,451 GRT/10,150,460 DWT; includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 passenger-cargo, 95 100 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 8 container, 53 54 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 9 combination ore/oil,109 ore/oil, 115 bulk, 2 combination bulk
- 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,991,278 GRT/9,935,463 DWT;
- includes 1 short-sea passenger, 7 passenger-cargo, 91 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 8 container, 54 oil tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 8 combination ore/oil, 111 bulk, 2 combination bulk, 6 liquefied gas
308 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,087,451 GRT/10,150,460 5,991,278 GRT/9,935,463 DWT; includes
1 short-sea passenger, 8 7 passenger-cargo, 100 91 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, roll-on/roll-off, 8
container, 54 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) oil tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 9 8 combination ore/oil, 115 111
bulk, 2 combination bulk bulk, 6 liquefied gas
- 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,278,672 GRT/10,446,073 DWT;
- includes 1 short-sea passenger, 6 passenger-cargo, 87 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 8 container, 63 oil tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 8 combination ore/oil, 114 bulk, 2 combination bulk, 6 liquefied gas
299 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,991,278 GRT/9,935,463 6,278,672 GRT/10,446,073 DWT; includes
includes 1 short-sea passenger, 7 6 passenger-cargo, 91 87 cargo, 1
roll-on/roll-off, 854 63 oil tanker, 10 chemical tanker, 8
combination ore/oil, 111114 bulk, 2 combination bulk, 6 liquefied gas
297 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,236,902 GRT/10,369,948 DWT, bulk 111, cargo 81, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 7, container 7, liquefied gas 6, oil tanker 66, passenger-cargo 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
297 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,236,902 GRT/10,369,948 DWT,
bulk 111, cargo 81, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 2, combination
ore/oil 7, container 7, liquefied gas 6, oil tanker 66,
passenger-cargo 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1
- total:
- 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,288,902 GRT/10,454,178 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 114, cargo 78, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 5, container 10, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 68, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1
297 total: 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,236,902 GRT/10,369,948 DWT, 6,288,902 GRT/10,454,178
DWT
ships by type: bulk 111, 114, cargo 81, 78, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk
2, combination7, 5, container 7, 10, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 66,
tanker 68, passenger-cargo 6, 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea
passenger 1
- total:
- 310 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,787,834 GRT/11,296,222 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 133, cargo 65, chemical tanker 10, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 11, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 73, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1995 est.)
total: 299 310 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,288,902 GRT/10,454,178 6,787,834
GRT/11,296,222 DWT
ships by type: bulk 114, 133, cargo 78, 65, chemical tanker 9, 10, combination bulk
bulk 2, combination ore/oil 5, 3, container 10, 11, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil
oil tanker 68, 73, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea
short-sea passenger 1 (1995 est.)
- total :
- 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,832,647 GRT/11,376,028 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 132, cargo 59, chemical tanker 8, combination bulk 3, combination ore/oil 3, container 11, liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 75, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1996 est.)
total: 310 total : 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,787,834 6,832,647GRT/11,296,222 GRT/11,376,028 DWT
ships by type: bulk 133, 132, cargo 65, 59, chemical tanker 10, 8, combination2,
3, combination ore/oil 3, container 11, liquefied gas tanker 6,8, oil
tanker 73, 75, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1,
passenger 1 (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,605,619 GRT/10,988,439 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 126, cargo 58, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 11, liquefied gas tanker 9, oil tanker 75, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1997 est.)
total : 306 total: 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,832,647 6,605,619 GRT/10,988,439GRT/11,376,028 DWT
ships by type: bulk 132, 126, cargo 59, 58, chemical tanker 8, 9, combination bulk3, 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 11, liquefied gas tanker 8, 9, oil
tanker 75, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea
passenger 1 (1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 311 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,627,497 GRT/11,038,723 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 126, cargo 63, chemical tanker 11, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 12, liquefied gas tanker 10, oil tanker 76, passenger-cargo 5, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 2 (1998 est.)
total: 299 311 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,605,619 GRT/10,988,439 6,627,497
GRT/11,038,723 DWT
ships by type: bulk 126, cargo 58, 63, chemical tanker 9, 11, combination bulk1, bulk 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 11, 12, liquefied gas tanker 9, oil
10, oil tanker 75, 76, passenger-cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea1 (1997 1,
specialized tanker 2 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 321 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,647,268 GRT/11,074,025 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 124, cargo 69, chemical tanker 14, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 4, container 15, liquified gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (1999 est.)
total: 311 321 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,627,497 6,647,268 GRT/11,074,025 DWT
GRT/11,038,723
ships by type: bulk 126, 124, cargo 63, 69, chemical tanker 11, 14, combination2, 1, combination ore/oil 3, 4, container 12, liquefied 15, liquified gas tanker10, oil tanker 76, passenger-cargo passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, short-sea passenger 1,2, specialized tanker 2 (1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831 GRT/10,691,973 DWT ships by type: bulk 117, cargo 70, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (2000 est.)
total: 321 315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,647,268 GRT/11,074,025 6,433,831 GRT/10,691,973 DWT124, 117, cargo 69, 70, chemical tanker 14, 15, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 4, 3, container 15, liquified liquefied gas 10, 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, 76, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (1999 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 319 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,325,284 GRT/10,581,459 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 115, cargo 80, chemical tanker 16, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 13, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 74, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, United Arab Emirates 10, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)
total: 315 319 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831 GRT/10,691,973 6,325,284 GRT/10,581,459 DWT
ships by type: bulk 117, 115, cargo 70, 80, chemical tanker 15, 16, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, 13, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, 74, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (2000 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, United Arab Emirates 10, United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.)
