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Merchant marine
This entry provides the total and the number of each type of privately or publicly owned commercial ship for each country; military ships are not included; the five ships by type include: bulk carrier - for cargo such as coal, grain, cement, ores, and gravel; container ship - for loads in truck-size containers, a transportation system called containerization; general cargo - also referred to as break-bulk containers - for a wide variety of packaged merchandise, such as textiles, furniture and machinery; oil tanker - for crude oil and petroleum products; other - includes chemical carriers, dredgers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, refrigerated cargo ships called reefers, tugboats, passenger vessels (cruise and ferry), and offshore supply ships
| Country | Merchant marine |
|---|---|
| Albania |
total:
68
by type:
general cargo 49, oil tanker 1, other 18
(2019)
|
| Algeria |
total:
114
by type:
bulk carrier 2, general cargo 11, oil tanker 10, other 91
(2019)
|
| Angola |
total:
55
by type:
general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 33
(2019)
|
| Anguilla |
total:
2
by type:
other 2
(2019)
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
total:
780
by type:
bulk carrier 32, container ship 151, general cargo 534, oil tanker 2, other 61
(2019)
|
| Argentina |
total:
192
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 30, other 153
(2019)
|
| Australia |
total:
579
by type:
bulk carrier 4general cargo 80, oil tanker 7, other 488
(2019)
|
| Azerbaijan |
total:
305
by type:
general cargo 40, oil tanker 48, other 217
(2019)
|
| Bahamas, The |
total:
1,401
by type:
bulk carrier 333, container ship 49, general cargo 78, oil tanker 268, other 673
(2019)
|
| Bahrain |
total:
261
by type:
bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 11, oil tanker 4, other 244
(2019)
|
| Bangladesh |
total:
376
by type:
bulk carrier 36, container ship 5, general cargo 97, oil tanker 136, other 102
(2019)
|
| Barbados |
total:
132
by type:
bulk carrier 25general cargo 90, other 17
(2019)
|
| Belarus |
total:
4
by type:
other 4
(2019)
|
| Belgium |
total:
201
by type:
bulk carrier 21general cargo 17, oil tanker 26, other 137
(2019)
|
| Belize |
total:
786
by type:
bulk carrier 56, container ship 4, general cargo 398, oil tanker 65, other 263
(2019)
|
| Benin |
total:
6
by type:
other 6
(2019)
|
| Bermuda |
total:
148
by type:
bulk carrier 2, container ship 11, oil tanker 18, other 117
(2019)
|
| Bolivia |
total:
43
by type:
general cargo 27, oil tanker 2, other 14
(2019)
|
| Brazil |
total:
864
by type:
bulk carrier 12, container ship 17, general cargo 45, oil tanker 41, other 749
(2019)
|
| British Virgin Islands |
total:
29
by type:
general cargo 3, other 26
(2019)
|
| Brunei |
total:
104
by type:
general cargo 18, oil tanker 2, other 84
(2019)
|
| Bulgaria |
total:
83
by type:
bulk carrier 5general cargo 16, oil tanker 8, other 54
(2019)
|
| Burma |
total:
95
by type:
bulk carrier 1general cargo 39, oil tanker 6, other 49
(2019)
|
| Cabo Verde |
total:
44
by type:
general cargo 16, oil tanker 3, other 25
(2019)
|
| Cambodia |
total:
268
by type:
bulk carrier 2, general cargo 176, oil tanker 19, other 71
(2019)
|
| Cameroon |
total:
29
by type:
general cargo 9, other 20
(2019)
|
| Canada |
total:
669
by type:
bulk carrier 18, container ship 1, general cargo 76, oil tanker 16, other 558
(2019)
|
| Cayman Islands |
total:
170
by type:
bulk carrier 32general cargo 4, oil tanker 22, other 112
(2019)
|
| Chile |
total:
221
by type:
bulk carrier 7, container ship 5, general cargo 51, oil tanker 14, other 144
(2019)
|
| China |
total:
5,594
by type:
bulk carrier 1,231, container ship 262, general cargo 846, oil tanker 777, other 2,478
(2019)
|
| Colombia |
total:
115
by type:
general cargo 21, oil tanker 9, other 85
