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Merchant marine Vanuatu, in 36 editions.
The entry for Vanuatu 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- 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 885,668 GRT/1,473,443 DWT;
- includes 26 cargo, 4 refrigerated cargo, 5 container, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 vehicle carrier, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 21 bulk, 1 combination bulk;
- note--a flag of convenience registry
65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 885,668 GRT/1,473,443 DWT; includes 26 cargo, 4 refrigerated cargo, 5 container, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 vehicle carrier, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 21 bulk, 1 combination bulk; note--a flag of convenience registry
- 129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,242,850 GRT/3,447,671 DWT;
- includes 33 cargo, 13 refrigerated cargo, 8 container, 11 vehicle carrier, 1 livestock carrier, 5 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 55 bulk, 1 combination bulk;
- note--a flag of convenience registry;
- the USSR has 2 ships under the Vanuatu flag
65 129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 885,668 GRT/1,473,443 2,242,850 GRT/3,447,671 DWT; includes 26 33 cargo, 4 13 refrigerated cargo, 5 8 container, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 11 vehicle carrier, 3 1 livestock carrier, 5 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 1 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 21 55 bulk, 1 combination bulk; note--a flag of convenience registry registry; the USSR has 2 ships under the Vanuatu flag
- 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,093,443 GRT/3,168,822 DWT;
- includes 26 cargo, 14 refrigerated cargo, 5 container, 11 vehicle carrier, 1 livestock carrier, 5 petroleum tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 51 bulk, 1 combination bulk, 1 passenger, 1 short-sea passenger;
- note - a flag of convenience registry
129 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,242,850 GRT/3,447,671 2,093,443 GRT/3,168,822 DWT; includes 33
26 cargo, 13 14 refrigerated cargo, 8 5 container, 11 vehicle carrier, 1
livestock carrier, 5 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) petroleum tanker, 1 2 chemical tanker, 1 3 liquefied gas, 55
51 bulk, 1 combination bulk; note--a bulk, 1 passenger, 1 short-sea passenger; note - a
flag of convenience registry; the USSR has 2 ships under the Vanuatu flag registry
- 125 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,121,819 GRT/3,193,942 DWT;
- includes 23 cargo, 16 refrigerated cargo, 6 container, 11 vehicle carrier, 1 livestock carrier, 6 oil tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 54 bulk, 1 combination bulk, 1 passenger, 1 short-sea passenger;
- note - a flag of convenience registry
121 125 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,093,443 GRT/3,168,822 2,121,819 GRT/3,193,942 DWT; includes26 23 cargo, 14 16 refrigerated cargo, 5 6 container, 11 vehicle carrier, 1
livestock carrier, 5 petroleum 6 oil tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 5451 bulk, 1 combination bulk, 1 passenger, 1 short-sea passenger; note - a
of convenience registry
131 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,992,201 GRT/2,909,381 DWT, bulk 57, cargo 23, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 1, container 5, liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 8, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 19, vehicle carrier 11
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
131 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,992,201 GRT/2,909,381 DWT,
bulk 57, cargo 23, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 1, container 5,
liquefied gas 3, livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 8, passenger 1,
refrigerated cargo 19, vehicle carrier 11
- total:
- 116 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,874,698 GRT/2,758,783 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 52, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 17, vehicle carrier 10
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 21 countries among which are ships of the US 117, Japan 39, Netherlands 12, China 11, UAE 6, Greece 6, Canada 6, Hong Kong 4, Russia 2, Australia 2
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 116 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,874,698 GRT/2,758,783
DWT
ships by type: bulk 52, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk
1, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1, oil
tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 17, vehicle carrier 10
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 21 countries among
which are ships of the US 117, Japan 39, Netherlands 12, China 11, UAE
6, Greece 6, Canada 6, Hong Kong 4, Russia 2, Australia 2
- total:
- 112 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587,286 GRT/2,173,970 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 38, cargo 29, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 3, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1, oil tanker 6, refrigerated cargo 16, vehicle carrier 10
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 20 countries among which are Japan 37, US 19, Netherlands 10, Greece 6, Hong Kong 6, China 4, Canada 4, UAE 3, Russia 2, and Australia 2 (1995 est.)
