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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 4 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 52,016 GRT/66,627 DWT
1991 4 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 52,016 GRT/66,627 DWT
1992 5 cargo and 1 refrigerated cargo (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 53,435 GRT/69,167 DWT
1993 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 59,293 GRT/78,246 DWT; includes 5 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo
1994 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 46,289 GRT/61,606 DWT, cargo 4, refrigerated cargo 1
1995 total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 27,427 GRT/35,894 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1
1996 total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 27,427 GRT/35,894 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (1995 est.)
1997 total : 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,900 GRT/37,240 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 2 (1996 est.)
1998 total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 17,037 GRT/22,747 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, oil tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 (1997 est.)
1999 total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 10,552 GRT/14,839 DWT ships by type: oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 3 (1998 est.)
2000 total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,484 GRT/18,583 DWT ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 4 (1999 est.)
2001 total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,484 GRT/18,583 DWT ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 4 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,450 GRT/22,097 DWT ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2002 est.)
2003 total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,559 GRT/27,531 DWT note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 6
2004 total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT/26,185 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 5 foreign-owned: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT/26,185 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2005)
2006 total: 4 ships (1000 GRT or over) 6,308 GRT/9,418 DWT by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2006)
2007 total: 3 ships (1000 GRT or over) 5,032 GRT/7,282 DWT by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2007)
2008 total: 4 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2008)
2009 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 136 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2008)
2010 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 135 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)
2011 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 135 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)
2012 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 133 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)
2013 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 131 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)
2014 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 131 by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)
2015 total: 4 | by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 | foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 133
2016 total: 4 | by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 | foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 133
2017 total: 4 | by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 | foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 134
2018 total: 44 (2017) | by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 2, other 36 (2017)
2019 total: 44 | by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 2, other 36 (2018)
2020 total: 48 | by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 3, other 39 (2019)
2021 total: 51 by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 3, other 41 (2021)
2022 total: 51 by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 3, other 41 (2021)
2023 total: 52 (2022) by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 3, other 42
2024 total: 52 (2023) by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 3, other 41
2025 total: 52 (2023) by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 3, other 41