"Table 7-3 World Merchant Fleet, 10,000 Deadweight Tons and Above by Top 25 Flag and Type, 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Tanker,,Dry Bulk,,Containership,,,Roll-on/Roll-off,,General Cargo,,Total,
,Flag of Registry ,No. ,DWT ,No. ,DWT ,No., TEU ,DWT, No. ,DWT ,No. ,DWT ,No. ,DWT 
1,Panama ,672,"61,267,978","1,718","112,676,858",541,"1,601,251","22,132,290",244,"3,852,650",240,"3,507,351","3,415","203,437,127"
2,Liberia ,565,"50,608,159",331,"19,936,853",415,"1,253,420","16,727,439",37,"565,767",62,"994,530","1,410","88,832,748"
3,Greece ,235,"30,139,575",269,"19,437,133",44,"159,450","2,215,783",1,"10,270",6,"97,195",555,"51,899,956"
4,Hong Kong ,87,"11,426,647",496,"32,532,381",81,"272,804","3,636,167",5,"83,780",52,"1,060,788",721,"48,739,763"
5,Bahamas ,235,"26,413,600",319,"16,175,530",68,"190,795","2,692,249",30,"609,661",77,"1,020,756",729,"46,911,796"
6,Marshall Is. ,335,"31,943,749",153,"9,264,175",118,"293,241","3,860,304",5,"77,182",32,"903,724",643,"46,049,134"
7,Singapore ,289,"26,223,289",180,"12,336,140",177,"352,390","5,029,292",30,"586,127",23,"457,200",699,"44,632,048"
8,Malta ,185,"13,370,377",438,"19,482,921",48,"85,324","1,311,048",8,"94,947",66,"1,094,436",745,"35,353,729"
9,Cyprus ,93,"6,241,801",373,"18,742,535",139,"285,967","3,910,717",6,"96,956",85,"1,461,497",696,"30,453,506"
10,China P.R. ,127,"6,333,829",372,"14,551,392",87,"229,053","3,224,260",7,"95,225",210,"3,291,531",803,"27,496,237"
11,Norwegian Int’l ,215,"10,578,951",104,"7,222,535",1,"2,835","33,855",48,"1,025,810",2,"22,140",370,"18,883,291"
12,Isle of Man ,112,"8,828,365",42,"3,466,291",15,"38,315","549,409",0,0,8,"133,232",177,"12,977,297"
13,United States ,93,"5,418,247",62,"2,391,658",75,"226,185","3,065,859",55,"1,386,308",8,"186,473",293,"12,448,545"
14,India ,118,"8,704,380",76,"3,575,699",4,"6,233","99,612",0,0,3,"61,020",201,"12,440,711"
15,Germany ,18,"659,091",5,"502,546",248,"825,787","10,896,410",3,"36,200",3,"53,316",277,"12,147,563"
16,Italy ,125,"5,109,928",40,"3,126,922",25,"67,811","926,928",52,"977,020",6,"69,787",248,"10,210,585"
17,South Korea ,10,"571,390",122,"8,313,809",35,"78,868","1,125,888",3,"67,559",7,"102,512",177,"10,181,158"
18,Japan ,48,"5,310,415",48,"3,961,802",11,"35,180","518,994",15,"227,094",1,"10,756",123,"10,029,061"
19,Iran ,35,"6,170,089",40,"1,789,317",11,"30,748","408,942",0,0,32,"654,009",118,"9,022,357"
20,United Kingdom ,53,"2,105,500",21,"1,587,552",104,"350,641","4,609,620",20,"289,489",10,"148,245",208,"8,740,406"
21,Danish Int’l ,41,"2,680,880",4,"321,829",78,"380,913","5,473,985",4,"41,299",7,"101,085",134,"8,619,078"
22,St. Vincent & G. ,12,"620,961",119,"5,106,973",4,"3,374","50,173",2,"40,929",79,"1,522,081",216,"7,341,117"
23,Belgium ,22,"4,308,245",16,"2,285,998",5,"11,186","161,820",0,0,0,0,43,"6,756,063"
24,Bermuda ,23,"2,121,524",26,"3,626,865",19,"41,961","620,046",2,"28,015",15,"187,772",85,"6,584,222"
25,Malaysia ,65,"4,811,853",24,"856,210",27,"43,827","660,157",1,"11,179",5,"73,485",122,"6,412,884"
,Top 25 registries,"3,813","331,968,823","5,398","323,271,924","2,380","6,867,559","93,941,247",578,"10,203,467","1,039","17,214,921","13,208","776,600,382"
,All registries ,"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 ,85.6%,90.2%,85.3%,90.3%,83.9%,88.6%,88.4%,82.2%,82.1%,69.5%,71.3%,83.5%,89.4%
KEY: DWT = deadweight ton; TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Clarkson Research Studies, Vessel Registers, London: Clarkson Shipbrokers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"• Panama and Liberia have open registry fleets. An open registry is type of registry offered by a country to foreign nationals or corporations that provides favorable tax, regulatory, and other incentives.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
• The United States ranks 13th in terms of flag of registry. Thirty-two percent of the U.S.-flag are tankers while 26% are containerships.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

























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