- 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.)
total: 319 305 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,325,284 GRT/10,581,459 5,753,279 GRT/9,621,911 DWT
ships by type: bulk 115, 100, cargo 80, 82, chemical tanker 16, 15, combination bulk 1, 2, combination ore/oil 3, 2, container 13, 10, liquefied gas 9, 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 74, 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, United Arab Emirates UAE 10, United Kingdom UK 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 90, cargo 77, chemical tanker 14, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 2, container 10, liquefied gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 93, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- China 2, Portugal 1
- registered in other countries:
- 63 (2004 est.)
total: 305 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,753,279 GRT/9,621,911 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 DWTships by type: bulk 100, 90, cargo 82, 77, chemical tanker 15, 14, combination bulk 2, 1, combination ore/oil 2, container 10, liquefied gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, 93, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 1note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: foreign-owned: China 1, UAE 10, UK 2, Portugal 1 (2002
registered in other countries: 63 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 85, cargo 75, chemical tanker 13, combination ore/oil 1, container 7, liquefied gas 14, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 91, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 10 (Australia 1, China 1, Greece 1, UAE 6, United Kingdom 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 30 (2005)
total: 306 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 DWT
by type: bulk 90, carrier 85, cargo 77, 75, chemical tanker 14, combination bulk 1, 13, combination ore/oil 2, 1, container 10, 7, liquefied gas 10, 14, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 5, 9, petroleum tanker 93, 91, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 10 (Australia 1, China 2, Portugal 1 1, Greece 1, UAE 6, United Kingdom 1)
registered in other countries: 63 (2004 est.) 30 (2005)
- total:
- 316 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,772,313 GRT/13,310,858 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 96, cargo 72, chemical tanker 13, container 8, liquefied gas 17, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 96, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 10 (China 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 6, UK 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 46 (Bahamas 1, Comoros 1, Cyprus 5, North Korea 1, Liberia 3, Malta 1, Mauritius 2, Panama 19, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6, Singapore 5, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2006)
total: 299 316 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 7,772,313 GRT/13,310,858 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 85, 96, cargo 75, 72, chemical tanker 13, combination ore/oil 1, container 7, 8, liquefied gas 14, 17, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 9, 10, petroleum tanker 91, 96, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 10 (Australia 1, China 1, Greece (China 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 6, United Kingdom UK 1)
registered in other countries: 30 (2005) 46 (Bahamas 1, Comoros 1, Cyprus 5, North Korea 1, Liberia 3, Malta 1, Mauritius 2, Panama 19, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6, Singapore 5, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2006)
- total:
- 477 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,350,093 GRT/14,339,440 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 101, cargo 220, chemical tanker 18, combination ore/oil 1, container 9, liquefied gas 19, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 95, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (China 1, Hong Kong 1, UAE 2, UK 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 54 (Barbados 1, Comoros 2, Cyprus 1, Dominica 2, North Korea 1, Liberia 2, Malta 3, Mauritius 2, Panama 25, Singapore 9, St Kitts and Nevis 1, St Vincent and The Grenadines 5, unknown 2) (2007)
total: 316 477 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,772,313 GRT/13,310,858 8,350,093 GRT/14,339,440 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 96, 101, cargo 72, 220, chemical tanker 13, 18, combination ore/oil 1, container 8, 9, liquefied gas 17, 19, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 96, 95, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 10 5 (China 2, 1, Hong Kong 1, UAE 6, 2, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 46 (Bahamas 54 (Barbados 1, Comoros 1, 2, Cyprus 5, 1, Dominica 2, North Korea 1, Liberia 3, 2, Malta 1, 3, Mauritius 2, Panama 19, Saint 25, Singapore 9, St Kitts and Nevis 1, St Vincent and the The Grenadines 6, Singapore 5, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2006) 2) (2007)
- total:
- 501
- by type:
- bulk carrier 102, cargo 241, carrier 1, chemical tanker 19, container 13, liquefied gas 18, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 92, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 12 (China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 6, UK 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 61 (Barbados 1, Comoros 2, Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Liberia 2, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 27, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7, Singapore 13, unknown 1) (2008)
total: 477 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,350,093 GRT/14,339,440 DWT 501
by type: bulk carrier 101, 102, cargo 220, 241, carrier 1, chemical tanker 18, combination ore/oil 1, 19, container 9, 13, liquefied gas 19, 18, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 10, 11, petroleum tanker 95, 92, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 5 12 (China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 2, 6, UK 1) 2)
