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This entry provides the total and the number of each type of privately or publicly owned commercial ship for each country; military ships are not included. There are five types of merchant marine ships:

bulk carrier - for cargo such as coal, grain, cement, ores, and gravel
container ship - for loads in truck-size containers (a transportation system called containerization)
general cargo - also referred to as break-bulk containers, for a wide variety of packaged merchandise
oil tanker - for crude oil and petroleum products
other - includes chemical carriers, dredgers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, refrigerated cargo ships called reefers, tugboats, passenger vessels (cruise and ferry), and offshore supply ships

Albania

total: 69 (2023)

by type: general cargo 46, oil tanker 1, other 22

Algeria

total: 119 (2022)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 14, other 89

Angola

total: 64 (2023)

by type: general cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 43

Anguilla

total: 2 (2023)

by type: other 2

Antigua and Barbuda

total: 614 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 24, container ship 109, general cargo 425, oil tanker 6, other 50

Argentina

total: 201 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, bulk carrier 1 general cargo 8, oil tanker 33, other 158

Aruba

total: 1 (2023)

by type: other 1

Australia

total: 604 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 76, oil tanker 6, other 520

Austria

total: 1 (2023)

by type: other 1

Azerbaijan

total: 312 (2023)

by type: general cargo 40, oil tanker 44, other 228

Bahamas, The

total: 1,274 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 345, container ship 39, general cargo 58, oil tanker 193, other 639

Bahrain

total: 184 (2023)

by type: general cargo 12, oil tanker 3, other 169

Bangladesh

total: 558 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 68, container ship 10, general cargo 170, oil tanker 162, other 148

Barbados

total: 272 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 90, general cargo 149, oil tanker 5, other 28

Belarus

total: 4 (2023)

by type: other 4

Belgium

total: 198 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 17, container ship 2, general cargo 16, oil tanker 21, other 142

Belize

total: 774 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 49, general cargo 410, oil tanker 64, other 251

Benin

total: 6 (2023)

by type: other 6

Bermuda

total: 122 (2023)

by type: container ship 15, oil tanker 8, other 99

Bolivia

total: 50 (2023)

by type: general cargo 30, oil tanker 2, other 18

Brazil

total: 888 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 13, container ship 20, general cargo 38, oil tanker 27, other 790

British Virgin Islands

total: 29 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, other 26

Brunei

total: 97 (2023)

by type: general cargo 18, oil tanker 2, other 77

Bulgaria

total: 78 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 55

Burma

total: 101 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 44, oil tanker 5, other 51

Cabo Verde

total: 44 (2023)

by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 2, other 28

Cambodia

total: 195 (2023)

by type: container ship 2, general cargo 123, oil tanker 18, other 52

Cameroon

total: 198 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 91, oil tanker 42, other 63

Canada

total: 716 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 78, oil tanker 15, other 600

Cayman Islands

total: 130 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 29, container ship 3, general cargo 1, oil tanker 20, other 77

Chile

total: 249 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 66, oil tanker 14, other 161

China

total: 8,314 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1,831, container ship 419, general cargo 1,392, oil tanker 1,196, other 3,476

Colombia

total: 153 (2023)

by type: general cargo 28, oil tanker 13, other 112

Comoros

total: 273 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 17, container ship 7, general cargo 125, oil tanker 36, other 88

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

total: 24 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 17

Congo, Republic of the

total: 11 (2023)

by type: oil tanker 1, other 10

Cook Islands

total: 190 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 19, general cargo 44, oil tanker 58, other 69

Costa Rica

total: 11 (2023)

by type: other 11

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 25 (2023)

by type: oil tanker 2, other 23

Croatia

total: 384 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 10, general cargo 32, oil tanker 14, other 328

Cuba

total: 65 (2023)

by type: general cargo 13, oil tanker 10, other 42

Curacao

total: 57 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 51

Cyprus

total: 1,005 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 243, container ship 154, general cargo 211, oil tanker 47, other 350

Denmark

total: 715 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 15, container ship 132, general cargo 69, oil tanker 107, other 392

Djibouti

total: 40 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 4, oil tanker 13, other 21

Dominica

total: 77 (2023)

by type: general cargo 26, oil tanker 10, other 41

Dominican Republic

total: 40 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 36

Ecuador

total: 154 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 28, other 117

Egypt

total: 441 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 14, container ship 6, general cargo 23, oil tanker 42, other 356

El Salvador

total: 5 (2023)

by type: other 5

Equatorial Guinea

total: 53 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 16, oil tanker 7, other 29

Eritrea

total: 9 (2023)

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4

Estonia

total: 72 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 3, other 66

Ethiopia

total: 12 (2023)

by type: general cargo 10, oil tanker 2

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

total: 2 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, other 1

Faroe Islands

total: 91 (2023)

by type: container ships 6, general cargo 45, other 40

Fiji

total: 74 (2023)

by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 4, other 49

Finland

total: 282 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 9, general cargo 75, oil tanker 4, other 194

