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Table 1-6 World Open Registrya Trends, Oceangoing Self-Propelled
Vessels of 1,000 Gross Tons and Over, 1990-2001 (Thousands of tons)
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Panama |
3,189 |
70,537 |
4,485 |
145,769 |
4,620 |
155,348 |
4,657 |
168,052 |
Liberia |
1,409 |
88,275 |
1,644 |
97,232 |
1,608 |
89,949 |
1,498 |
78,703 |
Malta |
293 |
6,257 |
1,312 |
39,311 |
1,448 |
45,282 |
1,395 |
45,841 |
Bahamas |
530 |
19,719 |
1,042 |
40,944 |
1,037 |
43,169 |
1,023 |
45,099 |
Cyprus |
1,054 |
29,729 |
1,431 |
36,059 |
1,365 |
35,956 |
1,307 |
36,224 |
Singapore |
407 |
11,494 |
879 |
31,436 |
883 |
33,853 |
881 |
33,096 |
Norway (NIS) |
587 |
28,800 |
655 |
30,373 |
660 |
29,731 |
659 |
28,186 |
Hong Kong |
- |
- |
191 |
10,190 |
242 |
11,773 |
336 |
16,409 |
Marshall Islands |
- |
- |
112 |
10,901 |
132 |
11,621 |
195 |
15,501 |
Saint Vincent |
- |
- |
784 |
11,554 |
791 |
10,506 |
761 |
9,590 |
Isle of Man |
81 |
3,150 |
149 |
6,756 |
145 |
6,690 |
152 |
8,248 |
Denmark (DIS) |
199 |
6,288 |
309 |
6,654 |
315 |
6,701 |
325 |
7,727 |
Kerguelen |
17 |
455 |
73 |
4,413 |
73 |
4,658 |
77 |
5,373 |
Netherlands |
326 |
3,638 |
411 |
3,814 |
563 |
5,484 |
501 |
4,583 |
Vanuatu |
73 |
1,611 |
83 |
1,809 |
79 |
1,670 |
56 |
1,305 |
Luxembourg |
1 |
3 |
27 |
975 |
43 |
2,179 |
44 |
1,294 |
Gibraltar |
- |
- |
16 |
512 |
24 |
698 |
42 |
882 |
Honduras |
- |
- |
234 |
783 |
248 |
934 |
246 |
860 |
Sri Lanka |
37 |
314 |
21 |
282 |
22 |
288 |
17 |
236 |
Mauritius |
6 |
220 |
15 |
236 |
13 |
208 |
6 |
81 |
Total open registries |
8,209 |
270,490 |
13,873 |
480,002 |
14,311 |
496,698 |
14,178 |
507,291 |
Percent of all registries |
34.80% |
42.40% |
49.90% |
63.50% |
50.60% |
64.50% |
50.10% |
65.30% |
Total registries |
23,596 |
637,493 |
27,825 |
755,435 |
28,259 |
769,794 |
28,318 |
776,767 |
KEY: - = not available.
aAn open registry is a type of registry offered by a country to
foreign nationals or corporations that provides favorable tax, regulatory, and
other incentives.
SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Ship Particulars, computer file
extract (London: Lloyd's Register, January 2001).
- The number of vessels in the open registry fleet increased by 73 percent
from 1990 to 2001. The world fleet grew by 20 percent during the same period.
- The number of Liberian open-registry vessels dropped by nearly 7 percent
between 2000 and 2001.
- Panama and Liberia combined accounted for 43 percent of the open-registry
fleet in 2001.
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