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Merchant marine Morocco, in 36 editions.
The entry for Morocco published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 30 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 30
- 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- 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 334,931 GRT/513,762 DWT;
- includes 11 cargo, 2 container, 14 refrigerated cargo, 5 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 12 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 short-sea passenger
54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 334,931 GRT/513,762 DWT; includes 11 cargo, 2 container, 14 refrigerated cargo, 5 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 12 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 short-sea passenger
- 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 315,169 GRT/487,490 DWT;
- includes 10 cargo, 2 container, 12 refrigerated cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 11 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 short-sea passenger
54 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 334,931 GRT/513,762 315,169 GRT/487,490 DWT; includes 11 10 cargo, 2 container, 14 12 refrigerated cargo, 5 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 12 11 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 short-sea passenger
- 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 315,249 GRT/487,479 DWT;
- includes 10 cargo, 2 container, 12 refrigerated cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off, 3 petroleum tanker, 11 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 short-sea passenger
51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 315,169 GRT/487,490 315,249 GRT/487,479 DWT; includes 10
cargo, 2 container, 12 refrigerated cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, roll-on/roll-off, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) petroleum
tanker, 11 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 short-sea passenger
- 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 305,758 GRT/484,825 DWT;
- 10 cargo, 2 container, 11 refrigerated cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off, 4 oil tanker, 11 chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 2 short-sea passenger
51 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 315,249 GRT/487,479 305,758 GRT/484,825 DWT; includes 10
container, 12 11 refrigerated cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off, 3 petroleum4 oil tanker, 11
chemical tanker, 4 bulk, 3 2 short-sea passenger
47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 226,369 GRT/335,089 DWT, cargo 9, chemical tanker 11, container 3, oil tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger 2
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 226,369 GRT/335,089 DWT, cargo
9, chemical tanker 11, container 3, oil tanker 4, refrigerated cargo
12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger 2
- total:
- 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 183,951 GRT/273,057 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 2, oil tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger 1
47 total: 38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 226,369 GRT/335,089 DWT, cargo 183,951 GRT/273,057 DWT9, ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 11, 9, container 3, 2, oil tanker 4,
refrigerated cargo
12,2 1
- total:
- 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 175,962 GRT/257,449 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 2, oil tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 9, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger 1 (1995 est.)
total: 38 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 183,951 GRT/273,057 175,962 GRT/257,449 DWT
ships by type: cargo 6, 8, chemical tanker 9, 7, container 2, oil tanker 4,
4, refrigerated cargo 10, 9, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea
passenger 1 (1995 est.)
- total:
- 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 180,172 GRT/261,213 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 7, chemical tanker 7, container 2, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea passenger 1 (1996 est.)
total: 37 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 175,962 GRT/257,449 180,172 GRT/261,213 DWT
ships by type: cargo 8, 7, chemical tanker 7, container 2, oil tanker 3,4, refrigerated cargo 9, 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, short-sea(1995
(1996 est.)
- total:
- 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 205,053 GRT/259,339 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 2, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 11, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea passenger 1 (1997 est.)
total: 36 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 180,172 GRT/261,213 205,053 GRT/259,339 DWT
ships by type: cargo 7, 9, chemical tanker 7, 6, container 2, oil tanker 3,
refrigerated cargo 10, 11, roll-on/roll-off cargo 6, 8, short-sea passenger 1(1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 217,869 GRT/263,033 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 8, chemical tanker 6, container 3, oil tanker 3, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea passenger 1 (1998 est.)
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 205,053 GRT/259,339 217,869 GRT/263,033 DWT
ships by type: cargo 9, 8, chemical tanker 6, container 2, 3, oil tanker 3,
3, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 11, 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8,
short-sea passenger 1
(1997
- total:
- 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 218,987 GRT/263,191 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 9, roll-on/roll-off 8, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 217,869 GRT/263,033 218,987 GRT/263,191 DWT
ships by type: cargo 8, 9, chemical tanker 6, container 3, oil tanker passenger 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo
3,10, 9, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8,(1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 223,052 GRT/272,786 DWT ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 5, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)
total: 40 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 218,987 GRT/263,191 223,052 GRT/272,786 DWT3, passenger 1, 5, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 9, roll-on/roll-off roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 227,364 GRT/277,306 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 10, chemical tanker 6, container 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2 (2002 est.)
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 223,052 GRT/272,786 227,364 GRT/277,306 DWT
ships by type: cargo 9, 10, chemical tanker 6, container 5, 6, petroleum tanker 3, 2, refrigerated cargo 9, 8, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1 (2000
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2 (2002 est.)
- 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.)
total: 41 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 227,364 GRT/277,306 247,591 GRT/268,356 DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, 8, chemical tanker 6, 7, container 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 8, 7, roll on/roll off 8, 7, short-sea passenger 1 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.)
