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Merchant marine Poland, in 36 editions.
The entry for Poland published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 31 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 31
- 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- 234 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,957,534 GRT/4,164,665 DWT;
- includes 5 short-sea passenger, 93 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 12 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 9 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 105 bulk
234 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,957,534 GRT/4,164,665 DWT; includes 5 short-sea passenger, 93 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 12 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 9 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 105 bulk
- 235 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,957,600 GRT/4,163,820 DWT;
- includes 5 short-sea passenger, 92 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 12 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 9 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 107 bulk;
- Poland owns 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) of 6,333 DWT operating under Liberian registry
234 235 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,957,534 GRT/4,164,665 2,957,600 GRT/4,163,820 DWT; includes 5 short-sea passenger, 93 92 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 12 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 9 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 105 bulk 107 bulk; Poland owns 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) of 6,333 DWT operating under Liberian registry
- 222 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,851,016 GRT/4,019,531 DWT;
- includes 5 short-sea passenger, 79 cargo, 4 refrigerated cargo, 14 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 12 container, 1 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 102 bulk, 1 passenger;
- Poland owns 1 ship of 6,333 DWT operating under Liberian registry
235 222 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,957,600 GRT/4,163,820 2,851,016 GRT/4,019,531 DWT; includes
5 short-sea passenger, 92 79 cargo, 3 4 refrigerated cargo, 12 14 roll-on/roll-off
cargo, 9 12 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) 1 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 107 bulk; 102 bulk, 1
passenger; Poland owns 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) of 6,333 DWT operating under Liberian registry
- 209 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,747,631 GRT/3,992,053 DWT;
- includes 5 short-sea passenger, 76 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 11 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 9 container, 1 oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 101 bulk, 1 passenger;
- Poland owns 1 ship of 6,333 DWT operating under Liberian registry
222 209 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,851,016 GRT/4,019,531 2,747,631 GRT/3,992,053 DWT; includes
5 short-sea passenger, 79 76 cargo, 4 1 refrigerated cargo, 14 11 roll-on/roll-off
cargo, 12 9 container, 1 petroleum oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 102 101 bulk, 1
Poland owns 1 ship of 6,333 DWT operating under Liberian registry
173 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,327,855 GRT/3,458,445 DWT, bulk 89, cargo 57, chemical tanker 4, container 8, oil tanker 1, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea passenger 5
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
173 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,327,855 GRT/3,458,445 DWT,
bulk 89, cargo 57, chemical tanker 4, container 8, oil tanker 1,
passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea passenger 5
- total:
- 152 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,186,405 GRT/3,270,914 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 89, cargo 38, chemical tanker 4, container 7, oil tanker 1, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea passenger 4
note: in addition, Poland owns 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 76,501 DWT that operate under Bahamian, Liberian, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Panamanian, and Cypriot registry
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 152 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,186,405 GRT/3,270,914
DWT
ships by type: bulk 89, cargo 38, chemical tanker 4, container 7, oil
tanker 1, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, short-sea passenger 4
note: in addition, Poland owns 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
76,501 DWT that operate under Bahamian, Liberian, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Panamanian, and Cypriot registry
- total:
- 131 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,093,491 GRT/3,167,660 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 73, cargo 36, chemical tanker 4, container 7, oil tanker 1, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, short-sea passenger 5
note: Poland owns an additional 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 179,913 DWT operating under the registries of The Bahamas, Liberia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, and Cyprus (1995 est.)
total: 152 131 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,186,405 GRT/3,270,914 2,093,491
GRT/3,167,660 DWT
ships by type: bulk 89, 73, cargo 38, 36, chemical tanker 4, container 7, oil
oil tanker 1, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, 4, short-sea
passenger 4 5
note: in addition, Poland owns 9 an additional 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling76,501 totaling 179,913 DWT that operate operating under Bahamian, Liberian, the registries of The Bahamas,
Liberia, Saint Vincent andPanamanian, and Cypriot registry Cyprus (1995
est.)
