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Merchant marine Isle of Man, in 30 editions.
The entry for Isle of Man published Merchant marine in 30 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 23 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 23
- 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 2024Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- 77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,656,216 GRT/2,984,047 DWT;
- includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 cargo, 5 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 32 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 5 chemical tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 6 liquefied gas, 12 bulk;
- note--a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British-owned
77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,656,216 GRT/2,984,047 DWT; includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 cargo, 5 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 32 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 5 chemical tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 6 liquefied gas, 12 bulk; note--a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British-owned
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,634,471 GRT/2,906,039 DWT;
- includes 8 cargo, 6 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 3 liquefied gas, 13 bulk;
- note--a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British-owned
77 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,656,216 GRT/2,984,047 1,634,471 GRT/2,906,039 DWT; includes 1 short-sea passenger, 8 cargo, 5 6 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 32 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 5 4 chemical tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 6 3 liquefied gas, 12 13 bulk; note--a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British-owned
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- 79 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,436,196 GRT/2,479,432 DWT;
- includes 12 cargo, 7 container, 10 roll-on/roll-off, 30 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 5 liquefied gas, 11 bulk;
- note - a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British owned
73 79 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,634,471 GRT/2,906,039 1,436,196 GRT/2,479,432 DWT; includes 8
12 cargo, 6 7 container, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) 10 roll-on/roll-off, 30 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical
tanker, 2 combination ore/oil, 3 5 liquefied gas, 13 11 bulk; note--a note - a captive register of the United
Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British-owned British owned
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,363,502 GRT/2,363,502 DWT;
- includes 10 cargo, 6 container, 9 roll-on/roll-off, 14 oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 12 bulk;
- note - a captive register of the United Kingdom, although not all ships on the register are British owned
79 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,436,196 GRT/2,479,432 1,363,502 GRT/2,363,502 DWT; includes12 10 cargo, 7 6 container, 10 9 roll-on/roll-off, 30 petroleum 14 oil tanker, 4 chemical5
4 liquefied gas, 11 12 bulk; note - a captive register of the United
although not all ships on the register are British owned
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
67 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,359,951 GRT/2,316,628 DWT, bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 5, container 5, liquefied gas 7, oil tanker 17, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, vehicle carrier 3
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
67 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,359,951 GRT/2,316,628 DWT,
bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 5, container 5, liquefied gas 7,
oil tanker 17, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, vehicle carrier 3
Entry published as “Man, Isle Of”.
- total:
- 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,810,355 GRT/3,183,773 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 9 ships, Switzerland 2, Denmark 1, Netherlands 1
67 total: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,359,951 GRT/2,316,628 DWT, 1,810,355 GRT/3,183,773
DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 10, chemical tanker 5, 4, container 5, 9,
liquefied gas 7,tanker 8, oil tanker 17, 15, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9,
vehicle carrier 3 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 9 ships, Switzerland 2,
Denmark 1, Netherlands 1
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 83 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,099,888 GRT/3,569,632 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 13, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 12, liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 18, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 10 ships, Switzerland 2, South Africa 2, Denmark 1, and Netherlands 1 (1995 est.)
total: 68 83 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,810,355 GRT/3,183,773 2,099,888 GRT/3,569,632
DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, 13, cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, container 9, 12,
liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 15, 18, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 9,
cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 9 10 ships, Switzerland 2,
2, South Africa 2, Denmark 1, and Netherlands 1 (1995 est.)
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 106 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,679,710 GRT/4,450,358 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 21, cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 1, container 14, liquefied gas tanker 9, oil tanker 22, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 16, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 3
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 11 ships, Switzerland 2, South Africa 1, Denmark 1, and Netherlands 1 (1996 est.)
total: 83 106 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,099,888 GRT/3,569,632 2,679,710 GRT/4,450,358
DWT
ships by type: bulk 13, 21, cargo 10, 9, chemical tanker 4, container 12, 6, combination bulk
1, container 14, liquefied gas tanker 8, 9, oil tanker 18, 22, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off
refrigerated cargo 13, 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 16, short-sea passenger
1, vehicle carrier 2 3
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 10 11 ships, Switzerland
South Africa 2, 1, Denmark 1, and Netherlands 1 (1995 (1996 est.)
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,481,925 GRT/7,663,593 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 28, cargo 8, chemical tanker 8, combination bulk 3, container 14, liquefied gas tanker 9, oil tanker 46, passenger 2, railroad carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 15, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 11 ships, Switzerland 2, South Africa 1, Denmark 1, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1 (1997 est.)
total: 106 140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,679,710 GRT/4,450,358 4,481,925 GRT/7,663,593
DWT
ships by type: bulk 21, 28, cargo 9, 8, chemical tanker 6, 8, combination bulk1, 3, container 14, liquefied gas tanker 9, oil tanker 22, 46, passenger 2,
railroad carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 2, 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 16, 15,
short-sea passenger3 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 11 ships, Switzerland 2,
South Africa 1, Denmark 1, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1 (1996
(1997 est.)
