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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)
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World
fleet |
24,867 |
25,555 |
23,596 |
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 |
U.S.
fleet |
864 |
737 |
636 |
619 |
603 |
565 |
543 |
509 |
495 |
477 |
470 |
463 |
454 |
443 |
426 |
416 |
U.S.
share of the world fleet |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
Freighters,
total |
471 |
417 |
367 |
359 |
349 |
322 |
308 |
295 |
292 |
288 |
289 |
284 |
286 |
283 |
276 |
275 |
Deadweight
tons (DWT) (thousands) |
6,885 |
7,353 |
7,265 |
7,156 |
7,211 |
7,040 |
6,866 |
6,517 |
6,419 |
6,458 |
6,732 |
6,696 |
6,680 |
6,635 |
6,404 |
6,538 |
General
cargoa |
259 |
209 |
166 |
165 |
182 |
169 |
152 |
142 |
146 |
142 |
140 |
137 |
136 |
132 |
126 |
124 |
DWT
(thousands) |
3,329 |
2,980 |
2,605 |
2,592 |
2,973 |
2,913 |
2,677 |
2,472 |
2,467 |
2,420 |
2,400 |
2,404 |
2,362 |
2,162 |
1,838 |
1,818 |
Containership |
121 |
104 |
92 |
92 |
83 |
87 |
86 |
81 |
83 |
85 |
91 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
87 |
DWT
(thousands) |
2,289 |
2,651 |
2,856 |
2,856 |
2,722 |
2,812 |
2,802 |
2,600 |
2,639 |
2,743 |
3,096 |
3,056 |
3,058 |
3,200 |
3,292 |
3,309 |
Partial
containerships |
68 |
63 |
59 |
52 |
30 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
DWT
(thousands) |
940 |
904 |
836 |
741 |
456 |
57 |
57 |
57 |
17 |
17 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
RO
/ RO |
23 |
41 |
50 |
50 |
54 |
63 |
67 |
69 |
62 |
60 |
58 |
58 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
64 |
DWT
(thousands) |
327 |
818 |
968 |
967 |
1,060 |
1,258 |
1,330 |
1,388 |
1,296 |
1,278 |
1,236 |
1,236 |
1,260 |
1,273 |
1,273 |
1,411 |
Tankers,
total |
308 |
258 |
233 |
226 |
220 |
210 |
200 |
181 |
173 |
161 |
154 |
154 |
142 |
130 |
120 |
110 |
DWT
(thousands) |
16,152 |
15,534 |
15,641 |
14,993 |
14,180 |
13,048 |
11,945 |
11,028 |
10,378 |
9,696 |
9,289 |
9,373 |
8,447 |
7,532 |
6,552 |
5,828 |
Petroleum/chemical
shipsb |
N |
244 |
219 |
212 |
206 |
196 |
186 |
167 |
159 |
148 |
145 |
146 |
142 |
130 |
120 |
110 |
DWT
(thousands) |
N |
14,574 |
14,681 |
14,033 |
13,279 |
12,143 |
11,040 |
10,123 |
9,473 |
8,857 |
8,737 |
8,845 |
8,447 |
7,532 |
6,552 |
5,828 |
Liquefied
petroleum/natural gas ships |
N |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
DWT
(thousands) |
N |
960 |
960 |
960 |
901 |
905 |
905 |
905 |
905 |
839 |
552 |
528 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Combination
/ passenger and cargo, total |
65 |
37 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
DWT
(thousands) |
446 |
299 |
91 |
92 |
97 |
104 |
115 |
115 |
139 |
136 |
116 |
99 |
99 |
105 |
100 |
90 |
Bulk
carriers, total |
20 |
25 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
21 |
22 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
DWT
(thousands) |
607 |
1,152 |
1,270 |
1,014 |
991 |
949 |
1,042 |
925 |
575 |
321 |
604 |
579 |
604 |
706 |
797 |
837 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; RO/RO =
roll-on/roll-off vessels.
a
Includes barge carriers, breakbulk, partial containership, refrigerated
cargo, and specialized cargo ships.
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. Data through 2002 are as of December 31 of
the year shown. Beginning in 2003 data
are as of October 1.
SOURCES
1960-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, Merchant Fleets of the World (Washington, DC: Annual issues), and unpublished revisions.
2003: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration, U.S.-Flag Merchant Fleet (Washington, DC: 2004) and personal communication, June
2004.
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