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Merchant marine

Sri Lanka — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 258,923 GRT/334,702 DWT; includes 22 cargo, 8 refrigerated cargo, 4 container, 1 livestock carrier, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 bulk
1991 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 364,466 GRT/551,686 DWT; includes 18 cargo, 6 refrigerated cargo, 5 container, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 bulk
1992 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 310,173 GRT/489,378 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 6 refrigerated cargo, 5 container, 3 petroleum tanker, 3 bulk
1993 27 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 276,074 GRT/443,266 DWT; includes 12 cargo, 6 refrigerated cargo, 3 container, 3 oil tanker, 3 bulk
1994 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 289,115 GRT/453,609 DWT, bulk 2, cargo 12, container 1, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 8
1995 total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 289,115 GRT/453,609 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 12, container 1, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 8
1996 total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 220,508 GRT/329,410 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 13, container 1, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 8 (1995 est.)
1997 total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 220,660 GRT/329,365 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 13, container 1, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 8 (1996 est.)
1998 total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 204,542 GRT/317,253 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 13, container 1, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 6 (1997 est.)
1999 total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 178,867 GRT/276,363 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 14, container 1, oil tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (1998 est.)
2000 total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 192,190 GRT/293,832 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (1999 est.)
2001 total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,902 GRT/247,852 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 137,321 GRT/233,367 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 15, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 9, Hong Kong 1, United Arab Emirates 1 (2002 est.)
2003 total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 62,157 GRT/84,898 DWT ships by type: cargo 13, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 9, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.)
2004 total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 120,924 GRT/173,604 DWT by type: cargo 14, container 2, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: Germany 8, Singapore 1 registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 120,924 GRT/173,604 DWT by type: cargo 18, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 10 (Germany 10) registered in other countries: 1 (2005)
2006 total: 22 ships (1000 GRT or over) 144,066 GRT/196,418 DWT by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 17, container 2, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 7 (Germany 5, UAE 2) registered in other countries: 5 (Panama 5) (2006)
2007 total: 24 ships (1000 GRT or over) 162,280 GRT/227,478 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 18, container 2, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 6 (Germany 6) registered in other countries: 3 (Panama 3) (2007)
2008 total: 26 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 18, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 5 (Germany 5) registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008)
2009 total: 26 country comparison to the world: 89 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 18, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 5 (Germany 5) registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008)
2010 total: 22 country comparison to the world: 99 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3 foreign-owned: 5 (Germany 5) (2010)
2011 total: 22 country comparison to the world: 98 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3 foreign-owned: 5 (Germany 5) (2010)
2012 total: 21 country comparison to the world: 94 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 13, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 8 (Germany 8) (2010)
2013 total: 21 country comparison to the world: 94 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 13, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 8 (Germany 8) (2010)
2014 total: 21 country comparison to the world: 94 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 13, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 foreign-owned: 8 (Germany 8) (2010)
2015 total: 21 | by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 13, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 | foreign-owned: 8 (Germany 8) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 94
2016 total: 21 | by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 13, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2 | foreign-owned: 8 (Germany 8) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 94
2017 total: 82 | by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 9, oil tanker 10, other 54 (2017) | country comparison to the world: 94
2018 total: 82 (2017) | by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 9, oil tanker 10, other 54 (2017)
2019 total: 87 | by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 1, general cargo 11, oil tanker 11, other 55 (2018)
2020 total: 97 | by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 17, oil tanker 13, other 58 (2019)
2021 total: 90 by type: bulk carrier 6, general cargo 13, oil tanker 11, other 60 (2021)
2022 total: 90 by type: bulk carrier 6, general cargo 13, oil tanker 11, other 60 (2021)
2023 total: 92 (2022) by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 13, oil tanker 11, other 63
2024 total: 96 (2023) by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 15, oil tanker 11, other 65
2025 total: 96 (2023) by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 15, oil tanker 11, other 65