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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 143,029 GRT/ 248,754 DWT; includes 1 passenger-cargo, 3 cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 3 bulk
1991 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 94,619 GRT/140,345 DWT; includes 2 passenger-cargo, 2 cargo, 1 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 liquefied gas, 2 bulk
1992 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 94,710 GRT/150,345 DWT; includes 1 passenger-cargo, 3 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 1 liquefied gas, 3 bulk
1993 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 103,328 GRT/163,142 DWT; includes 3 cargo, 1 liquefied gas, 3 bulk
1994 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 162,387 GRT/260,552 DWT, bulk 6, cargo 7, liquefied gas 1
1995 total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 191,703 GRT/297,347 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 8, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1, passenger-cargo 1
1996 total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 221,446 GRT/308,478 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 9, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1, passenger-cargo 1 (1995 est.)
1997 total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 221,147 GRT/309,513 DWT ships by type : bulk 1, cargo 9, container 4, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (1996 est.)
1998 total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 241,799 GRT/336,316 DWT ships by type: cargo 7, combination bulk 2, container 6, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3 note: a flag of convenience registry; India owns 1 ship (1997 est.)
1999 total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 178,846 GRT/236,308 DWT ships by type: cargo 6, combination bulk 2, container 6, liquefied gas tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 note: a flag of convenience registry; India owns 1 ship (1998 est.)
2000 total: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 126,358 GRT/173,079 DWT ships by type: cargo 3, combination bulk 2, container 4, liquified gas 1, refrigerated cargo 2 (1999 est.) note: a flag of convenience registry; India owns 1 ship (1998 est.)
2001 total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 61,909 GRT/87,313 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, liquefied gas 1, refrigerated cargo 2 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: India 1 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66,004 GRT/90,017 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, refrigerated cargo 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience:, Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)
2003 total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,455 GRT/27,102 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience:, Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)
2004 total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,946 GRT/27,102 DWT by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: Belgium 1, India 4, Switzerland 2 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,946 GRT/27,102 DWT by type: bulk carrier 4, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 6 (India 4, Switzerland 2) (2005)
2006 total: 6 ships (1000 GRT or over) 22,386 GRT/23,214 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 4 (India 2, Switzerland 2) (2006)
2007 total: 5 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,417 GRT/19,700 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 foreign-owned: 2 (India 2) (2007)
2008 total: 3 by type: passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2008)
2009 total: 3 country comparison to the world: 141 by type: passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2008)
2010 total: 3 country comparison to the world: 136 by type: passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)
2011 total: 3 country comparison to the world: 136 by type: passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)
2012 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 132 by type: passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)
2013 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 129 by type: passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)
2014 total: 4 country comparison to the world: 129 by type: passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)
2015 total: 4 | by type: passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010) | country comparison to the world: 132
2016 total: 4 | by type: passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010) | country comparison to the world: 132
2017 total: 4 | by type: passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010) | country comparison to the world: 133
2018 total: 28 (2017) | by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 3, other 23 (2017)
2019 total: 28 | by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 23 (2018)
2020 total: 28 | by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 23 (2019)
2021 total: 29 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 24 (2021)
2022 total: 29 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 24 (2021)
2023 total: 31 (2022) by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 5, other 25
2024 total: 32 (2023) by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 27
2025 total: 32 (2023) by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 27