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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 |
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 |
U.S. share of the
world fleet |
17% |
13% |
8% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
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 |
123 |
96 |
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 |
1,674 |
1,379 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
1,055 |
11,028 |
10,378 |
9,696 |
9,289 |
9,373 |
8,447 |
7,532 |
6,552 |
5,792 |
5,640 |
5,228 |
4,974 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
KEY: DWT = deadweight
tons; N = data do not exist; RO/RO = roll-on/roll-off vessels.
a Includes barge
carriers.
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. 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.
2001-2006: U.S. Department of Transportatin, Maritime
Administration, personal communication, Dec 6, 2007
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