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Merchant marine Soviet Union, in 2 editions.
The entry for Soviet Union published Merchant marine in 2 editions of 2, from 1990 to 1991. The text changed in 1 edition. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- edition changed the text
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- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 1991
Published as “Merchant marine” (1990 to 1991).
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1991 edition
Changed since 1990- 1,646 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,436,063 GRT/22,732,215 DWT;
- includes 53 passenger, 937 cargo, 52 container, 11 barge carrier, 5 roll-on/float off cargo, 5 railcar carrier, 108 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 251 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 11 liquefied gas, 21 combination ore/oil, 4 specialized liquid carrier, 17 chemical tanker, 171 bulk;
- note--639 merchant ships are based in Black Sea, 383 in Baltic Sea, 408 in Soviet Far East, and 216 in Barents Sea and White Sea;
- the Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine is beginning to use foreign registries for its merchant ships to increase the economic competitiveness of the fleet in the international market--the first reregistered ships have gone to the Cypriot flag
1,646 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,436,063 GRT/22,732,215 DWT; includes 53 passenger, 937 cargo, 52 container, 11 barge carrier, 5 roll-on/float off cargo, 5 railcar carrier, 108 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 251 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 11 liquefied gas, 21 combination ore/oil, 4 specialized liquid carrier, 17 chemical tanker, 171 bulk; note--639 merchant ships are based in Black Sea, 383 in Baltic Sea, 408 in Soviet Far East, and 216 in Barents Sea and White Sea; the Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine is beginning to use foreign registries for its merchant ships to increase the economic competitiveness of the fleet in the international market--the first reregistered ships have gone to the Cypriot flag
- 1,565 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 15,243,228 GRT/20,874,488 DWT;
- includes 52 passenger, 898 cargo, 52 container, 11 barge carrier, 4 roll-on/float off cargo, 5 railcar carrier, 114 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 230 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 5 liquefied gas, 17 combination ore/oil, 4 specialized liquid carrier, 13 chemical tanker, 160 bulk;
- note--594 merchant ships are based in Black Sea, 366 in Baltic Sea, 398 in Soviet Far East, and 207 in Barents Sea and White Sea;
- the Soviet Union has been transferring merchant ships to a variety of flags of convenience;
- at the beginning of 1991 the USSR had 64 ships under foreign flags (Cyprus 52, Malta 7, Panama 2, Vanuatu 2, and Honduras 1)
1,646 1,565 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,436,063 GRT/22,732,215 15,243,228 GRT/20,874,488 DWT; includes 53 52 passenger, 937 898 cargo, 52 container, 11 barge carrier, 5 4 roll-on/float off cargo, 5 railcar carrier, 108 114 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 251 230 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 11 5 liquefied gas, 21 17 combination ore/oil, 4 specialized liquid carrier, 17 13 chemical tanker, 171 160 bulk; note--639 note--594 merchant ships are based in Black Sea, 383 366 in Baltic Sea, 408 398 in Soviet Far East, and 216 207 in Barents Sea and White Sea; the Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine is beginning to use foreign registries for its Union has been transferring merchant ships to increase the economic competitiveness a variety of flags of convenience; at the fleet in beginning of 1991 the international market--the first reregistered USSR had 64 ships have gone to the Cypriot flag under foreign flags (Cyprus 52, Malta 7, Panama 2, Vanuatu 2, and Honduras 1)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Soviet Union: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–1991 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/soviet-union/merchant-marine.