- total:
- 125 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,952,937 GRT/2,933,887 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 72, cargo 30, chemical tanker 4, container 7, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, short-sea passenger 5
note: Poland owns an additional 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,906 DWT operating under the registries of The Bahamas, Cyprus, Liberia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Vanuatu (1996 est.)
total: 131 125 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,093,491 1,952,937 GRT/2,933,887GRT/3,167,660 DWT
ships by type: bulk 73, 72, cargo 36, 30, chemical tanker 4, container 7,oil tanker 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, short-sea
passenger 5
note: Poland owns an additional 18 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over)179,913
233,906 DWT operating under the registries of The Bahamas, Cyprus,
Liberia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, and Cyprus (1995Vanuatu (1996 est.)
- total:
- 90 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,574,637 GRT/2,446,849 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 67, cargo 10, chemical tanker 3, container 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 4
note: Poland owns an additional 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 459,793 DWT operating under the registries of The Bahamas, Cyprus, Liberia, Malta, and Vanuatu (1997 est.)
total: 125 90 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,952,937 GRT/2,933,887 1,574,637 GRT/2,446,849
DWT
ships by type: bulk 72, 67, cargo 30, 10, chemical tanker 4, 3, container 7, 2,
passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, 1, short-sea
passenger 5 4
note: Poland owns an additional 16 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling233,906 459,793 DWT operating under the registries of The Bahamas, Cyprus,
Liberia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malta, and Vanuatu (1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,162,954 GRT/1,866,462 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 53, cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1998 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1998 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,162,954 GRT/1,866,462
DWT
ships by type: bulk 53, cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,120,165 GRT/1,799,569 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 50, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1999 est.)
total: 61 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,162,954 GRT/1,866,4621,120,165 GRT/1,799,569 DWT
ships by type: bulk 53, 50, cargo 3, 2, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off
cargo(1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 943,540 GRT/1,532,694 DWT ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)
total: 57 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,120,165 GRT/1,799,569 943,540 GRT/1,532,694 DWT50, 41, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1999 1 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 382,518 GRT/641,657 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 14, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)
total: 46 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 943,540 GRT/1,532,694 382,518 GRT/641,657 DWT
ships by type: bulk 41, 14, cargo 2, 3, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 199,186 GRT/275,476 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 9, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
total: 19 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 382,518 GRT/641,657 199,186 GRT/275,476 DWT
ships by type: bulk 14, 9, cargo 3, 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 7, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
- registered in other countries:
- 100 (2004 est.)
total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 199,186 GRT/275,476 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWTships by type: bulk 9, 7, cargo 2, 3, chemical tanker 1, 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002
registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
- registered in other countries:
- 107 (2005)
total: 14 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.) 107 (2005)
- total:
- 11 ships (1000 GRT or over) 55,701 GRT/45,082 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Nigeria 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Bahamas 15, Belize 2, Cyprus 20, Liberia 14, Malta 27, Norway 2, Panama 15, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 5) (2006)
total: 7 11 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 55,701 GRT/45,082 DWT
by type: cargo 3, 6, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Nigeria 1)
registered in other countries: 107 (2005) 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Bahamas 15, Belize 2, Cyprus 20, Liberia 14, Malta 27, Norway 2, Panama 15, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 5) (2006)
- total:
- 11 ships (1000 GRT or over) 55,701 GRT/45,082 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 1 (Nigeria 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 102 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 15, Cyprus 18, Liberia 14, Malta 25, Norway 3, Panama 15, Slovakia 2, St Vincent and The Grenadines 1, Vanuatu 7) (2007)
total: 11 ships (1000 GRT or over) 55,701 GRT/45,082 DWT
by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Nigeria 1)
registered in other countries: 106 102 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, 2, Bahamas 15, Belize 2, Cyprus 20, 18, Liberia 14, Malta 27, 25, Norway 2, 3, Panama 15, Saint Slovakia 2, St Vincent and the The Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 5) (2006) 7) (2007)
- total:
- 15
- by type:
- cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 2 (Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 98 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 17, Cyprus 18, Liberia 13, Malta 24, Norway 3, Panama 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2008)
total: 11 ships (1000 GRT or over) 55,701 GRT/45,082 DWT 15
by type: cargo 6, 8, chemical tanker 2, 4, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Nigeria 2 (Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1)
registered in other countries: 102 98 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 15, 17, Cyprus 18, Liberia 14, 13, Malta 25, 24, Norway 3, Panama 15, Slovakia 2, St 11, Saint Vincent and The the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2007) (2008)
- total:
- 15
- country comparison to the world:
- 106
- by type:
- cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 2 (Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 98 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 17, Cyprus 18, Liberia 13, Malta 24, Norway 3, Panama 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2008)
total:
15
country comparison to the world:
106
by type:
cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned:
2 (Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1)
registered in other countries:
98 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 17, Cyprus 18, Liberia 13, Malta 24, Norway 3, Panama 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2008)
- total:
- 10
- country comparison to the world:
- 116
- by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 104 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 32, Cyprus 20, Liberia 13, Malta 22, Norway 2, Panama 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2010)
total:15 10
country comparison to the world:106 116
by type:
cargo 8, 6, chemical tanker 4, 3, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1foreign-owned:registered in other countries:
2 (Cyprus 1, Nigeria 1)98 104 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 17, 32, Cyprus 18, 20, Liberia 13, Malta 24, 22, Norway 3, 2, Panama 11, 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2008) (2010)
- total:
- 10
- country comparison to the world:
- 115
- by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 104 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 32, Cyprus 20, Liberia 13, Malta 22, Norway 2, Panama 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2010)
total:
10
country comparison to the world:116 115
by type:
cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries:
104 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 32, Cyprus 20, Liberia 13, Malta 22, Norway 2, Panama 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2010)
- total:
- 9
- country comparison to the world:
- 118
- by type:
- cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 34, Cyprus 24, Liberia 13, Malta 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 9) (2010)
total:10 9
country comparison to the world:115 118
by type:
cargo 6, 7, chemical tanker 3, 1, passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries:104 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 32, 34, Cyprus 20, 24, Liberia 13, Malta 22, Norway 2, Panama 3, 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, 3, Vanuatu 7) 9) (2010)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 9
- country comparison to the world:
- 117
- by type:
- cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 34, Cyprus 24, Liberia 13, Malta 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 9) (2010)
total:
9
country comparison to the world:118 117
by type:
cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries:
106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 34, Cyprus 24, Liberia 13, Malta 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 9) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 9
- by type:
- cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1
- registered in other countries:
- 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 34, Cyprus 24, Liberia 13, Malta 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 9) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 118
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
117
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 118
- total:
- 152
- by type:
- container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 7, other 131 (2017)
- country comparison to the world:
- 73
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 152
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 7, other 131 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 73
- total:
- 152 (2017)
- by type:
- container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 7, other 131 (2017)
total: 152 (2017)
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 7, other 131 (2017)
country comparison to the world: 73
- total:
- 148
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 7, other 126 (2018)
total: 152 (2017) 148
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 7, other 131 (2017) 126 (2018)
- total:
- 144
- by type:
- general cargo 12, oil tanker 7, other 125 (2019)
total: 148 144
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 13, 12, oil tanker 7, other 126 (2018) 125 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 143
- by type:
- general cargo 7, oil tanker 6, other 130 (2021)
total: 144 143
by type: general cargo 12, 7, oil tanker 7, 6, other 125 (2019) 130 (2021)
- total:
- 149 (2022)
- by type:
- general cargo 7, oil tanker 6, other 136
total: 143 149 (2022)
by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 6, other 130 (2021) 136
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 152 (2023)
- by type:
- general cargo 6, oil tanker 6, other 140
total: 149 (2022) 152 (2023)
by type: general cargo 7, 6, oil tanker 6, other 136 140
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