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 148 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,161,154 GRT/6,880,170 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 28, cargo 7, chemical tanker 14, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas tanker 14, oil tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 14, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 8 ships, Denmark 1, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1 (1998 est.)
total: 140 148 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,481,925 GRT/7,663,593 4,161,154
GRT/6,880,170 DWT
ships by type: bulk 28, cargo 8, 7, chemical tanker 8, 14, combination bulk
bulk 3, container 14, 20, liquefied gas tanker 9, 14, oil tanker 46, passenger 2, 43,railroad carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 15, 14, vehicle carrier 2
short-sea passenger 1,
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 11 8 ships, Switzerland 2, Denmark 1,
South Africa 1,
Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1
(1997
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,333,826 GRT/7,254,867 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 23, cargo 6, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquified gas 13, petroleum tanker 44, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 15, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 8 ships, Denmark 1, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1 (1998 est.)
total: 148 144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,161,154 4,333,826 GRT/7,254,867 DWT
GRT/6,880,170
ships by type: bulk 28, 23, cargo 7, 6, chemical tanker 14, 13, combinationliquefied liquified gas tanker 14, oil 13, petroleum tanker 43,44, refrigerated cargo 3, 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 14, 15, vehicle carrier 2 5 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 8 ships, Denmark 1,
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)
total: 144 157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,333,826 GRT/7,254,867 4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT23, 27, cargo 6, 13, chemical tanker 13, 11, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquified liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 44, 43, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 15, 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.)note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 8 ships, Denmark convenience: Belgium 1, Sweden Denmark 1, Belgium Germany 1, and Netherlands 1 (1998 1, Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,540,100 GRT/9,130,508 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, United Kingdom 70, United States 1 (2002 est.)
- ships by type:
- bulk 29, cargo 34, chemical tanker 22, combination bulk 2, container 29, liquefied gas 24, petroleum tanker 46, roll on/roll off 20, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,540,100 GRT/9,130,508 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, United Kingdom 70, United States 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 29, cargo 34, chemical tanker 22, combination bulk 2, container 29, liquefied gas 24, petroleum tanker 46, roll on/roll off 20, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- 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
total: 212 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,540,100 GRT/9,130,508 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, United Kingdom UK 70, United States US 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 29, 26, cargo 34, 32, chemical tanker 22, 20, combination bulk 2, container 29, 22, liquefied gas 24, 38, petroleum tanker 46, 49, roll on/roll off 20, 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2, container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 80, United States 1
- registered in other countries:
- 9 (2004 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2003 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 DWT
by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2, container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 80, United States 1
registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)
Entry published as “Man, Isle of”.
- total:
- 267 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,834,626 GRT/11,354,689 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 31, cargo 54, chemical tanker 45, combination ore/oil 1, container 15, liquefied gas 46, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 53, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 253 (Australia 1, Bahamas 8, Denmark 39, France 2, Germany 55, Greece 20, Hong Kong 3, Italy 7, Japan 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 18, Singapore 2, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 86, United States 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 9 (2005)
total: 226 267 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 6,834,626 GRT/11,354,689 DWT
by type: bulk 25, carrier 31, cargo 40, 54, chemical tanker 25, 45, combination bulk 2, ore/oil 1, container 19, 15, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, 46, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 59, 53, refrigerated cargo 1, 4, roll on/roll off 17, 10, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, 253 (Australia 1, Bahamas 8, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, 39, France 1, 2, Germany 57, 55, Greece 8, 20, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, 3, Italy 6, Monaco 7, Japan 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, 18, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, 1, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 80, 86, United States 1 2)
registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.) (2005)
- total:
- 305 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,266,229 GRT/13,792,927 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 38, cargo 65, chemical tanker 53, container 16, liquefied gas 38, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 213 (Cyprus 1, Denmark 53, Estonia 2, France 2, Germany 56, Greece 45, Italy 5, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 27, Singapore 7, Sweden 1, Turkey 3, US 3)
- registered in other countries:
- 9 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1) (2006)
total: 267 305 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 6,834,626 GRT/11,354,689 8,266,229 GRT/13,792,927 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 31, 38, cargo 54, 65, chemical tanker 45, combination ore/oil 1, 53, container 15, 16, liquefied gas 46, 38, passenger/cargo 2, 1, petroleum tanker 53, 74, refrigerated cargo 4, 5, roll on/roll off 10, 9, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 253 (Australia 213 (Cyprus 1, Bahamas 8, Denmark 39, 53, Estonia 2, France 2, Germany 55, 56, Greece 20, Hong Kong 3, 45, Italy 7, 5, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 18, 27, Singapore 2, 7, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 86, United States 2) 3, US 3)
