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Merchant marine Qatar, in 36 editions.
The entry for Qatar 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 202412 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 273,318 GRT/420,227 DWT; includes 7 cargo, 3 container, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker
12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 273,318 GRT/420,227 DWT; includes 7 cargo, 3 container, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker
20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 465,371 GRT/707,089 DWT; includes 12 cargo, 5 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker
12 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 273,318 GRT/420,227 465,371 GRT/707,089 DWT; includes 7 12 cargo, 3 5 container, 2 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker
23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 473,042 GRT/716,039 DWT; includes 14 cargo, 5 container, 3 petroleum tanker, 1 refrigerated cargo
20 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 465,371 GRT/707,089 473,042 GRT/716,039 DWT; includes 12 14
cargo, 5 container, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker petroleum tanker, 1 refrigerated cargo
20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 390,072 GRT/593,508 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 4 container, 2 oil tanker, 1 refrigerated cargo
23 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 473,042 GRT/716,039 390,072 GRT/593,508 DWT; includes 14 13
cargo, 5 4 container, 3 petroleum 2 oil tanker, 1 refrigerated cargo
18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 373,491 GRT/567,294 DWT, container 4, cargo 11, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1
20 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 390,072 GRT/593,508 DWT; includes 13 373,491 GRT/567,294 DWT,cargo, 4 container, 2 container 4, cargo 11, oil tanker, 1 tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1
- total:
- 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 463,227 GRT/763,507 DWT
- ships by type:
- combination ore/oil 1, container 3, cargo 11, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1
18 total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 373,491 GRT/567,294 DWT, 463,227 GRT/763,507 DWT
ships by type: combination ore/oil 1, container 4, 3, cargo 11, oil
tanker 2, 3, refrigerated cargo 1
- total:
- 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 467,447 GRT/771,483 DWT
- ships by type:
- combination ore/oil 2, container 3, cargo 11, oil tanker 3 (1995 est.)
total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 463,227 GRT/763,507 467,447 GRT/771,483 DWT
ships by type: combination ore/oil 1, 2, container 3, cargo 11, oil
tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1 3 (1995 est.)
- total:
- 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 512,456 GRT/850,858 DWT
- ships by type :
- combination ore/oil 2, container 3, cargo 11, oil tanker 3 (1996 est.)
total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 467,447 GRT/771,483 512,456 GRT/850,858 DWT
ships by type: type : combination ore/oil 2, container 3, cargo 11, oil
tanker 3 (1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 618,447 GRT/1,031,135 DWT
- ships by type:
- combination ore/oil 2, container 3, cargo 11, oil tanker 5 (1997 est.)
total: 19 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 512,456 GRT/850,858 618,447 GRT/1,031,135 DWT
ships by type : type: combination ore/oil 2, container 3, cargo 11, oil
tanker 3 (1996 5 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 713,014 GRT/1,112,829 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 5, oil tanker 5 (1998 est.)
total: 21 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 618,447 GRT/1,031,135 713,014 GRT/1,112,829
DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 3, cargo 11, 5, oil
tanker 5 (1997 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 721,756 GRT/1,132,510 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 5 (1999 est.)
total: 22 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 713,014 GRT/1,112,829721,756 GRT/1,132,510 DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 5, oil7, petroleum tanker 5 (1998 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 677,992 GRT/1,049,447 DWT ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 6 (2000 est.)
total: 24 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 721,756 GRT/1,132,510 677,992 GRT/1,049,447 DWT5 (1999 6 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 679,081 GRT/1,051,088 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 6
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, United Arab Emirates 3 (2002 est.)
total: 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 677,992 GRT/1,049,447 679,081 GRT/1,051,088 DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 6 (2000
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, United Arab Emirates 3 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 638,815 GRT/995,096 DWT
- ships by type:
- cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, UAE 3 (2002 est.)
total: 25 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 679,081 GRT/1,051,088 638,815 GRT/995,096 DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, 6, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 6 5, roll on/roll off 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1, United Arab Emirates UAE 3 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 4, chemical tanker 4, container 8, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- Cambodia 1, Kuwait 1 (2004 est.)
