BTS | Table 1-5 - Top 20 Ranking of World Merchant Fleet by Country of Owner as of January 1, 2001 (a)

Table 1-5
Top 20 Ranking of World Merchant Fleet by Country of Owner as of January 1, 2001^a

	Tanker		Dry bulk		Container		Other^b		Total
	Number of vessels	dwt (thousands)	Number of vessels	dwt (thousands)	Number of vessels	dwt (thousands)	Number of vessels	dwt (thousands)	Number of vessels	dwt (thousands)
Greece	793	63,137	1,341	66,301	136	3,815	809	8,678	3,079	141,931
Japan	723	37,343	794	45,304	193	5,400	945	8,793	2,655	96,839
Norway	481	36,842	179	11,203	21	667	588	8,615	1,269	57,327
United States	413	32,902	126	6,187	100	3,235	399	5,425	1,038	47,749
China	293	6,135	556	22,524	182	3,677	920	7,530	1,951	39,867
Hong Kong	120	14,355	237	17,609	49	1,505	124	1,789	530	35,258
Germany	162	3,880	110	4,834	650	16,427	857	6,141	1,779	31,282
Korea (South)	194	6,816	194	14,076	103	2,607	307	1,847	798	25,345
Singapore	319	11,983	91	3,314	122	2,535	162	1,454	694	19,286
Taiwan	34	2,483	147	8,292	195	6,565	129	1,069	505	18,410
Denmark	165	8,073	32	2,127	120	5,217	264	1,458	581	16,875
United Kingdom	146	7,259	60	4,574	90	3,295	215	1,605	511	16,733
Russia	344	6,425	127	2,722	34	800	1,101	4,298	1,606	14,245
Italy	239	5,129	70	5,440	11	269	146	1,743	466	12,581
India	112	5,539	125	5,363	3	87	65	654	305	11,643
Saudi Arabia	70	9,763	1	2	5	248	26	460	102	10,474
Sweden	134	7,920	11	464	1	11	172	1,746	318	10,142
Turkey	84	1,140	153	5,724	24	235	249	1,557	510	8,656
Iran	33	4,124	47	1,916	7	180	53	899	140	7,120
Switzerland	45	1,354	46	2,181	74	2,328	72	875	237	6,738
Total of top 20	4,904	272,601	4,447	230,166	2,120	59,105	7,603	66,635	19,074	628,501
Total of all flags	7,079	328,944	5,628	280,237	2,561	67,930	13,050	99,656	28,318	776,767

^aBased on parent company nationality.

^bBreakbulk ships, partial containerships, refrigerated cargo ships, barge carriers, cruise/passenger, and specialized cargo ships.

KEY: dwt = deadweight tons.

SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Ship Particulars, computer file extract (London: Lloyd's Register, January 2001).

German owners account for the largest national share of the world containership fleet-about 24 percent.