(2019)
|
| Comoros |
total:
230
by type:
bulk carrier 7, container ship 5, general cargo 109, oil tanker 27, other 82
(2019)
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
total:
21
by type:
general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15
(2019)
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
total:
11
by type:
general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9
(2019)
|
| Cook Islands |
total:
205
by type:
bulk carrier 21, container ship 3, general cargo 85, oil tanker 33, other 63
(2019)
|
| Costa Rica |
total:
11
by type:
other 11
(2019)
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
total:
15
by type:
oil tanker 2, other 13
(2019)
|
| Croatia |
total:
336
by type:
bulk carrier 15, general cargo 32, oil tanker 20, other 269
(2019)
|
| Cuba |
total:
52
by type:
general cargo 12, oil tanker 3, other 37
(2019)
|
| Curacao |
total:
74
by type:
general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 64
(2019)
|
| Cyprus |
total:
1,039
by type:
bulk carrier 304, container ship 190, general cargo 183, oil tanker 42, other 320
(2019)
|
| Denmark |
total:
682
by type:
bulk carrier 7, container ship 149, general cargo 59, oil tanker 77, other 390
(2019)
|
| Djibouti |
total:
20
by type:
general cargo 1, other 19
(2019)
|
| Dominica |
total:
108
by type:
general cargo 29, oil tanker 29, other 50
(2019)
|
| Dominican Republic |
total:
37
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 33
(2019)
|
| Ecuador |
total:
137
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 28, other 101
(2019)
|
| Egypt |
total:
393
by type:
bulk carrier 13, container ship 7, general cargo 28, oil tanker 36, other 309
(2019)
|
| El Salvador |
total:
2
by type:
other 2
(2019)
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
total:
38
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 6, other 24
(2019)
|
| Eritrea |
total:
9
by type:
general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4
(2019)
|
| Estonia |
total:
69
by type:
general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 62
(2019)
|
| Ethiopia |
total:
11
by type:
general cargo 9, oil tanker 2
(2019)
|
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
total:
3
by type:
general cargo 1, other 2
(2019)
|
| Faroe Islands |
total:
107
by type:
bulk carrier 6, general cargo 46, oil tanker 1, other 54
(2019)
|
| Fiji |
total:
64
by type:
general cargo 19, oil tanker 4, other 41
(2019)
|
| Finland |
total:
269
by type:
bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 79, oil tanker 4, other 177
(2019)
|
| France |
total:
552
by type:
bulk carrier 25, general cargo 53, oil tanker 29, other 445
(2019)
note: includes Monaco |
| French Polynesia |
total:
17
by type:
general cargo 10, other 7
(2019)
|
| Gabon |
total:
28
by type:
general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 18
(2019)
|
| Gambia, The |
total:
8
by type:
other 8
(2019)
|
| Georgia |
total:
82
by type:
bulk carrier 3general cargo 22, oil tanker 2, other 55
(2019)
|
| Germany |
total:
609
by type:
bulk carrier 1, container ship 87, general cargo 83, oil tanker 36, other 402
(2019)
|
| Ghana |
total:
48
by type:
general cargo 6, oil tanker 3, other 39
(2019)
|
| Gibraltar |
total:
232
by type:
bulk carrier 10, container ship 24, general cargo 71, oil tanker 24, other 103
(2019)
|
| Greece |
total:
1,308
by type:
bulk carrier 180, container ship 6, general cargo 95, oil tanker 375, other 652
(2019)
|
| Greenland |
total:
8
by type:
other 8
(2019)
|
| Grenada |
total:
6
by type:
general cargo 3, other 3
(2019)
|
| Guam |
total:
3
by type:
other 3
(2019)
|
| Guatemala |
total:
9
by type:
oil tanker 1, other 8
(2019)
|
| Guinea |
total:
2
by type:
other 2
(2019)
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
total:
8
by type:
general cargo 5, other 3
(2019)
|
| Guyana |
total:
56
by type:
general cargo 28, oil tanker 6, other 22
(2019)
|
| Haiti |
total:
4
by type:
general cargo 3other 1
(2019)
|
| Honduras |
total:
527
by type:
general cargo 247, oil tanker 83, other 197
(2019)
|
| Hong Kong |
total:
2,701
by type:
bulk carrier 1,164, container ship 540, general cargo 201, oil tanker 377, other 419
(2019)
|
| Iceland |
total:
37
by type:
general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 30
(2019)
|
| India |
total:
1,731
by type:
bulk carrier 67, container ship 25, general cargo 579, oil tanker 128, other 932
(2019)
|
| Indonesia |
total:
9,879
by type:
bulk carrier 109, container ship 217, general cargo 2,198, oil tanker 622, other 6,733
(2019)
|
| Iran |
total:
785
by type:
bulk carrier 31, container ship 26, general cargo 361, oil tanker 17, other 350
(2019)
|
| Iraq |
total:
73
by type:
general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 66
(2019)
|
| Ireland |
total:
93
by type:
bulk carrier 9general cargo 37, oil tanker 1, other 46
(2019)
|
| Israel |
total:
40
by type:
bulk carrier 5, general cargo 3, oil tanker 3, other 29
(2019)
|
| Italy |
total:
1,353
by type:
bulk carrier 48, container ship 9, general cargo 116, oil tanker 120, other 1,060
(2019)
|
| Jamaica |
total:
39
by type:
bulk carrier 1, container ship 8, general cargo 6, other 24
(2019)
|
| Japan |
total:
5,017
by type:
bulk carrier 158, container ship 37, general cargo 1,767, oil tanker 661, other 2,394
(2019)
|
| Jordan |
total:
32
by type:
general cargo 7, oil tanker 1, other 24
(2019)
|
| Kazakhstan |
total:
124
by type:
general cargo 2, oil tanker 5, other 117
(2019)
|
| Kenya |
total:
24
by type:
oil tanker 2, other 22
(2019)
|
| Kiribati |
total:
89
by type:
bulk carrier 1general cargo 34, oil tanker 11, other 43
(2019)
|
| Korea, North |
total:
264
by type:
bulk carrier 9, container ship 5, general cargo 188, oil tanker 33, other 29
(2019)
|
| Korea, South |
total:
1,880
by type:
bulk carrier 83, container ship 86, general cargo 368, oil tanker 187, other 1,156
(2019)
|
| Kuwait |
total:
154
by type:
general cargo 15, oil tanker 24, other 115
(2019)
|
| Laos |
total:
1
by type:
general cargo 1
(2019)
|
| Latvia |
total:
58
by type:
general cargo 11, oil tanker 8, other 39
(2019)
|
| Lebanon |
total:
55
by type:
bulk carrier 2, container ship 1, general cargo 39, oil tanker 1, other 12
(2019)
|
| Liberia |
total:
3,496
by type:
bulk carrier 1,161, container ship 854, general cargo 145, oil tanker 761, other 575
(2019)
|
| Libya |
total:
94
by type:
general cargo 2, oil tanker 12, other 80
(2019)
|
| Lithuania |
total:
58
by type:
bulk carrier 3, general cargo 21, oil tanker 2, other 32
(2019)
|
| Luxembourg |
total:
143
by type:
bulk carrier 4, container ship 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 3, other 118
(2019)
|
| Macau |
total:
1
by type:
other 1
(2019)
|
| Madagascar |
total:
28
by type:
general cargo 15, oil tanker 2, other 11
(2019)
|
| Malaysia |
total:
1,748
by type:
bulk carrier 15, container ship 22, general cargo 176, oil tanker 140, other 1,395
(2019)
|
| Maldives |
total:
62
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 20, oil tanker 16, other 25
(2019)
|
| Malta |
total:
2,172
by type:
bulk carrier 637, container ship 268, general cargo 253, oil tanker 412, other 602
(2019)
|
| Marshall Islands |
total:
3,537
by type:
bulk carrier 1,537, container ship 257, general cargo 66, oil tanker 856, other 821
(2019)
|
| Mauritania |
total:
5
by type:
general cargo 2, other 3
(2019)
|
| Mauritius |
total:
28
by type:
general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 23
(2019)
|
| Mexico |
total:
637
by type:
bulk carrier 6, general cargo 10, oil tanker 35, other 586
(2019)
|
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
total:
39
by type:
general cargo 19, oil tanker 4, other 16
(2019)
|
| Moldova |
total:
142
by type:
bulk carrier 4, container ship 4, general cargo 98, oil tanker 8, other 28
(2019)
|
| Mongolia |
total:
271
by type:
bulk carrier 2, container ship 3, general cargo 100, oil tanker 72, other 94
(2019)
|
| Montenegro |
total:
12
by type:
bulk carrier 4, other 8
(2019)
|
| Morocco |
total:
86
by type:
bulk carrier 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 3, other 75
(2019)
|
| Mozambique |
total:
29
by type:
general cargo 9, other 20
(2019)
|
| Namibia |
total:
12
by type:
general cargo 1, other 11
(2019)
|
| Nauru |
total:
2
by type:
oil tanker 1, other 1
(2019)
|
| Netherlands |
total:
1,217
by type:
bulk carrier 13, container ship 43, general cargo 568, oil tanker 22, other 571
(2019)
|
| New Caledonia |
total:
19
by type:
general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 13
(2019)
|
| New Zealand |
total:
113
by type:
general cargo 12, oil tanker 4, other 97
(2019)
|
| Nicaragua |
total:
6
by type:
general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 3
(2019)
|
| Niger |
total:
1
by type:
general cargo 1
(2019)
|
| Nigeria |
total:
677
by type:
general cargo 15, oil tanker 105, other 557
(2019)
|
| Niue |
total:
61
by type:
bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 29, oil tanker 2, other 25
(2019)
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
total:
1
by type:
other 1
(2019)
|
| Norway |
total:
1,576
by type:
bulk carrier 98, general cargo 216, oil tanker 87, other 1,175
(2019)
|
| Oman |
total:
51
by type:
general cargo 10, other 41
(2019)
|
| Pakistan |
total:
54
by type:
bulk carrier 5, oil tanker 5, other 44
(2019)
|
| Palau |
total:
203
by type:
bulk carrier 9, container ship 11, general cargo 88, oil tanker 31, other 64
(2019)
|
| Panama |
total:
7,860
by type:
bulk carrier 2,567, container ship 609, general cargo 1,325, oil tanker 798, other 2,561
(2019)
|
| Papua New Guinea |
total:
171
by type:
bulk carrier 7, general cargo 76, oil tanker 3, other 85
(2019)
|
| Paraguay |
total:
106
by type:
bulk carrier 3, general cargo 24, oil tanker 5, other 74
(2019)
note: as of 2017, Paraguay registered 2,012 fluvial vessels of which 1,741 were commercial barges |
| Peru |
total:
98
by type:
bulk carrier 1, oil tanker 10, other 87
(2019)
|
| Philippines |
total:
1,706
by type:
bulk carrier 54, container ship 46, general cargo 685, oil tanker 197, other 724
(2019)
|
| Poland |
total:
144
by type:
general cargo 12, oil tanker 7, other 125
(2019)
|
| Portugal |
total:
624
by type:
bulk carrier 65, container ship 249, general cargo 99, oil tanker 21, other 190
(2019)
|
| Qatar |
total:
136
by type:
bulk carrier 9, container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 7, other 109
(2019)
|
| Romania |
total:
120
by type:
general cargo 11, oil tanker 7, other 102
(2019)
|
| Russia |
total:
2,739
by type:
bulk carrier 16, container ship 13, general cargo 899, oil tanker 404, other 1,407
(2019)
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
total:
218
by type:
bulk carrier 3, container ship 3, general cargo 31, oil tanker 51, other 130
(2019)
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
total:
810
by type:
bulk carrier 19, container ship 12, general cargo 172, oil tanker 16, other 591
(2019)
|
| Samoa |
total:
13
by type:
general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 7
(2019)
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
total:
15
by type:
general cargo 11, other 4
(2019)
|
| Saudi Arabia |
total:
374
by type:
bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 20, oil tanker 57, other 291
(2019)
|
| Senegal |
total:
32
by type:
general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 27
(2019)
|
| Seychelles |
total:
25
by type:
general cargo 4, oil tanker 6, other 15
(2019)
|
| Sierra Leone |
total:
518
by type:
bulk carrier 30, container ship 10, general cargo 263, oil tanker 95, other 120
(2019)
|