total: 116 112 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,874,698 GRT/2,758,783 1,587,286
GRT/2,173,970 DWT
ships by type: bulk 52, 38, cargo 18, 29, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk
bulk 1, container 4, 3, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1, oil
oil tanker 5, 6, refrigerated cargo 17, 16, vehicle carrier 10
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 21 ships from 20
countries amongships of the US 117, Japan 39, 37, US 19, Netherlands 12, China 11, UAE 10, Greece 6,
6,Canada 6,
Hong Kong 6, China 4, Canada 4, UAE 3, Russia 2, and Australia 2
(1995 est.)
- total :
- 100 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,451,548 GRT/1,945,514 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 32, cargo 30, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 5, oil tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 13, vehicle carrier 8
note : a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 17 countries among which are Japan 31, India 10, Greece 7, Netherlands 7, US 7, Hong Kong 6, Canada 4, France 4, Australia 2, and Singapore 2 (1996 est.)
total: 112 total : 100 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587,286 1,451,548 GRT/1,945,514GRT/2,173,970 DWT
ships by type: bulk 38, 32, cargo 29, 30, chemical tanker 3, 2, combination
1, container 3, 2, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1,oil tanker 6, 7, refrigerated
cargo 16, 13, vehicle carrier 10 8note: note : a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 20 17
countries among which are Japan 37, US 19, Netherlands 31, India 10, Greece 6, 7, Netherlands 7,
US 7, Hong Kong 6, China 4, Canada 4, UAE 3, Russia France 4, Australia 2, and Australia Singapore 2(1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 88 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,407,737 GRT/1,761,413 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 31, cargo 24, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 1, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 13, vehicle carrier 8
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 30, India 10, US 8, Netherlands 6, Greece 4, Hong Kong 4, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and Poland 1 (1997 est.)
total : 100 total: 88 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,451,548 GRT/1,945,514 1,407,737 GRT/1,761,413
DWT
ships by type: bulk 32, 31, cargo 30, 24, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk
1, container 2, liquefied gas tanker 5, 4, oil tanker 7, 5, refrigerated
vehicle carrier 8note : note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 1715 countries
among which are ships of Japan 31, 30, India 10, Greece 7, US 8, Netherlands 7, 6,US 7, Greece 4, Hong Kong 6, Canada 4, France 4, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and Singapore 2 Poland 1(1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 82 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,327,078 GRT/1,764,558 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 31, cargo 24, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11, vehicle carrier 6
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 est.)
total: 88 82 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,407,737 GRT/1,761,413 1,327,078 GRT/1,764,558
DWT
ships by type: bulk 31, cargo 24, chemical tanker 2, 3, combination bulk
bulk 1, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 5, 2, refrigerated cargo 13, 11,
vehicle carrier 8 6
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries
countries among which are ships of Japan 30, 28, India 10, US 8, Netherlands 6,10, Greece 4,
3, Hong Kong 4, 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and Poland France 1 (1998(1997 est.)
- total:
- 78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,266,634 GRT/1,618,877 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 27, cargo 24, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 1, liquified gas 4, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 9, vehicle carrier 6 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 est.)
total: 82 78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,327,078 GRT/1,764,5581,266,634 GRT/1,618,877 DWT
ships by type: bulk 31, 27, cargo 24, chemical tanker 3, combinationliquefied liquified gas tanker 4, oil petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11,9, vehicle carrier 6 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15
- total:
- 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,067,384 GRT/1,330,543 DWT ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 1, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, France 1, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Japan 22, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, US 4 (2000 est.)
