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Merchant marine Luxembourg, in 36 editions.
The entry for Luxembourg published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 29 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 29
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Merchant marine” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 20244 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,138 GRT/9,373 DWT; includes 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 chemical tanker
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,138 GRT/9,373 DWT; includes 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 chemical tanker
1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,731 GRT/2,460 DWT
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,138 GRT/9,373 DWT; includes 2 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 chemical tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,731 GRT/2,460 DWT
- 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,592,985 GRT/2,642,249 DWT;
- includes 3 cargo, 5 container, 5 roll-on/roll-off, 6 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 liquefied gas, 1 passenger, 8 bulk, 6 combination bulk
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,592,985 GRT/2,642,249 DWT; includes
3 cargo, 5 container, 5 roll-on/roll-off, 6 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical
tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 liquefied gas, 1 passenger, 8 bulk, 6
combination bulk
- 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,570,466 GRT/2,614,154 DWT;
- includes 2 cargo, 5 container, 5 roll-on/roll-off, 6 oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 liquefied gas, 2 passenger, 8 bulk, 6 combination bulk, 4 refrigerated cargo
49 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,592,985 GRT/2,642,249 1,570,466 GRT/2,614,154 DWT; includes3 2 cargo, 5 container, 5 roll-on/roll-off, 6 petroleum oil tanker, 4 chemical
combination ore/oil, 8 liquefied gas, 1 2 passenger, 8 bulk, 6bulk
bulk, 4 refrigerated cargo
50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,477,998 GRT/2,424,994 DWT, bulk 8, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6, combination ore/oil 2, container 4, liquefied gas 9, oil tanker 5, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,477,998 GRT/2,424,994 DWT,
bulk 8, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6, combination
ore/oil 2, container 4, liquefied gas 9, oil tanker 5, passenger 2,
refrigerated cargo 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4
- total:
- 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,129,466 GRT/1,790,988 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 6, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 8, oil tanker 7, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2
50 total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,477,998 GRT/2,424,994 DWT, 1,129,466 GRT/1,790,988
DWT
ships by type: bulk 8, 6, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6, combinationore/oil 2, container 4, 2, liquefied gas 9, tanker 8, oil tanker 5, 7, passenger 2,
refrigerated cargo 4, 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4 2
- total:
- 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 825,496 GRT/1,238,354 DWT ships by type: bulk 3, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 5, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2 (1995 est.)
total: 45 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,129,466 GRT/1,790,988825,496 GRT/1,238,354 DWT6, cargo 2, 3, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6,8, 6, oil tanker 7, 5, passenger 2,
- total:
- 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 858,861 GRT/1,188,457 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, chemical tanker 5, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 12, oil tanker 4, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6 (1996 est.)
total: 36 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 825,496 GRT/1,238,354 858,861 GRT/1,188,457 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, 1, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 6, 5, container 2, liquefied gas
tanker 6, 12, oil tanker 5, 4, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2 (1995 6 (1996
est.)
- total:
- 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 775,336 GRT/1,028,012 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, container 3, liquefied gas tanker 11, oil tanker 5, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8 (1997 est.)
total: 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 858,861 GRT/1,188,457 775,336 GRT/1,028,012 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 5, 1, container 2, 3,
liquefied gas12, 11, oil tanker 4, 5, passenger 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6 (1996
cargo 8 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,033,045 GRT/1,480,023 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas tanker 13, oil tanker 6, passenger 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, vehicle carrier 1 (1998 est.)
total: 32 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 775,336 GRT/1,028,012 1,033,045 GRT/1,480,023
DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, container 3,6, liquefied gas tanker 11, 13,
oil tanker 5, 6, passenger 2, 4, roll-on/roll-off8 (1997 6, vehicle carrier
1 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,283,738 GRT/1,872,071 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 2, chemical tanker 10, container 1, liquified gas 18, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 7 (1999 est.)
total: 37 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,033,045 GRT/1,480,0231,283,738 GRT/1,872,071 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, 2, chemical tanker 6, liquefied 10, container 1, liquified gas tanker 13, 18, passenger 4,
oil tanker 6,roll-on/roll-off cargo petroleum tanker 6, vehicle carrier roll-on/roll-off 7 (1999 est.)
1 (1998
- total:
- 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 988,450 GRT/1,313,498 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 11, container 2, liquefied gas 18, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 7 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 4 (2000 est.)
total: 48 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,283,738 GRT/1,872,071 988,450 GRT/1,313,498 DWT10, 11, container 1, liquified 2, liquefied gas 18, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off roll on/roll off 7 (1999 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 4 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,487,752 GRT/2,123,579 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 2, chemical tanker 13, container 8, liquefied gas 19, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 6
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.)
total: 50 60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 988,450 GRT/1,313,498 1,487,752 GRT/2,123,579 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 11, 13, container 2, 8, liquefied gas 18, 19, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, 8, roll on/roll off 7 6
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 4 (2000 21, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 1, United Kingdom 9, United States 3 (2002 est.)
- 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.)
total: 60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,487,752 GRT/2,123,579 1,507,258 GRT/2,118,597 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 13, 12, container 8, liquefied gas 19, 18, passenger 4, 2, petroleum tanker 8, 10, roll on/roll off 6 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.)
