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Merchant marine Mexico, in 36 editions.
The entry for Mexico published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 29 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 29
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Merchant marine” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024- 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,041,229 GRT/1,552,478 DWT;
- includes 5 short-sea passenger, 10 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 4 bulk, 4 combination bulk
68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,041,229 GRT/1,552,478 DWT; includes 5 short-sea passenger, 10 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 4 bulk, 4 combination bulk
- 64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 999,423 GRT/1,509,939 DWT;
- includes 4 short-sea passenger, 9 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 3 bulk, 3 combination bulk
68 64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,041,229 GRT/1,552,478 999,423 GRT/1,509,939 DWT; includes 5 4 short-sea passenger, 10 9 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 4 3 bulk, 4 3 combination bulk
- 58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 875,239 GRT/1,301,355 DWT;
- includes 4 short-sea passenger, 3 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off, 30 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 1 bulk, 1 combination bulk, 4 container
64 58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 999,423 GRT/1,509,939 875,239 GRT/1,301,355 DWT; includes 4
short-sea passenger, 9 3 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 31 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) roll-on/roll-off, 30
petroleum tanker, 3 4 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 3 1 bulk, 3 1 combination bulk
bulk, 4 container
- 58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 858,162 GRT/1,278,488 DWT;
- includes 4 short-sea passenger, 2 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off, 31 oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 1 bulk, 5 container
58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 875,239 GRT/1,301,355 858,162 GRT/1,278,488 DWT; includes 4
short-sea passenger, 3 2 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off, 30 31petroleum oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 1 bulk, 1 combination 5 container
bulk, 4
58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 853,161 GRT/1,269,018 DWT, cargo 3, chemical tanker 4, container 4, liquefied gas 7, oil tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 4
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 853,161 GRT/1,269,018 DWT, cargo
3, chemical tanker 4, container 4, liquefied gas 7, oil tanker 32,
refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 4
- total:
- 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 949,271 GRT/1,340,595 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, container 7, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 4
58 total: 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 853,161 GRT/1,269,018 DWT, cargo 949,271 GRT/1,340,595 DWT3, ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, container 4, 7,
liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 32,30, refrigerated cargo 2,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 4
- total:
- 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 875,314 GRT/1,245,932 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 29, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3 (1995 est.)
total: 59 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 949,271 GRT/1,340,595 875,314 GRT/1,245,932
DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, 1, chemical tanker 4, container 7,4, liquefied
gas tanker 7, oil tanker 30, 29, refrigerated cargo 2,1, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 2, short-sea passenger 4 3 (1995 est.)
- total:
- 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 899,032 GRT/1,297,346 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 29, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3 (1996 est.)
total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 875,314 GRT/1,245,932899,032 GRT/1,297,346 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1,
container 4, liquefiedrefrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3 (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 899,224 GRT/1,312,505 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 29, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3 (1997 est.)
total: 51 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 899,032 GRT/1,297,346 899,224 GRT/1,312,505 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1,
container 4, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 29, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3 (1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 852,004 GRT/1,236,475 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 28, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, short-sea passenger 3 (1998 est.)
total: 53 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 899,224 GRT/1,312,505 852,004 GRT/1,236,475
DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1,container 4,
liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 29, 28, roll-on/roll-off2, 3,
short-sea passenger 3 (1997 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 633,219 GRT/970,947 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquified gas 4, petroleum tanker 29, roll-on/roll-off 3, short-sea passenger 3 (1999 est.)
total: 52 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 852,004 GRT/1,236,475633,219 GRT/970,947 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, container 4, liquified gas
liquefiedtanker 7, oil 4, petroleum tanker 28, 29, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3,(1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 590,657 GRT/920,456 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 28, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 (2000 est.)
total: 46 43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 633,219 GRT/970,947 590,657 GRT/920,456 DWTliquified liquefied gas 4, 3, petroleum tanker 29, roll-on/roll-off 3, 28, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 (1999 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 656,594 GRT/987,822 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 27, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 2, Denmark 1 (2002 est.)
total: 43 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 590,657 GRT/920,456 656,594 GRT/987,822 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, 3, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 28, 27, roll on/roll off 2, 3, short-sea passenger 3 (2000
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 2, Denmark 1 (2002 est.)
- 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.)
total: 44 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 656,594 GRT/987,822 636,271 GRT/933,686 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 27, 26, roll on/roll off 3, 8, short-sea passenger 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 2, Denmark 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 5, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea/passenger 3
- foreign-owned:
- Denmark 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands 2
- registered in other countries:
- 13 (2004 est.)
