"TABLE 7-4 World Merchant Fleet, 10,000 Deadweight Tons and Above by Top 25 Country of Owner and Type, 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Tanker,,Dry bulk,,Containership,,,Roll on/Roll off,,General Cargo,,Total,
,Country Owner ,No. ,DWT ,No. ,DWT ,No. ,TEU ,DWT ,No. ,DWT ,No. ,DWT ,No. ,DWT 
1,Greece ,759,"71,854,799","1,346","77,970,940",157,"426,150","6,177,452",19,"303,732",148,"2,329,651","2,429","158,636,574"
2,Japan ,472,"45,729,398","1,041","75,233,695",209,"652,976","8,953,126",251,"3,923,119",86,"1,147,608","2,059","134,986,946"
3,China P.R. ,203,"16,444,797",985,"51,978,278",198,"587,090","8,068,427",10,"140,797",342,"5,976,615","1,738","82,608,914"
4,Germany ,136,"7,488,584",188,"11,207,987",978,"2,616,827","34,673,539",5,"88,722",105,"1,948,837","1,412","55,407,669"
5,United States ,322,"26,029,195",209,"10,759,166",53,"129,200","1,782,273",69,"1,758,069",37,"727,146",690,"41,055,849"
6,Singapore ,246,"23,815,284",180,"10,145,605",101,"194,798","2,883,664",2,"35,640",32,"596,066",561,"37,476,259"
7,United Kingdom ,189,"18,993,812",143,"10,216,661",100,"300,921","4,199,788",14,"228,399",37,"550,506",483,"34,189,166"
8,Norway ,319,"20,600,027",202,"10,343,341",8,"18,722","290,894",72,"1,486,793",37,"427,515",638,"33,148,570"
9,South Korea ,70,"8,695,015",224,"15,881,106",73,"181,261","2,543,570",29,"492,011",18,"277,137",414,"27,888,839"
10,Taiwan ,46,"5,794,204",212,"14,520,545",202,"538,666","7,302,591",1,"15,922",14,"162,088",475,"27,795,350"
11,Bermuda ,76,"17,374,161",13,"1,506,173",0,0,0,0,0,2,"21,122",91,"18,901,456"
12,Denmark ,92,"6,010,180",24,"1,139,730",139,"580,516","8,175,829",24,"328,630",11,"168,024",290,"15,822,393"
13,India ,124,"9,274,693",106,"4,998,474",3,"5,607","86,814",0,0,11,"182,658",244,"14,542,639"
14,Italy ,161,"7,002,027",77,"4,988,595",17,"48,361","644,258",52,"988,303",17,"334,792",324,"13,957,975"
15,Monaco ,56,"4,420,463",73,"5,062,019",44,"172,827","2,302,964",3,"65,588",2,"30,406",178,"11,881,440"
16,Saudi Arabia ,62,"11,056,299",0,0,0,0,0,4,"170,400",4,"77,962",70,"11,304,661"
17,Cyprus ,63,"5,060,966",89,"3,422,913",50,"91,170","1,219,045",7,"109,936",28,"457,034",237,"10,269,894"
18,Russia ,112,"7,485,125",72,"1,627,737",15,"18,180","263,050",0,0,21,"373,108",220,"9,749,020"
19,Switzerland ,31,"1,484,077",26,"1,281,236",153,"458,480","6,509,817",2,"44,276",26,"417,664",238,"9,737,070"
20,Iran ,37,"6,352,744",48,"2,260,368",11,"30,748","408,942",0,0,31,"636,979",127,"9,659,033"
21,Canada ,53,"4,732,396",93,"3,183,545",14,"64,702","771,500",1,"15,175",4,"86,122",165,"8,788,738"
22,Turkey ,31,"1,662,970",147,"5,664,450",23,"26,526","334,055",10,"133,796",19,"292,539",230,"8,087,810"
23,Malaysia ,66,"4,339,861",8,"269,400",28,"49,254","744,761",2,"25,531",4,"61,135",108,"5,440,688"
24,U.A.E. ,60,"2,989,794",38,"1,778,868",11,"12,519","212,501",0,0,12,"200,250",121,"5,181,413"
25,France ,36,"1,479,318",12,"793,790",53,"171,842","2,294,334",7,"159,717",3,"51,008",111,"4,778,167"
,Top 25 countries ,"3,822","336,170,189","5,556","326,234,622","2,640","7,377,343","100,843,194",584,"10,514,556","1,051","17,533,972","13,653","791,296,533"
,Total countries ,"4,457","368,119,651","6,327","357,806,857","2,837","7,748,373","106,234,517",703,"12,427,776","1,495","24,144,412","15,819","868,733,213"
,Top 25 % of total ,85.8%,91.3%,87.8%,91.2%,93.1%,95.2%,94.9%,83.1%,84.6%,70.3%,72.6%,86.3%,91.1%
KEY: DWT = deadweight ton; TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Clarkson Research Studies, Vessel Registers, London: Clarkson Shipbrokers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
• Greek owners account for about 18% of the total world fleet in terms of deadweight tons.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
• German owners account for the largest national share of the world containership about 33% (up from about 24% in 2000).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
• The United States ranks fifth as in fleet ownership (down from 4th in 2000).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,