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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 |
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 |
28,956 |
31,477 |
32,976 |
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 |
391 |
347 |
216 |
U.S.
Percentage of the world fleet |
16.9 |
13.0 |
7.9 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
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 |
(R) 255 |
(R) 221 |
124 |
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 |
(R) 6,182 |
(R) 5,457 |
4,058 |
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 |
123 |
96 |
21 |
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 |
1,674 |
1,379 |
239 |
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 |
90 |
76 |
82 |
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 |
3,660 |
3,102 |
3,426 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
42 |
49 |
21 |
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 |
848 |
976 |
393 |
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 |
100 |
89 |
62 |
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 |
11,945 |
11,028 |
10,378 |
9,696 |
9,289 |
9,373 |
8,447 |
7,532 |
6,552 |
5,792 |
5,640 |
5,228 |
4,974 |
3,842 |
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 |
100 |
89 |
62 |
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 |
5,228 |
4,974 |
3,842 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
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 |
82 |
107 |
46 |
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 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
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 |
670 |
543 |
593 |
KEY: DWT = deadweight tons; N = data do not exist; R = revised;
RO/RO = roll-on/roll-off vessels.
a Includes barge carriers.
b Includes integrated tug/barges.
NOTES
Excludes
non-merchant 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.
2001-2007:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, personal
communication as of January 2008.
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