total: 23 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 638,815 GRT/995,096 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWTships by type: cargo 6, 4, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 2, 4, container 7, 8, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, UAE 3 (2002 Kuwait 1 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (Kuwait 6) (2005)
total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT
by type: cargo 4, 3, chemical tanker 4, 5, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 5, 3, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Kuwait 1 (2004 est.) 6 (Kuwait 6) (2005)
- total:
- 23 ships (1000 GRT or over) 750,669 GRT/1,177,673 DWT
- by type:
- cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 8 (Kuwait 7, US 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 4 (Honduras 1, Liberia 2, Panama 1) (2006)
total: 22 23 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 750,669 GRT/1,177,673 DWT
by type: cargo 3, 2, chemical tanker 5, 3, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 3, 7, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 8 (Kuwait 6) (2005) 7, US 1)
registered in other countries: 4 (Honduras 1, Liberia 2, Panama 1) (2006)
- total:
- 20 ships (1000 GRT or over) 574,969 GRT/856,057 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 1
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Kuwait 7)
- registered in other countries:
- 3 (Liberia 2, Panama 1) (2007)
total: 23 20 ships (1000 GRT or over) 750,669 GRT/1,177,673 574,969 GRT/856,057 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, 2, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 7, 4, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 8 7 (Kuwait 7, US 1) 7)
registered in other countries: 4 (Honduras 1, Liberia 3 (Liberia 2, Panama 1) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 22
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Kuwait 7)
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Liberia 4, Panama 1) (2008)
total: 20 ships (1000 GRT or over) 574,969 GRT/856,057 DWT 22
by type: bulk carrier 1, 2, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 2, 4, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 1 4
foreign-owned: 7 (Kuwait 7)
registered in other countries: 3 5 (Liberia 2, 4, Panama 1) (2007) (2008)
- total:
- 22
- country comparison to the world:
- 96
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Kuwait 7)
- registered in other countries:
- 5 (Liberia 4, Panama 1) (2008)
total:
22
country comparison to the world:
96
by type:
bulk carrier 2, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned:
7 (Kuwait 7)
registered in other countries:
5 (Liberia 4, Panama 1) (2008)
- total:
- 29
- country comparison to the world:
- 86
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 14, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Kuwait 7)
- registered in other countries:
- 30 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 24, Panama 1) (2010)
total:22 29
country comparison to the world:96 86
by type:
bulk carrier 2, cargo 2, 3, chemical tanker 2, container 8, 14, liquefied gas 4, 6, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned:
7 (Kuwait 7)
registered in other countries:5 30 (Liberia 4, 5, Marshall Islands 24, Panama 1) (2008) (2010)
- total:
- 29
- country comparison to the world:
- 85
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 14, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Kuwait 7)
- registered in other countries:
- 30 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 24, Panama 1) (2010)
total:
29
country comparison to the world:86 85
by type:
bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 14, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned:
7 (Kuwait 7)
registered in other countries:
30 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 24, Panama 1) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 28
- country comparison to the world:
- 87
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 13, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (Kuwait 6)
- registered in other countries:
- 35 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 29, Panama 1) (2010)
total:29 28
country comparison to the world:85 87
by type:
bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 14, 13, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned:7 6 (Kuwait 7) 6)
registered in other countries:30 35 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 24, 29, Panama 1) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 28
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 13, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (Kuwait 6)
- registered in other countries:
- 35 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 29, Panama 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 87
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
87
foreign-owned:
registered in other countries:
country comparison to the world: 87
- total:
- 28
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 13, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
- foreign-owned:
- 6 (Kuwait 6)
- registered in other countries:
- 35 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 29, Panama 1) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 88
total: 28
by type: bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 13, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned: 6 (Kuwait 6)
registered in other countries: 35 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 29, Panama 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 87 88
- total:
- 143 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 8, container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 6, other 118 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 143 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 6, other 118 (2017)
- total:
- 140
- by type:
- bulk carrier 10, container ship 5, general cargo 6, oil tanker 7, other 112 (2018)
total: 143 (2017) 140
by type: bulk carrier 8, 10, container ship 6, 5, general cargo 5, 6, oil tanker 6, 7, other 118 (2017) 112 (2018)
- total:
- 136
- by type:
- bulk carrier 9, container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 7, other 109 (2019)
total: 140 136
by type: bulk carrier 10, 9, container ship 5, 6, general cargo 6, 5, oil tanker 7, other 112 (2018) 109 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 129
- by type:
- bulk carrier 9, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 5, other 107 (2021)
total: 136 129
by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 6, 4, general cargo 5, 4, oil tanker 7, 5, other 109 (2019) 107 (2021)
- total:
- 123 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 6, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 3, other 106
total: 129 123 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 9, 6, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 5, 3, other 107 (2021) 106
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 123 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 5, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 108
total: 123 (2022) (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 6, 5, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 3, 2, other 106 108
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Qatar: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/qatar/merchant-marine.