Table 1-23: Number and Size of the U.S. Flag,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Merchant Fleet and Its Share of the World Fleet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "(Oceangoing ships of 1,000 gross tons and over)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 World fleet,"17,317","18,329","19,980","22,872","24,867","25,555","23,596","23,943","23,753","24,331","25,092","23,943","23,753","24,331","25,092","25,608","26,858","27,557","27,825","28,259","28,318","28,296","28,761","28,650","29,035" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, U.S. fleet,"2,926","2,376","1,579",857,864,737,636,619,603,565,543,619,603,565,543,509,495,477,470,463,454,443,426,418,412 U.S. share of the world fleet,17%,13%,8%,4%,3%,3%,3%,3%,3%,2%,2%,3%,3%,2%,2%,2%,2%,2%,2%,2%,2%,2%,1%,1%,1% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Freighters, Total","2,138","1,747","1,076",511,471,417,367,359,349,322,308,359,349,322,308,295,292,288,289,284,286,283,276,209,205 DWT (thousands),"21,877","18,127","11,733","7,051","6,885","7,353","7,265","7,156","7,211","7,040","6,866","7,156","7,211","7,040","6,866","6,517","6,419","6,458","6,732","6,696","6,680","6,635","6,404","5,092","5,043" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, General cargoa,N,N,N,356,259,209,166,165,182,169,152,165,182,169,152,142,146,142,140,137,136,132,126,123,121 DWT (thousands),N,N,N,"4,640","3,329","2,980","2,605","2,592","2,973","2,913","2,677","2,592","2,973","2,913","2,677","2,472","2,467","2,420","2,400","2,404","2,362","2,162","1,838","1,810","1,784" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Containership,N,N,N,109,121,104,92,92,83,87,86,92,83,87,86,81,83,85,91,89,90,91,90,86,84 DWT (thousands),N,N,N,"1,773","2,289","2,651","2,856","2,856","2,722","2,812","2,802","2,856","2,722","2,812","2,802","2,600","2,639","2,743","3,096","3,056","3,058","3,200","3,292","3,282","3,259" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Partial containerships,N,N,N,37,68,63,59,52,30,3,3,52,30,3,3,3,1,1,N,N,N,N,N,N,N DWT (thousands),N,N,N,510,940,904,836,741,456,57,57,741,456,57,57,57,17,17,N,N,N,N,N,N,N ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, RO/RO,N,N,N,9,23,41,50,50,54,63,67,50,54,63,67,69,62,60,58,58,60,60,60,65,65 DWT (thousands),N,N,N,128,327,818,968,967,"1,060","1,258","1,330",967,"1,060","1,258","1,330","1,388","1,296","1,278","1,236","1,236","1,260","1,273","1,273","1,431","1,431" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Tankers, Total",422,341,294,267,308,258,233,226,220,210,200,226,220,210,200,181,173,161,154,154,142,130,120,109,104 DWT (thousands),"7,815","7,561","7,739","9,711","16,152","15,534","15,641","14,993","14,180","13,048","11,945","14,993","14,180","13,048","1,055","11,028","10,378","9,696","9,289","9,373","8,447","7,532","6,552","5,792","5,640" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Petroleum/chemicalb ships,N,N,N,N,N,244,219,212,206,196,186,212,206,196,186,167,159,148,145,146,142,130,120,109,104 DWT (thousands),N,N,N,N,N,"14,574","14,681","14,033","13,279","12,143","11,040","14,033","13,279","12,143","11,040","10,123","9,473","8,857","8,737","8,845","8,447","7,532","6,552","5,792","5,640" Liquefied petroleum/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, natural gas ships,N,N,N,N,N,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,13,9,8,N,N,N,N,N DWT (thousands),N,N,N,N,N,960,960,960,901,905,905,960,901,905,905,905,905,839,552,528,N,N,N,N,N ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Combination/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, " passenger and cargo, Total",309,227,171,60,65,37,10,10,11,12,13,10,11,12,13,13,15,14,12,11,11,13,12,15,18 DWT (thousands),"2,070","1,488","1,107",388,446,299,91,92,97,104,115,92,97,104,115,115,139,136,116,99,99,105,100,91,108 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Bulk carriers, Total",57,61,38,19,20,25,26,24,23,21,22,24,23,21,22,20,15,14,15,14,15,17,18,20,20 DWT (thousands),805,"1,107",767,544,607,"1,152","1,270","1,014",991,949,"1,042","1,014",991,949,"1,042",925,575,321,604,579,604,706,797,837,837 KEY: DWT = deadweight tons; N = data do not exist; RO/RO = roll-on/roll-off vessels.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a Includes barge carriers.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, b Includes integrated tug/barges.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NOTES ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Excludes nonmerchant type and/or U.S. Navy-owned vessels currently in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Excludes ships operating exclusively on the Great Lakes and inland waterways and special types such as: channel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "ships, icebreakers, cable ships, and merchant ships owned by military forces. All data are as of December 31 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "of year shown. 2004 data is as of July 1, 2004.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SOURCES ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1960-2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Merchant Fleets of the World (Washington, DC: Annual ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "issues), and unpublished revisions.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, personal communication, August 27, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, personal communication, August 11, 2003.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "2003: U.S. Department of Transportatin, Maritime Administration, personal communication, June 16, 2004",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "2004: U.S. Department of Transportatin, Maritime Administration, personal communication, November 10, 2004",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,