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Country Comparison :: Merchant marine
Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
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Rank
country Merchant marine Date of Information
1 Panama
6,379
2010
2 Liberia
2,512
2010
3 China
2,010
2010
4 Malta
1,571
2010
5 Hong Kong
1,429
2010
6 Singapore
1,422
2010
7 Marshall Islands
1,381
2010
8 Indonesia
1,244
2010
9 Antigua and Barbuda
1,219
2010
10 Bahamas, The
1,170
2010
11 Russia
1,097
2010
12 Greece
886
2010
13 Cyprus
839
2010
14 Korea, South
819
2010
15 Netherlands
706
2010
16 Japan
673
2010
17 Italy
667
2010
18 Turkey
645
2010
19 Norway
632
2010
20 Cambodia
620
2010
21 Vietnam
537
2010
22 United Kingdom
527
2010
23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
444
2010
24 Philippines
428
2010
25 Germany
421
2010
26 United States
418
2010
27 Thailand
382
2010
28 Denmark
347
2010
29 India
324
2010
30 Malaysia
321
2010
31 Isle of Man
292
2010
32 Gibraltar
265
2010
33 Belize
231
2010
34 Georgia
193
2010
35 Sierra Leone
189
2010
36 Canada
184
2010
37 Comoros
177
2010
38 France
167
2010
39 Sweden
163
2010
40 Ukraine
160
2010
41 Saint Kitts and Nevis
160
2010
42 Korea, North
158
2010
43 Bermuda
139
2010
44 Spain
138
2010
45 Brazil
126
2010
46 Cayman Islands
113
2010
47 Portugal
111
2010
48 Moldova
107
2010
49 Honduras
104
2010
50 Taiwan
101
2010
51 Nigeria
98
2010
52 Barbados
95
2010
53 Finland
93
2010
54 Azerbaijan
92
2010
55 Belgium
81
2010
56 Croatia
75
2010
57 Iran
74
2010
58 Saudi Arabia
74
2010
59 Vanuatu
72
2010
60 Tanzania
72
2010
61 Kiribati
71
2010
62 Monaco
68
2010
63 Tuvalu
66
2010
64 Egypt
66
2010
65 Mexico
60
2010
66 Venezuela
59
2010
67 Mongolia
58
2010
68 United Arab Emirates
57
2010
69 Togo
53
2010
70 Bangladesh
50
2010
71 Chile
48
2010
72 Luxembourg
47
2010
73 Australia
45
2010
74 Argentina
43
2010
75 Lithuania
42
2010
76 Ecuador
41
2010
77 Syria
41
2010
78 Dominica
40
2010
79 Bulgaria
37
2010
80 Switzerland
35
2010
81 Algeria
35
2010
82 Cook Islands
34
2010
83 Morocco
30
2010
84 Kuwait
30
2010
85 Qatar
29
2010
86 Lebanon
29
2010
87 Papua New Guinea
28
2010
88 Ireland
28
2010
89 Libya
27
2010
90 Faroe Islands
26
2010
91 Burma
26
2010
92 Slovenia
25
2010
93 Albania
25
2010
94 Maldives
24
2010
95 Estonia
24
2010
96 Slovakia
23
2010
97 Paraguay
23
2010
98 Sri Lanka
22
2010
99 Bolivia
22
2010
100 Jamaica
19
2010
101 Uruguay
18
2010
102 Romania
15
2010
103 New Zealand
14
2010
104 Cape Verde
13
2010
105 Colombia
13
2010
106 Peru
13
2010
107 Jordan
13
2010
108 Latvia
13
2010
109 French Polynesia
13
2010
110 Tunisia
11
2010
111 Jersey
11
2010
112 Fiji
10
2010
113 Israel
10
2010
114 Tonga
10
2010
115 Poland
10
2010
116 Pakistan
10
2010
117 Brunei
9
2010
118 Turkmenistan
9
2010
119 Seychelles
9
2010
120 Ethiopia
9
2010
121 Guyana
8
2010
122 Wallis and Futuna
8
2008
123 Madagascar
8
2010
124 Kazakhstan
8
2010
125 Bahrain
7
2010
126 Angola
7
2010
127 Yemen
6
2010
128 Trinidad and Tobago
6
2010
129 Gambia, The
5
2010
130 Cuba
5
2010
131 Equatorial Guinea
4
2010
132 Eritrea
4
2010
133 South Africa
4
2010
134 Oman
4
2010
135 Ghana
4
2010
136 Mauritius
3
2010
137 Micronesia, Federated States of
3
2010
138 Sao Tome and Principe
3
2010
139 Puerto Rico
3
2008
140 New Caledonia
3
2010
141 Austria
2
2010
142 Gabon
2
2010
143 Iceland
2
2010
144 Sudan
2
2010
145 Montenegro
2
2010
146 Mozambique
2
2010
147 Samoa
2
2010
148 Iraq
2
2010
149 British Virgin Islands
1
2008
150 Turks and Caicos Islands
1
2008
151 Congo, Republic of the
1
2010
152 Costa Rica
1
2010
153 Czech Republic
1
2010
154 Dominican Republic
1
2008
155 Greenland
1
2010
156 Kenya
1
2010
157 Laos
1
2008
158 Namibia
1
2010
159 Senegal
1
2010
160 Somalia
1
2008
161 Suriname
1
2008
162 Timor-Leste
1
2010
163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1
2010
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