France

total: 553 (2023)

by type: container ship 32, general cargo 48, oil tanker 25, other 448

note: includes Monaco

French Polynesia

total: 24 (2023)

by type: general cargo 14

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

total: 2 (2023)

by type: other 2

Gabon

total: 87 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 19, oil tanker 30, other 37

Gambia, The

total: 15 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, other 10

Georgia

total: 26 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, other 23

Germany

total: 595 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 69, general cargo 82, oil tanker 32, other 411

Ghana

total: 52 (2023)

by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 3, other 41

Gibraltar

total: 129 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 5, general cargo 31, oil tanker 16, other 69

Greece

total: 1,215 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 132, container ship 4, general cargo 79, oil tanker 299, other 701

Greenland

total: 10 (2023)

by type: other 10

Grenada

total: 6 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, other 3

Guam

total: 3 (2023)

by type: other 3

Guatemala

total: 9 (2023)

by type: oil tanker 1, other 8

Guinea

total: 2 (2023)

by type: other 2

Guinea-Bissau

total: 20 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 12, other 5

Guyana

total: 80 (2023)

by type: general cargo 45, oil tanker 10, other 25

Haiti

total: 4 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, other 1

Honduras

total: 489 (2023)

by type: general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174

Hong Kong

total: 2,537 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1,047, container ship 560, general cargo 144, oil tanker 394, other 392

Hungary

total: 1 (2023)

by type: other 1

Iceland

total: 39 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 32

India

total: 1,859 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 66, container ship 22, general cargo 607, oil tanker 144, other 1020

Indonesia

total: 11,422 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 160, container ship 219, general cargo 2,347, oil tanker 714, other 7,982

Iran

total: 965 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 28, general cargo 398, oil tanker 86, other 421

Iraq

total: 74 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 67

Ireland

total: 94 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 12, general cargo 32, oil tanker 1, other 49

Isle of Man

total: 269 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 102, container ship 6, general cargo 27, oil tanker 56, other 78

Israel

total: 41 (2023)

by type: container ship 4, general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 32

Italy

total: 1,276 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 17, container ship 6, general cargo 109, oil tanker 95, other 1,049

Jamaica

total: 40 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 11, oil tanker 1, other 27

Japan

total: 5,229 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 166, container ship 49, general cargo 1,893, oil tanker 666, other 2,455

Jordan

total: 34 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, other 29

Kazakhstan

total: 122 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 7, other 112

Kenya

total: 26 (2023)

by type: oil tanker 4, other 22

Kiribati

total: 74 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 24, oil tanker 11, other 37

Korea, North

total: 264 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 10, container ship 5, general cargo 191, oil tanker 29, other 29

Korea, South

total: 2,149 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 93, container ship 115, general cargo 362, oil tanker 219, other 1,360

Kuwait

total: 176 (2023)

by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 28, other 133

Laos

total: 1 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1

Latvia

total: 83 (2023)

by type: container ship 2, general cargo 30, oil tanker 10, other 41

Lebanon

total: 51 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, container ship 1, general cargo 30, oil tanker 1, other 17

Liberia

total: 4,821 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1,895, container ship 1,013, general cargo 170, oil tanker 1,038, other 705

Libya

total: 96 (2023)

by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 13, other 81

Liechtenstein

total: 17 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 14, general cargo 1, other 2 (includes Switzerland)

Lithuania

total: 59 (2023)

by type: container ship 3, general cargo 19, oil tanker 2, other 35

Luxembourg

total: 147 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 1, general cargo 24, oil tanker 4, other 115

Macau

total: 5 (2023)

by type: other 5

Madagascar

total: 29 (2023)

by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 2, other 11

Malaysia

total: 1,750 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 14, container ship 35, general cargo 169, oil tanker 148, other 1,384

Maldives

total: 82 (2023)

by type: general cargo 30, oil tanker 20, other 32

Malta

total: 1,957 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 490, container ship 348, general cargo 152, oil tanker 354, other 613

Marshall Islands

total: 4,180 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1,939, container ship 277, general cargo 66, oil tanker 1039, other 859

Mauritania

total: 11 (2023)

by type: general cargo 2, other 9

Mauritius

total: 32 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 27

Mexico

total: 674 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 32, other 627

Micronesia, Federated States of

total: 38 (2023)

by type: general cargo 17, oil tanker 4, other 17

Moldova

total: 75 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 44, oil tanker 7, other 22

Monaco

total: 1

Mongolia

total: 318 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 8, general cargo 151, oil tanker 58, other 93

Montenegro

total: 18 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 4, other 14

Morocco

total: 94 (2023)

by type: container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 81

Mozambique

total: 36 (2023)

by type: general cargo 9, other 27

Namibia

total: 15 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, other 14

Nauru

total: 6 (2023)

by type: other 6

Netherlands

total: 1,187 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 11, container ship 36, general cargo 521, oil tanker 27, other 592