registered in other countries: 9 (2005) (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1) (2006)
- total:
- 297 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,377,775 GRT/13,890,881 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 33, cargo 65, chemical tanker 54, combination ore/oil 1, container 17, liquefied gas 34, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 210 (Cyprus 4, Denmark 41, France 2, Germany 61, Greece 48, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 33, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, Turkey 2, US 4) (2007)
total: 305 297 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,266,229 GRT/13,792,927 8,377,775 GRT/13,890,881 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 38, 33, cargo 65, chemical tanker 53, 54, combination ore/oil 1, container 16, 17, liquefied gas 38, 34, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 1, 8, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 213 210 (Cyprus 1, 4, Denmark 53, Estonia 2, 41, France 2, Germany 56, 61, Greece 45, 48, Ireland 1, Italy 5, 1, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 27, 33, Singapore 7, 2, Sweden 1, Turkey 3, US 3) Turkey 2,
registered in other countries: 9 (Antigua and BarbudaLiberia 5, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1) (2006) US 4) (2007)
- total:
- 273
- by type:
- bulk carrier 31, cargo 50, chemical tanker 48, container 12, liquefied gas 41, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 181 (Chile 6, Denmark 29, France 1, Germany 56, Greece 50, Ireland 1, Japan 6, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 20, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, US 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 7 (Bahamas 1, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1) (2008)
total: 297 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,377,775 GRT/13,890,881 DWT 273
by type: bulk carrier 33, 31, cargo 65, 50, chemical tanker 54, combination ore/oil 1, 48, container 17, 12, liquefied gas 34, 41, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, 73, refrigerated cargo 5, 4, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 210 (Cyprus 4, 181 (Chile 6, Denmark 41, 29, France 2, 1, Germany 61, 56, Greece 48, 50, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Japan 4, 6, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 33, 20, Singapore 2, 1, Sweden 3, 1, Turkey 2, US 4) (2007)
registered in other countries: 7 (Bahamas 1, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1) (2008)
- total:
- 273
- country comparison to the world:
- 31
- by type:
- bulk carrier 31, cargo 50, chemical tanker 48, container 12, liquefied gas 41, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 181 (Chile 6, Denmark 29, France 1, Germany 56, Greece 50, Ireland 1, Japan 6, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 20, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, US 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 7 (Bahamas 1, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1) (2008)
total:
273
country comparison to the world:
31
by type:
bulk carrier 31, cargo 50, chemical tanker 48, container 12, liquefied gas 41, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned:
181 (Chile 6, Denmark 29, France 1, Germany 56, Greece 50, Ireland 1, Japan 6, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 20, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, US 4)
registered in other countries:
7 (Bahamas 1, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 292
- country comparison to the world:
- 31
- by type:
- bulk carrier 45, cargo 49, chemical tanker 48, container 6, liquefied gas 41, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 91, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 200 (Bermuda 7, Chile 8, Denmark 26, Germany 56, Greece 57, Ireland 1, Japan 15, Norway 26, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, US 2) (2010)
total:273 292
country comparison to the world:
31
by type:
bulk carrier 31, 45, cargo 50, 49, chemical tanker 48, container 12, 6, liquefied gas 41, passenger/cargo 1, 2, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 4, 91, roll on/roll off 8, 5, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned:181 (Chile 6, 200 (Bermuda 7, Chile 8, Denmark 29, France 1, 26, Germany 56, Greece 50, 57, Ireland 1, Japan 6, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, 15, Norway 20, 26, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, US 4) 2) (2010)
registered in other countries:
7 (Bahamas 1, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1) (2008)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 321
- country comparison to the world:
- 30
- by type:
- bulk carrier 59, cargo 55, chemical tanker 52, container 7, liquefied gas 43, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 93, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 223 (Bermuda 7, Chile 9, Denmark 30, Germany 56, Greece 62, Ireland 1, Japan 19, Malaysia 6, Norway 30, South Africa 2, US 1) (2010)
total:292 321
country comparison to the world:31 30
by type:
bulk carrier 45, 59, cargo 49, 55, chemical tanker 48, 52, container 6, 7, liquefied gas 41, 43, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 91, 93, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned:200 223 (Bermuda 7, Chile 8, 9, Denmark 26, 30, Germany 56, Greece 57, 62, Ireland 1, Japan 15, 19, Malaysia 6, Norway 26, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, 30, South Africa 2, US 2) 1) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
Entry published as “Isle Of Man”.
- total:
- 321
- by type:
- bulk carrier 59, cargo 55, chemical tanker 52, container 7, liquefied gas 43, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 93, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 223 (Bermuda 7, Chile 9, Denmark 30, Germany 56, Greece 62, Ireland 1, Japan 19, Malaysia 6, Norway 30, South Africa 2, US 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 30
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
30
foreign-owned:
country comparison to the world: 30
The entry for Isle of Man did not include Merchant marine.
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 269 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 102, container ship 6, general cargo 27, oil tanker 56, other 78
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 269 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 102, container ship 6, general cargo 27, oil tanker 56, other 78
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Isle of Man: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/isle-of-man/merchant-marine.