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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 334,854 GRT/487,438 DWT; includes 23 cargo, 1 chemical tanker, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 9 bulk
1991 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 330,316 GRT/484,351 DWT; includes 23 cargo, 1 chemical tanker, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 8 bulk; note--2 naval tankers are sometimes used commercially
1992 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 289,794 GRT/443,369 DWT; includes 9 cargo, 1 chemical tanker, 3 petroleum tanker, 8 bulk, 10 container; note - in addition, 2 naval tankers are sometimes used commercially
1993 27 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 227,719 GRT/356,665 DWT; includes 9 cargo, 3 oil tanker, 8 bulk, 7 container
1994 27 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 211,777 GRT/335,763 DWT, bulk 7, cargo 11, container 6, oil tanker 3
1995 total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 104,577 GRT/142,617 DWT ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 9, container 4, oil tanker 3
1996 total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 97,037 GRT/129,404 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 8, container 3, oil tanker 3 (1995 est.)
1997 total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 72,388 GRT/97,576 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 6, container 1, multi-function large load carrier 2, oil tanker 3 (1996 est.)
1998 total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 70,775 GRT/94,677 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 8, container 1, multi-function large load carrier 2, oil tanker 3 (1997 est.)
1999 total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 64,7575 GRT/84,518 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 5, container 1, multifunction large-load carrier 2, oil tanker 2 (1998 est.)
2000 total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 51,343 GRT/67,168 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 5, container 1, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2 (1999 est.)
2001 total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 53,322 GRT/69,444 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 4, container 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 2 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 32,438 GRT/43,126 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)
2003 total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 51,445 GRT/55,930 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 6, container 1, petroleum tanker 3 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)
2004 total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 35,427 GRT/46,301 DWT by type: bulk 4, cargo 5, container 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 2 registered in other countries: 16 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 35,427 GRT/46,301 DWT by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 2 registered in other countries: 7 (2005)
2006 total: 17 ships (1000 GRT or over) 42,413 GRT/58,737 DWT by type: cargo 13, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 3 registered in other countries: 7 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Panama 5) (2006)
2007 total: 15 ships (1000 GRT or over) 35,949 GRT/49,161 DWT by type: cargo 11, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 3 registered in other countries: 5 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 4) (2007)
2008 total: 17 by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 3, specialized tanker 1 registered in other countries: 6 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Panama 4) (2008)
2009 total: 17 country comparison to the world: 100 by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 3, specialized tanker 1 registered in other countries: 6 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Panama 4) (2008)
2010 total: 13 country comparison to the world: 105 by type: cargo 11, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 registered in other countries: 3 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2) (2010)
2011 total: 13 country comparison to the world: 105 by type: cargo 11, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 registered in other countries: 3 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2) (2010)
2012 total: 12 country comparison to the world: 105 by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2 registered in other countries: 4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2, Portugal 1) (2010)
2013 total: 12 country comparison to the world: 106 by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2 registered in other countries: 4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2, Portugal 1) (2010)
2014 total: 12 country comparison to the world: 106 by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2 registered in other countries: 4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2, Portugal 1) (2010)
2015 total: 12 | by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2 | registered in other countries: 4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2, Portugal 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 105
2016 total: 12 | by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2 | registered in other countries: 4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2, Portugal 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 105
2017 total: 103 | by type: general cargo 17, oil tanker 9, other 77 (2017) | country comparison to the world: 82
2018 total: 103 (2017) | by type: general cargo 17, oil tanker 9, other 77 (2017)
2019 total: 102 | by type: general cargo 18, oil tanker 8, other 76 (2018)
2020 total: 115 | by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 9, other 85 (2019)
2021 total: 122 by type: general cargo 23, oil tanker 7, other 92 (2021)
2022 total: 122 by type: general cargo 23, oil tanker 7, other 92 (2021)
2023 total: 148 (2022) by type: general cargo 28, oil tanker 12, other 108
2024 total: 153 (2023) by type: general cargo 28, oil tanker 13, other 112
2025 total: 153 (2023) by type: general cargo 28, oil tanker 13, other 112