| Singapore |
total:
3,433
by type:
bulk carrier 585, container ship 492, general cargo 130, oil tanker 724, other 1,502
(2019)
|
| Slovenia |
total:
8
by type:
other 8
(2019)
|
| Solomon Islands |
total:
23
by type:
general cargo 7, oil tanker 1, other 15
(2019)
|
| Somalia |
total:
4
by type:
general cargo 1, other 3
(2019)
|
| South Africa |
total:
103
by type:
bulk carrier 2general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 94
(2019)
|
| Spain |
total:
119
by type:
container ship 2, general cargo 17, oil tanker 12, other 88
(2019)
|
| Sri Lanka |
total:
97
by type:
bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 17, oil tanker 13, other 58
(2019)
|
| Sudan |
total:
17
by type:
other 17
(2019)
|
| Suriname |
total:
10
by type:
general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 2
(2019)
|
| Sweden |
total:
360
by type:
general cargo 51, oil tanker 20, other 289
(2019)
|
| Switzerland |
total:
32
includes Liechtenstein
by type:
bulk carrier 24, general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 3
(2019)
|
| Syria |
total:
25
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 10, other 14
(2019)
|
| Taiwan |
total:
389
by type:
bulk carrier 30, container ship 47, general cargo 56, oil tanker 32, other 224
(2019)
|
| Tanzania |
total:
337
by type:
bulk carrier 4, container ship 8, general cargo 173, oil tanker 44, other 108
(2019)
|
| Thailand |
total:
825
by type:
bulk carrier 27, container ship 27, general cargo 89, oil tanker 243, other 439
(2019)
|
| Timor-Leste |
total:
1
by type:
other 1
(2019)
|
| Togo |
total:
405
by type:
bulk carrier 5, container ship 5, general cargo 266, oil tanker 50, other 79
(2019)
|
| Tonga |
total:
36
by type:
bulk carrier 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 1, other 17
(2019)
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
total:
105
by type:
general cargo 1, other 104
(2019)
|
| Tunisia |
total:
67
by type:
general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 57
(2019)
|
| Turkey |
total:
1,234
by type:
bulk carrier 57, container ship 54, general cargo 363, oil tanker 124, other 636
(2019)
|
| Turkmenistan |
total:
71
by type:
general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 57
(2019)
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
total:
4
by type:
general cargo 1, other 3
(2019)
|
| Tuvalu |
total:
243
by type:
bulk carrier 20, container ship 3, general cargo 39, oil tanker 24, other 157
(2019)
|
| Uganda |
total:
1
by type:
bulk carrier 1
(2019)
|
| Ukraine |
total:
408
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 84, oil tanker 15, other 308
(2019)
|
| United Arab Emirates |
total:
637
by type:
bulk carrier 2, general cargo 113, oil tanker 17, other 505
(2019)
|
| United Kingdom |
total:
1,426
by type:
bulk carrier 143, container ship 108, general cargo 125, oil tanker 137, other 913
(2019)
|
| United States |
total:
3,673
by type:
bulk carrier 5, container ship 60, general cargo 104, oil tanker 68, other 3,436
(2019)
|
| Uruguay |
total:
60
by type:
bulk carrier 1, general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 51
(2019)
|
| Vanuatu |
total:
369
by type:
bulk carrier 26, container ship 1, general cargo 45, other 297
(2019)
|
| Venezuela |
total:
289
by type:
bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 23, other 234
(2019)
|
| Vietnam |
total:
1,863
by type:
bulk carrier 83, container ship 38, general cargo 1266, oil tanker 114, other 362
(2019)
|
| Virgin Islands |
total:
1,868
by type:
bulk carrier 91, container ship 39, general cargo 1,205, oil tanker 118, other 415
(2019)
|
| World |
total:
94,980
by type:
bulk carrier 11,369, container ship 5,265, general cargo 18,614, oil tanker 10,619, other 49,113
(2019)
|
| Yemen |
total:
34
by type:
general cargo 3, oil tanker 4, other 27
(2019)
|
| Zambia |
total:
1
by type:
other 1
(2019)
|