total: 47 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 636,271 GRT/933,686 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWTships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, 3, chemical tanker 4, 3, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 3, 5, petroleum tanker 26, 25, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 9, short-sea/passenger 3note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 2, foreign-owned: Denmark 1 (2002 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands 2
registered in other countries: 13 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 6, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 26, roll on/roll off 4
- foreign-owned:
- 4 (Denmark 1, Germany 1, UAE 1, United States 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 6 (2005)
total: 50 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWT
by type: bulk 1, carrier 2, cargo 3, 6, chemical tanker 3, combination ore/oil 1, 5, liquefied gas 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 25, 26, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea/passenger 3 4
foreign-owned: Denmark 4 (Denmark 1, Germany 1, Greece 1, Marshall Islands UAE 1, Netherlands 2 United States 1)
registered in other countries: 13 (2004 est.) 6 (2005)
- total:
- 56 ships (1000 GRT or over) 751,607 GRT/1,129,234 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 6, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 4
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (Denmark 2, France 1, Norway 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 15 (Belize 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 1, Panama 5, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 3) (2006)
total: 57 56 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 751,607 GRT/1,129,234 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 6, chemical tanker 5, 6, liquefied gas 5, 4, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 26, 25, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 4 5 (Denmark 2, France 1, Germany Norway 1, UAE 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 6 (2005) 15 (Belize 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 1, Panama 5, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 3) (2006)
- total:
- 60 ships (1000 GRT or over) 802,128 GRT/1,157,971 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 5
- foreign-owned:
- 4 (Denmark 2, Norway 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 14 (Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 1, Panama 4, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 3) (2007)
total: 56 60 ships (1000 GRT or over) 751,607 GRT/1,129,234 802,128 GRT/1,157,971 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 6, 7, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 9, 11, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 4 5
foreign-owned: 5 4 (Denmark 2, France 1, Norway 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 15 (Belize 14 (Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 1, Panama 5, 4, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 3) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 55
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 3
- foreign-owned:
- 4 (Denmark 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 20 (Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 2, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 5, unknown 1) (2008)
total: 60 ships (1000 GRT or over) 802,128 GRT/1,157,971 DWT 55
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, chemical tanker 6, 5, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 25, 23, roll on/roll off 5 3
foreign-owned: 4 (Denmark 2, Norway Hong Kong 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 14 20 (Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 1, Panama 2, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 2, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 3) (2007) 5, unknown 1) (2008)
- total:
- 55
- country comparison to the world:
- 67
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 3
- foreign-owned:
- 4 (Denmark 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 20 (Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 2, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 5, unknown 1) (2008)
total:
55
country comparison to the world:
67
by type:
bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned:
4 (Denmark 2, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries:
20 (Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 2, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 5, unknown 1) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- total:
- 60
- country comparison to the world:
- 65
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, cargo 3, chemical tanker 12, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 22, roll on/roll off 4
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (Denmark 2, Greece 1, South Africa 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 18 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Honduras 1, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 6, Portugal 1, Spain 2, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)
total:55 60
country comparison to the world:67 65
by type:
bulk carrier 2, 4, cargo 7, 3, chemical tanker 5, 12, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 23, 22, roll on/roll off 3 4
foreign-owned:4 5 (Denmark 2, Hong Kong Greece 1, South Africa 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries:20 (Brazil 1, 18 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Honduras 1, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 2, 6, Portugal 1, Spain 3, 2, Venezuela 5, 1, unknown 1) (2008) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 52
- country comparison to the world:
- 70
- by type:
- bulk carrier 5, cargo 3, chemical tanker 11, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 3
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (France 1, Greece 2, South Africa 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 12 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Marshall Islands 2, Panama 5, Portugal 1, Spain 1, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)
total:60 52
country comparison to the world:65 70
by type:
bulk carrier 4, 5, cargo 3, chemical tanker 12, 11, liquefied gas 4, 3, passenger/cargo 11, 10, petroleum tanker 22, 17, roll on/roll off 4 3
foreign-owned:
5 (Denmark 2, Greece (France 1, Greece 2, South Africa 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries:18 12 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Honduras 1, Marshall Islands 4, 2, Panama 6, 5, Portugal 1, Spain 2, 1, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 52
- by type:
- bulk carrier 5, cargo 3, chemical tanker 11, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 3
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (France 1, Greece 2, South Africa 1, UAE 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 12 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Marshall Islands 2, Panama 5, Portugal 1, Spain 1, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 70
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
70
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 70
- total:
- 622
- by type:
- bulk carrier 5, general cargo 9, oil tanker 32, other 576 (2017)
- country comparison to the world:
- 33
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 622
by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 9, oil tanker 32, other 576 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 33
- total:
- 622 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 5, general cargo 9, oil tanker 32, other 576 (2017)
total: 622 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 9, oil tanker 32, other 576 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 33
- total:
- 617
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, general cargo 11, oil tanker 35, other 565 (2018)
total: 622 (2017) 617
by type: bulk carrier 5, 6, general cargo 9, 11, oil tanker 32, 35, other 576 (2017) 565 (2018)
- total:
- 637
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, general cargo 10, oil tanker 35, other 586 (2019)
total: 617 637
by type: bulk carrier 6, general cargo 11, 10, oil tanker 35, other 565 (2018) 586 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 671
- by type:
- container ship 1, bulk carrier 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 31, other 624 (2021)
total: 637 671
by type: container ship 1, bulk carrier 6, 4, general cargo 10, 11, oil tanker 35, 31, other 586 (2019) 624 (2021)
- total:
- 669 (2022)
- by type:
- container ship 1, bulk carrier 5, general cargo 10, oil tanker 32, other 621
total: 671 669 (2022)
by type: container ship 1, bulk carrier 4, 5, general cargo 11, 10, oil tanker 31, 32, other 624 (2021) 621
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 674 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 32, other 627
total: 669 (2022) 674 (2023)
by type: container ship 1, bulk carrier 5, 4, general cargo 10, 11, oil tanker 32, other 621 627
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Mexico: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mexico/merchant-marine.