total: 78 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,266,634 GRT/1,618,877 1,067,384 GRT/1,330,543 DWT27, 23, cargo 24, 7, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 1, liquified liquefied gas 4, 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 9, 7, vehicle carrier 6 (1999 est.)note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 1, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Japan 22, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, US 4 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,092,838 GRT/1,329,576 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 22, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 3, container 2, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Canada 2, China 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, New Zealand 5, Panama 1, Poland 1, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 4, US 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,067,384 GRT/1,330,543 1,092,838 GRT/1,329,576 DWT
ships by type: bulk 23, 22, cargo 7, 9, chemical tanker 3, 1, combination bulk 2, 3, container 1, 2, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2, 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, 3, Canada 1, 2, China 1, France 1, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Japan 22, 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, Norway New Zealand 5, Panama 1, Switzerland Poland 1, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 4, US 4 (2000 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,181,463 GRT/1,552,813 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 26, cargo 5, combination bulk 3, container 3, liquefied gas 2, multi-function large-load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 5
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Canada 2, China 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, NZ 5, Panama 1, Poland 1, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
total: 54 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,092,838 GRT/1,329,576 1,181,463 GRT/1,552,813 DWT
ships by type: bulk 22, 26, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, 5, combination bulk 3, container 2, 3, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 2, multi-function large-load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 6 5
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Canada 2, China 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, New Zealand NZ 5, Panama 1, Poland 1, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom UK 4, US 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 28, cargo 2, combination bulk 3, container 2, liquefied gas 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- Australia 2, Canada 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, New Zealand 2, Panama 1, Poland 7, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 5, United States 2
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (2004 est.)
total: 52 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,181,463 GRT/1,552,813 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 DWTships by type: bulk 26, 28, cargo 5, 2, combination bulk 3, container 3, 2, liquefied gas 2, multi-function large-load multi-functional large load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, 6, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: foreign-owned: Australia 3, Canada 2, China Canada 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, NZ 5, New Zealand 2, Panama 1, Poland 1, 7, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 2, Vietnam 3, United Kingdom 5, United States 2
registered in other countries: 1 (2002 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 22, cargo 16, container 1, liquefied gas 2, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 52 (Australia 2, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Israel 1, Japan 25, New Zealand 1, Poland 11, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, Thailand 1, United States 1)
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (2005)
total: 51 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 DWT
by type: bulk 28, carrier 22, cargo 2, combination bulk 3, 16, container 2, 1, liquefied gas 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 6, 4, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: Australia 52 (Australia 2, Canada 1, 5, Estonia 1, Germany Greece 1, Israel 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, New Zealand 2, Panama 1, Poland 7, 11, Russia 1, Switzerland 3, United Kingdom 5, 2, Thailand 1, United States 2 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.) (2005)
- total:
- 51 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,340,132 GRT/1,908,687 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 29, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 51 (Australia 2, Canada 5, Denmark 6, Estonia 1, Japan 28, Poland 5, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, US 1) (2006)
total: 52 51 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 1,340,132 GRT/1,908,687 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 22, 29, cargo 16, 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 4, 3, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 52 51 (Australia 2, Canada 5, Denmark 6, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Israel 1, Japan 25, New Zealand 1, 28, Poland 11, 5, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, Thailand 1, United States US 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)
- total:
- 51 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,346,001 GRT/1,901,055 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 30, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 51 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Japan 28, Poland 7, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, US 1) (2007)