- total:
- 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 652,454 GRT/805,101 DWT
- by type:
- chemical tanker 11, container 8, liquefied gas 4, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 7
- foreign-owned:
- Belgium 7, Denmark 1, Finland 3, France 3, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 5, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 7, United States 3
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (2004 est.)
total: 60 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,507,258 GRT/2,118,597 652,454 GRT/805,101 DWTships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 12, 11, container 8, liquefied gas 18, 4, passenger 2, 4, petroleum tanker 10, 6, roll on/roll off 8 7note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: foreign-owned: Belgium 21, 7, Denmark 1, Finland 3, France 8, 3, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 9, 7, United States 3 (2002
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 652,454 GRT/805,101 DWT
- by type:
- chemical tanker 16, container 6, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 40 (Belgium 12, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10, Netherlands 4, United States 3) (2005)
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 652,454 GRT/805,101 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 11, 16, container 8, 6, liquefied gas 4, 2, passenger 4, 3, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 7 6, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Belgium 7, Denmark 1, 40 (Belgium 12, Finland 3, France 3, 8, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 5, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 7, 4, United States 3 3) (2005)
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 42 ships (1000 GRT or over) 557,636 GRT/792,069 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, chemical tanker 16, container 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 5
- foreign-owned:
- 42 (Belgium 9, Finland 4, France 14, Germany 10, Netherlands 2, US 3) (2006)
total: 40 42 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 652,454 GRT/805,101 557,636 GRT/792,069 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, chemical tanker 16, container 6, 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 6, 3, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 1 5
foreign-owned: 40 42 (Belgium 12, 9, Finland 3, 4, France 8, 14, Germany 10, Netherlands 4, United States 2, US 3) (2005) (2006)
- total:
- 45 ships (1000 GRT or over) 682,955 GRT/858,985 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 7, chemical tanker 14, container 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 7
- foreign-owned:
- 44 (Belgium 9, France 14, Germany 10, Netherlands 1, UK 7, US 3) (2007)
total: 42 45 ships (1000 GRT or over) 557,636 GRT/792,069 682,955 GRT/858,985 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, 7, chemical tanker 16, 14, container 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, 4, roll on/roll off 5 7
foreign-owned: 42 44 (Belgium 9, Finland 4, France 14, Germany 10, Netherlands 2, 1, UK 7, US 3) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 45
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, cargo 3, chemical tanker 15, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 9
- foreign-owned:
- 44 (Belgium 7, Denmark 1, France 17, Germany 5, Netherlands 2, UK 8, US 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (Ukraine 1) (2008)
total: 45 ships (1000 GRT or over) 682,955 GRT/858,985 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 7, 6, cargo 3, chemical tanker 14, 15, container 7, 4, liquefied gas 2, 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, 3, roll on/roll off 7 9
foreign-owned: 44 (Belgium 9, 7, Denmark 1, France 14, 17, Germany 10, 5, Netherlands 1, 2, UK 7, 8, US 3) (2007) 4)
registered in other countries: 1 (Ukraine 1) (2008)
- total:
- 45
- country comparison to the world:
- 74
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, cargo 3, chemical tanker 15, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 9
- foreign-owned:
- 44 (Belgium 7, Denmark 1, France 17, Germany 5, Netherlands 2, UK 8, US 4)
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (Ukraine 1) (2008)
total:
45
country comparison to the world:
74
by type:
bulk carrier 6, cargo 3, chemical tanker 15, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned:
44 (Belgium 7, Denmark 1, France 17, Germany 5, Netherlands 2, UK 8, US 4)
registered in other countries:
1 (Ukraine 1) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 47
- country comparison to the world:
- 72
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 16, container 10, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 10
- foreign-owned:
- 45 (Belgium 9, France 16, Germany 9, Netherlands 2, Switzerland 1, UK 5, US 3)
- registered in other countries:
- 16 (Italy 12, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)
total:45 47
country comparison to the world:74 72
by type:
bulk carrier 6, 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 15, 16, container 4, liquefied gas 1, 10, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, 2, roll on/roll off 9 10
foreign-owned:44 45 (Belgium 7, Denmark 1, 9, France 17, 16, Germany 5, 9, Netherlands 2, Switzerland 1, UK 8, 5, US 4) 3)
registered in other countries:1 (Ukraine 16 (Italy 12, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2008) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 49
- country comparison to the world:
- 71
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12
- foreign-owned:
- 48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)
total:47 49
country comparison to the world:72 71
by type:
bulk carrier 3, 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 16, 20, container 10, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 10 12
foreign-owned:45 48 (Belgium 9, 11, Denmark 1, France 16, 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 2, 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5, US 3) 5)
registered in other countries:16 18 (Italy 12, 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 49
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12
- foreign-owned:
- 48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 71
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
71
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 71
- total:
- 49
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12
- foreign-owned:
- 48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5)
- registered in other countries:
- 18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 73
total: 49
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12
foreign-owned: 48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5)
registered in other countries: 18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 71 73
- total:
- 152 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, container ship 21, general cargo 2, other 126 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 152 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 21, general cargo 2, other 126 (2017)
- total:
- 152
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, container ship 9, general cargo 6, oil tanker 2, other 131 (2018)
total: 152 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 3, 4, container ship 21, 9, general cargo 6, oil tanker 2, other 126 (2017) 131 (2018)
- total:
- 143
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, container ship 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 3, other 118 (2019)
total: 152 143
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 9, 4, general cargo 6, 14, oil tanker 2, 3, other 131 (2018) 118 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 153
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 23, oil tanker 3, other 122 (2021)
total: 143 153
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 4, 1, general cargo 14, 23, oil tanker 3, other 118 (2019) 122 (2021)
- total:
- 149 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 3, other 114
total: 153 149 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 23, 27, oil tanker 3, other 122 (2021) 114
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 147 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, container ship 1, general cargo 24, oil tanker 4, other 115
total: 149 (2022) 147 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 4, 3, container ship 1, general cargo 27, 24, oil tanker 3, 4, other 114 115
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Luxembourg: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/luxembourg/merchant-marine.