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Table 2-1
Top 15 Ranking of World Merchant Fleet by Country of Owner, Year-End 2006
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Number of Vessels
Japan |
728 |
276 |
1,041 |
242 |
377 |
0 |
337 |
3,001 |
Greece |
827 |
73 |
1,326 |
168 |
69 |
20 |
318 |
2,801 |
Germany |
169 |
56 |
182 |
1,209 |
56 |
6 |
659 |
2,337 |
China
P.R. |
319 |
75 |
979 |
324 |
40 |
6 |
587 |
2,330 |
Norway |
309 |
93 |
175 |
16 |
121 |
27 |
145 |
886 |
South
Korea |
220 |
61 |
224 |
140 |
44 |
0 |
119 |
808 |
Singapore |
341 |
41 |
175 |
153 |
8 |
5 |
67 |
790 |
United
States |
316 |
19 |
197 |
63 |
91 |
12 |
74 |
772 |
United
Kingdom |
232 |
45 |
142 |
107 |
56 |
1 |
91 |
674 |
Taiwan |
48 |
6 |
209 |
203 |
8 |
3 |
86 |
563 |
Netherlands |
49 |
19 |
15 |
49 |
38 |
0 |
375 |
545 |
Italy |
214 |
42 |
75 |
21 |
93 |
2 |
63 |
510 |
Russia |
179 |
0 |
72 |
24 |
16 |
0 |
194 |
485 |
Turkey |
151 |
7 |
146 |
44 |
26 |
1 |
104 |
479 |
Denmark |
142 |
58 |
24 |
151 |
35 |
0 |
59 |
469 |
Total,
top 15 |
4,244 |
871 |
4,982 |
2,914 |
1,078 |
83 |
3,278 |
17,450 |
Total,
all flags |
6,042 |
1,190 |
6,225 |
3,641 |
1,600 |
102 |
4,815 |
23,615 |
Deadweight (thousands)
Greece |
71,220 |
1,339 |
76,555 |
6,242 |
538 |
1,416 |
3,429 |
160,739 |
Japan |
42,758 |
4,878 |
75,234 |
9,201 |
4,626 |
0 |
2,698 |
139,394 |
China P.R. |
16,951 |
257 |
51,555 |
8,872 |
290 |
423 |
7,313 |
85,661 |
Germany |
7,555 |
444 |
10,096 |
36,225 |
395 |
1,112 |
4,732 |
60,558 |
United
States |
24,999 |
1,127 |
9,757 |
1,816 |
1,827 |
1,002 |
900 |
41,428 |
Singapore |
23,726 |
849 |
9,723 |
3,255 |
73 |
423 |
797 |
38,845 |
United
Kingdom |
17,436 |
2,001 |
10,138 |
4,235 |
429 |
79 |
878 |
35,196 |
Norway |
17,826 |
3,247 |
7,787 |
329 |
1,750 |
2,556 |
959 |
34,454 |
South Korea |
7,971 |
1,546 |
15,881 |
2,935 |
591 |
0 |
811 |
29,734 |
Taiwan |
5,693 |
132 |
14,301 |
7,309 |
49 |
220 |
583 |
28,286 |
Bermuda |
17,374 |
0 |
153 |
0 |
0 |
1,353 |
31 |
18,911 |
Denmark |
5,922 |
499 |
1,140 |
8,278 |
371 |
0 |
441 |
16,651 |
Italy |
7,011 |
425 |
4,852 |
666 |
1,249 |
137 |
656 |
14,995 |
India |
8,773 |
560 |
4,875 |
109 |
16 |
123 |
217 |
14,674 |
Monaco |
4,227 |
269 |
4,932 |
2,303 |
66 |
130 |
120 |
12,047 |
Total,
top 15 |
279,442 |
17,574 |
296,978 |
91,774 |
12,269 |
8,975 |
24,564 |
731,575 |
Total,
all flags |
356,488 |
24,150 |
348,089 |
111,418 |
17,012 |
9,718 |
42,288 |
909,147 |
a Breakbulk, partial containerships, refrigerated cargo, barge carriers, and specialized ships.
NOTES: The top 13 countries have held their same position since 2003, and the top 3 countries, Greece, Japan, and China, have gained a 7.2% growth rate by deadweight over the same time period. However, the top 20 countries by deadweight has accounted for 81% of the total.
Since 2003, the United States has ranked in fifth place by deadweight, except, the United States ranked fourth in 2004.
SOURCE: Clarksons Research Services Limited, Shipping Vessel Registers, London: Clarkson Shipbrokers, available at: www.clarksonresearch.com.
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