- total:
- 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 7, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger 2
- foreign-owned:
- France 1, Germany 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2, United Kingdom 1 (2004 est.)
total: 39 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 247,591 GRT/268,356 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWTships by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 7, container 6, 7, petroleum tanker 2, 1, refrigerated cargo 7, 5, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 5, short-sea/passenger 2note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: foreign-owned: France 1, Germany 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 2 (2002 2, United Kingdom 1 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (France 1, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 1) (2005)
total: 35 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWT
by type: cargo 8, 6, chemical tanker 7, 6, container 7, 8, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5, 2, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger 2 5
foreign-owned: France 6 (France 1, Germany 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Netherlands 2, Norway Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 1 (2004 est.) 1) (2005)
- total:
- 41 ships (1000 GRT or over) 382,781 GRT/285,435 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, container 9, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (France 1, Germany 2, Switzerland 1, UK 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (Panama 1) (2006)
total: 41 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 382,781 GRT/285,435 DWT
by type: cargo 6, 5, chemical tanker 6, container 8, 9, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 6 5 (France 1, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 1, UK 1) (2005)
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2006)
- total:
- 35 ships (1000 GRT or over) 344,445 GRT/252,341 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 3, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4
- foreign-owned:
- 14 (France 13, Germany 1) (2007)
total: 41 35 ships (1000 GRT or over) 382,781 GRT/285,435 344,445 GRT/252,341 DWT
by type: cargo 5, 3, chemical tanker 6, container 9, 8, passenger/cargo 13, 12, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, 1, roll on/roll off 5 4
foreign-owned: 5 14 (France 1, 13, Germany 2, Switzerland 1, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2006)
- total:
- 35
- by type:
- cargo 3, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4
- foreign-owned:
- 16 (France 14, Germany 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2008)
total: 35 ships (1000 GRT or over) 344,445 GRT/252,341 DWT
by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo 12, 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 14 16 (France 13, 14, Germany 1) (2007) 2)
registered in other countries: 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2008)
- total:
- 35
- country comparison to the world:
- 81
- by type:
- cargo 3, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4
- foreign-owned:
- 16 (France 14, Germany 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2008)
total:
35
country comparison to the world:
81
by type:
cargo 3, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned:
16 (France 14, Germany 2)
registered in other countries:
4 (Gibraltar 4) (2008)
- total:
- 30
- country comparison to the world:
- 84
- by type:
- cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 7, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 3
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (France 4, Germany 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Gibraltar 4, Panama 1) (2010)
total:35 30
country comparison to the world:81 84
by type:
cargo 3, 2, chemical tanker 6, 2, container 8, 7, passenger/cargo 13, 15, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4 3
foreign-owned:16 6 (France 14, 4, Germany 2)
registered in other countries:4 5 (Gibraltar 4) (2008) 4, Panama 1) (2010)
- total:
- 30
- country comparison to the world:
- 83
- by type:
- cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 7, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 3
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (France 4, Germany 2)
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Gibraltar 4, Panama 1) (2010)
total:
30
country comparison to the world:84 83
by type:
cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 7, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned:
6 (France 4, Germany 2)
registered in other countries:
5 (Gibraltar 4, Panama 1) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 26
- country comparison to the world:
- 88
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, container 6, passenger/cargo 14, roll on/roll off 2
- foreign-owned:
- 14 (France 3, Germany 1, Italy 1, Spain 9)
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2010)
total:30 26
country comparison to the world:83 88
by type:
cargo 2, 1, chemical tanker 2, 3, container 7, 6, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 1, 14, roll on/roll off 3 2
foreign-owned:6 14 (France 4, 3, Germany 2) 1, Italy 1, Spain 9)
registered in other countries:5 4 (Gibraltar 4, Panama 1) 4) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 26
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, container 6, passenger/cargo 14, roll on/roll off 2
- foreign-owned:
- 14 (France 3, Germany 1, Italy 1, Spain 9)
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 88
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
88
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 88
- total:
- 26
- by type:
- cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, container 6, passenger/cargo 14, roll on/roll off 2
- foreign-owned:
- 14 (France 3, Germany 1, Italy 1, Spain 9)
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 89
total: 26
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, container 6, passenger/cargo 14, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 14 (France 3, Germany 1, Italy 1, Spain 9)
registered in other countries: 4 (Gibraltar 4) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 88 89
- total:
- 82 (2017)
- by type:
- container ship 6, general cargo 6, oil tanker 1, other 69 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 82 (2017)
by type: container ship 6, general cargo 6, oil tanker 1, other 69 (2017)
- total:
- 87
- by type:
- container ship 7, general cargo 6, oil tanker 3, other 71 (2018)
total: 82 (2017) 87
by type: container ship 6, 7, general cargo 6, oil tanker 1, 3, other 69 (2017) 71 (2018)
- total:
- 86
- by type:
- bulk carrier 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 3, other 75 (2019)
total: 87 86
by type: container ship 7, bulk carrier 4, general cargo 6, 4, oil tanker 3, other 71 (2018) 75 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 93
- by type:
- container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 80 (2021)
total: 86 93
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 6, general cargo 4, 5, oil tanker 3, 2, other 75 (2019) 80 (2021)
- total:
- 93 (2022)
- by type:
- container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 80
total: 93 (2022)
by type: container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 80 (2021)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 94 (2023)
- by type:
- container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 81
total: 93 (2022) 94 (2023)
by type: container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 80 81
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Morocco: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/morocco/merchant-marine.