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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 none - landlocked
1999 total: 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 251,404 GRT/ 306,264 DWT ships by type: cargo 12, oil tanker 42, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1 (1998 est.)
2000 total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 248,155 GRT/304,215 DWT ships by type: cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll-on/roll-off 2, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
2001 total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 253,882 GRT/313,252 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 246,051 GRT/306,756 DWT ships by type: cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)
2003 total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 251,004 GRT/313,193 DWT ships by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)
2004 total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 253,004 GRT/318,922 DWT by type: cargo 14, petroleum tanker 40, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: Russia 1 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 81 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 253,004 GRT/318,922 DWT by type: cargo 26, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 41, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 2 registered in other countries: 3 (2005)
2006 total: 84 ships (1000 GRT or over) 405,395 GRT/436,666 DWT by type: cargo 26, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 43, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 3 registered in other countries: 4 (Georgia 2, Malta 2) (2006)
2007 total: 86 ships (1000 GRT or over) 421,061 GRT/460,968 DWT by type: cargo 26, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 45, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 3 registered in other countries: 4 (Georgia 1, Malta 3) (2007)
2008 total: 89 by type: cargo 26, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 46, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 3 registered in other countries: 3 (Malta 2, Panama 1) (2008)
2009 total: 89 country comparison to the world: 52 by type: cargo 26, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 46, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 3 registered in other countries: 3 (Malta 2, Panama 1) (2008)
2010 total: 92 country comparison to the world: 54 by type: cargo 27, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 48, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Panama 1) (2010)
2011 total: 92 country comparison to the world: 54 by type: cargo 27, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 48, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Panama 1) (2010)
2012 total: 90 country comparison to the world: 53 by type: cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
2013 total: 90 country comparison to the world: 53 by type: cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
2014 total: 90 country comparison to the world: 53 by type: cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
2015 total: 90 | by type: cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2 | foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) | registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 53
2016 total: 90 | by type: cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2 | foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) | registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 53
2017 total: 104 | by type: tankers 34, universal dry-cargo 20, ferries 13, roll on/roll off 2, auxillary ships 35 | foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) | registered in other countries: 2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2017) | country comparison to the world: 53
2018 total: 311 (2017) | by type: general cargo 48, oil tanker 48, other 215 (2017)
2019 total: 313 | by type: general cargo 48, oil tanker 48, other 217 (2018)
2020 total: 305 | by type: general cargo 40, oil tanker 48, other 217 (2019)
2021 total: 305 by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 43, other 224 (2021)
2022 total: 305 by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 43, other 224 (2021)
2023 total: 309 (2022) by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 44, other 227
2024 total: 312 (2023) by type: general cargo 40, oil tanker 44, other 228
2025 total: 312 (2023) by type: general cargo 40, oil tanker 44, other 228