registered in other countries: 54 61 (Barbados 1, Comoros 2, Cyprus 1, 2, Dominica 2, North Korea 1, Liberia 2, Malta 3, Mauritius 2, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 25, Singapore 9, St 27, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, St Saint Vincent and The the Grenadines 5, 7, Singapore 13, unknown 2) (2007) 1) (2008)
- total:
- 501
- country comparison to the world:
- 23
- by type:
- bulk carrier 102, cargo 241, carrier 1, chemical tanker 19, container 13, liquefied gas 18, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 92, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 12 (China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 6, UK 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 61 (Barbados 1, Comoros 2, Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Liberia 2, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 27, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7, Singapore 13, unknown 1) (2008)
total:
501
country comparison to the world:
23
by type:
bulk carrier 102, cargo 241, carrier 1, chemical tanker 19, container 13, liquefied gas 18, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 92, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned:
12 (China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 6, UK 2)
registered in other countries:
61 (Barbados 1, Comoros 2, Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Liberia 2, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 27, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7, Singapore 13, unknown 1) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 324
- country comparison to the world:
- 29
- by type:
- bulk carrier 94, cargo 78, chemical tanker 23, container 15, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 87
- foreign-owned:
- 8 (China 1, Hong Kong 1, Jersey 1, Malaysia 1, UAE 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 56 (Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Liberia 1, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 8, Nigeria 1, Panama 17, Singapore 19, unknown 2) (2010)
total:501 324
country comparison to the world:23 29
by type:
bulk carrier 102, 94, cargo 241, carrier 1, 78, chemical tanker 19, 23, container 13, 15, liquefied gas 18, 11, passenger 3, 4, passenger/cargo 11, 12, petroleum tanker 92, roll on/roll off 1 87
foreign-owned:12 8 (China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, Jersey 1, Malaysia 1, UAE 6, UK 2) 4)
registered in other countries:61 (Barbados 1, Comoros 2, Cyprus 56 (Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Liberia 2, 1, Malta 2, 4, Marshall Islands 8, Nigeria 1, Panama 27, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7, 17, Singapore 13, 19, unknown 1) (2008) 2) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 340
- country comparison to the world:
- 29
- by type:
- bulk carrier 104, cargo 78, chemical tanker 22, container 14, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 92
- foreign-owned:
- 10 (China 1, Hong Kong 2, Jersey 2, Malaysia 1, UAE 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 76 (Cyprus 4, Dominica 2, Liberia 8, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 10, Nigeria 1, Panama 24, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Singapore 21, unknown 1) (2010)
total:324 340
country comparison to the world:
29
by type:
bulk carrier 94, 104, cargo 78, chemical tanker 23, 22, container 15, 14, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, 15, petroleum tanker 87 92
foreign-owned:8 10 (China 1, Hong Kong 1, 2, Jersey 1, 2, Malaysia 1, UAE 4)
registered in other countries:56 76 (Cyprus 2, 4, Dominica 2, Liberia 1, 8, Malta 4, 3, Marshall Islands 8, 10, Nigeria 1, Panama 17, 24, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Singapore 19, 21, unknown 2) 1) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- total:
- 340
- by type:
- bulk carrier 104, cargo 78, chemical tanker 22, container 14, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 92
- foreign-owned:
- 10 (China 1, Hong Kong 2, Jersey 2, Malaysia 1, UAE 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 76 (Cyprus 4, Dominica 2, Liberia 8, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 10, Nigeria 1, Panama 24, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Singapore 21, unknown 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 29
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
29
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 29
- total:
- 1,674 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 74, container ship 20, general cargo 571, oil tanker 126, other 883 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 1,674 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 74, container ship 20, general cargo 571, oil tanker 126, other 883 (2017)
- total:
- 1,719
- by type:
- bulk carrier 75, container ship 22, general cargo 582, oil tanker 133, other 907 (2018)
total: 1,674 (2017) 1,719
by type: bulk carrier 74, 75, container ship 20, 22, general cargo 571, 582, oil tanker 126, 133, other 883 (2017) 907 (2018)
- total:
- 1,731
- by type:
- bulk carrier 67, container ship 25, general cargo 579, oil tanker 128, other 932 (2019)
total: 1,719 1,731
by type: bulk carrier 75, 67, container ship 22, 25, general cargo 582, 579, oil tanker 133, 128, other 907 (2018) 932 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 1,801
- by type:
- bulk carrier 63, container ship 22, general cargo 587, oil tanker 136, other 993 (2021)
total: 1,731 1,801
by type: bulk carrier 67, 63, container ship 25, 22, general cargo 579, 587, oil tanker 128, 136, other 932 (2019) 993 (2021)
- total:
- 1,810 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 65, container ship 23, general cargo 594, oil tanker 134, other 994
total: 1,801 1,810 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 63, 65, container ship 22, 23, general cargo 587, 594, oil tanker 136, 134, other 993 (2021) 994
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 1,859 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 66, container ship 22, general cargo 607, oil tanker 144, other 1020
total: 1,810 (2022) 1,859 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 65, 66, container ship 23, 22, general cargo 594, 607, oil tanker 134, 144, other 994 1020
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Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/merchant-marine.