New Caledonia

total: 23 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 17

New Zealand

total: 117 (2023)

by type: container ship 2, general cargo 12, oil tanker 3, other 100

Nicaragua

total: 5 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 3

Nigeria

total: 928 (2023)

by type: general cargo 23, oil tanker 128, other 777

Niue

total: 70 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 2, general cargo 29, oil tanker 4, other 30

Norway

total: 1,720 (2022)

by type: bulk carrier 109, container ship 1, general cargo 274, oil tanker 95, other 1,241

Oman

total: 57 (2023)

by type: general cargo 11, other 46

Pakistan

total: 60 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 5, oil tanker 9, other 46

Palau

total: 427 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 49, container ship 8, general cargo 200, oil tanker 52, other 118

Panama

total: 8,174 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2732, container ship 671, general cargo 1,428, oil tanker 866, other 2,477

Papua New Guinea

total: 205 (2023)

by type: container ship 6, general cargo 89, oil tanker 4, other 106

Paraguay

total: 108 (2023)

by type: container ship 2, general cargo 22, oil tanker 5, other 79

Peru

total: 111 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 9, other 101

Philippines

total: 2,203 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 52, container ship 43, general cargo 955, oil tanker 207, other 946

Poland

total: 152 (2023)

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 6, other 140

Portugal

total: 888 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 110, container ship 299, general cargo 191, oil tanker 29, other 259

Qatar

total: 123 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 108

Romania

total: 127 (2023)

by type: general cargo 9, oil tanker 7, other 111

Russia

total: 2,910 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 15, container ship 20, general cargo 976, oil tanker 387, other 1,512

Saint Kitts and Nevis

total: 341 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 16, general cargo 85, oil tanker 59, other 159

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

total: 830 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 30, container ship 18, general cargo 137, oil tanker 16, other 629

Samoa

total: 13 (2023)

by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 1, other 9

Sao Tome and Principe

total: 25 (2023)

by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 4, other 6

Saudi Arabia

total: 433 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 1, general cargo 20, oil tanker 55, other 348

Senegal

total: 36 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 30

Seychelles

total: 30 (2023)

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 6, other 18

Sierra Leone

total: 584 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 33, container ship 8, general cargo 320, oil tanker 97, other 126

Singapore

total: 3,202 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 591, container ship 604, general cargo 107, oil tanker 600, other 1,300

Slovenia

total: 8 (2023)

by type: other 8

Solomon Islands

total: 25 (2023)

by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 16

Somalia

total: 4 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, other 3

South Africa

total: 110 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 1, oil tanker 7, other 99

Spain

total: 503 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 33, oil tanker 24, other 445

Sri Lanka

total: 96 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 15, oil tanker 11, other 65

Sudan

total: 14 (2023)

by type: other 14

Suriname

total: 13 (2023)

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 5

Sweden

total: 361 (2023)

by type: general cargo 44, oil tanker 18, other 299

Switzerland

total: 17 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 14, general cargo 1, other 2 (includes Liechtenstein)

Syria

total: 24 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 13

Taiwan

total: 465 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 29, container ship 53, general cargo 58, oil tanker 35, other 290

Tanzania

total: 381 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 17, general cargo 170, oil tanker 58, other 132

Thailand

total: 884 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 28, container ship 28, general cargo 88, oil tanker 251, other 489

Timor-Leste

total: 1 (2023)

by type: other 1

Togo

total: 397 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 10, general cargo 250, oil tanker 56, other 80

Tonga

total: 29 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 13, oil tanker 1, other 14

Trinidad and Tobago

total: 102 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, other 101

Tunisia

total: 72 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 62

Turkey (Turkiye)

total: 1,170 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 43, container ship 43, general cargo 223, oil tanker 134, other 727

Turkmenistan

total: 73 (2023)

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 59

Turks and Caicos Islands

total: 3 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, other 2

Tuvalu

total: 270 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 21, container ship 3, general cargo 29, oil tanker 19, other 198

Ukraine

total: 410 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 83, oil tanker 14, other 312

United Arab Emirates

total: 655 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 2, container ship 3, general cargo 122, oil tanker 16, other 512

United Kingdom

total: 868 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 34, container ship 46, general cargo 62, oil tanker 13, other 713

 note: includes Channel Islands (total fleet 2; general cargo 1, other 1); excludes Isle of Man

United States

total: 3,533 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 60, general cargo 96, oil tanker 68, other 3,305

note - oceangoing self-propelled, cargo-carrying vessels of 1,000 gross tons and above

Uruguay

total: 58 (2023)

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 4, oil tanker 3, other 50

Vanuatu

total: 338 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 11, container ship 3, general cargo 101, other 223

Venezuela

total: 272 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 1, general cargo 26, oil tanker 17, other 225

Vietnam

total: 1,973 (2022)

by type: bulk carrier 117, container ship 45, general cargo 1,176, oil tanker 134, other 501

Virgin Islands

total: 2 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, other 1

Wallis and Futuna

total: 1 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1

World

total: 103,577 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 13,141, container ship 5,815, general cargo 19,918, oil tanker 11,604, other 53,099

Yemen

total: 30 (2023)

by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 27

Zambia

total: 2 (2023)

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1