total: 51 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,340,132 GRT/1,908,687 1,346,001 GRT/1,901,055 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 29, 30, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 2, 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 51 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Denmark 6, Estonia 1, Japan 28, Poland 5, 7, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, US 1) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 54
- by type:
- bulk carrier 32, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 54 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Japan 29, Monaco 1, Poland 7, Russia 2, Switzerland 1, US 1) (2008)
total: 51 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,346,001 GRT/1,901,055 DWT 54
by type: bulk carrier 30, 32, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, 4, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 51 54 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Japan 28, 29, Monaco 1, Poland 7, Russia 1, Switzerland 2, Switzerland 1, US 1) (2007) (2008)
- total:
- 54
- country comparison to the world:
- 68
- by type:
- bulk carrier 32, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle carrier 5
- foreign-owned:
- 54 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Japan 29, Monaco 1, Poland 7, Russia 2, Switzerland 1, US 1) (2008)
total:
54
country comparison to the world:
68
by type:
bulk carrier 32, cargo 8, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned:
54 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Japan 29, Monaco 1, Poland 7, Russia 2, Switzerland 1, US 1) (2008)
- total:
- 72
- country comparison to the world:
- 60
- by type:
- bulk carrier 35, cargo 5, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 26, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 70 (Australia 2, Belgium 1, Canada 5, Greece 4, Japan 44, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Poland 7, Russia 1, UAE 1, Ukraine 3) (2010)
total:54 72
country comparison to the world:68 60
by type:
bulk carrier 32, 35, cargo 8, 5, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, 2, refrigerated cargo 4, 26, vehicle carrier 5 1
foreign-owned:54 70 (Australia 2, Belgium 4, 1, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1, 4, Japan 29, 44, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Poland 7, Russia 2, Switzerland 1, US 1) (2008) UAE 1, Ukraine 3) (2010)
- total:
- 72
- country comparison to the world:
- 59
- by type:
- bulk carrier 35, cargo 5, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 26, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 70 (Australia 2, Belgium 1, Canada 5, Greece 4, Japan 44, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Poland 7, Russia 1, UAE 1, Ukraine 3) (2010)
total:
72
country comparison to the world:60 59
by type:
bulk carrier 35, cargo 5, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 26, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned:
70 (Australia 2, Belgium 1, Canada 5, Greece 4, Japan 44, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Poland 7, Russia 1, UAE 1, Ukraine 3) (2010)
- total:
- 77
- country comparison to the world:
- 58
- by type:
- bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)
total:72 77
country comparison to the world:59 58
by type:
bulk carrier 35, 38, cargo 5, 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 2, 1, refrigerated cargo 26, 24, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned:70 (Australia 2, Belgium 72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 4, 3, Japan 44, Monaco 1, 39, Norway 1, Poland 7, 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, Ukraine 3) US 2) (2010)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 77
- country comparison to the world:
- 57
- by type:
- bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)
total:
77
country comparison to the world:58 57
by type:
bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned:
72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 77
- by type:
- bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 58
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
57
foreign-owned:
country comparison to the world: 58
- total:
- 77
- by type:
- bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1
- foreign-owned:
- 72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 59
total: 77
by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 58 59
- total:
- 421 (2017)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 27, other 371 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 421 (2017)
by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 27, other 371 (2017)
- total:
- 405
- by type:
- bulk carrier 27, container ship 1, general cargo 35, other 342 (2018)
total: 421 (2017) 405
by type: bulk carrier 22, 27, container ship 1, general cargo 27, 35, other 371 (2017) 342 (2018)
- total:
- 369
- by type:
- bulk carrier 26, container ship 1, general cargo 45, other 297 (2019)
total: 405 369
by type: bulk carrier 27, 26, container ship 1, general cargo 35, 45, other 342 (2018) 297 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 306
- by type:
- bulk carrier 18, container ship 2, general cargo 55, oil tanker 2, other 229 (2021)
total: 369 306
by type: bulk carrier 26, 18, container ship 1, 2, general cargo 45, 55, oil tanker 2, other 297 (2019) 229 (2021)
- total:
- 331 (2022)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 16, container ship 4, general cargo 87, oil tanker 2, other 222
total: 306 331 (2022)
by type: bulk carrier 18, 16, container ship 2, 4, general cargo 55, 87, oil tanker 2, other 229 (2021) 222
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 338 (2023)
- by type:
- bulk carrier 11, container ship 3, general cargo 101, other 223
total: 331 (2022) 338 (2023)
by type: bulk carrier 16, 11, container ship 4, 3, general cargo 87, oil tanker 2, 101, other 222 223
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