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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 70,066 GRT/112,480 DWT; includes 12 cargo, 1 container, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 bulk
1991 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 53,131 GRT/85,770 DWT; includes 14 cargo, 1 container, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 bulk
1992 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 37,293 GRT/56,246 DWT; includes 11 cargo, 1 container, 1 petroleum tanker
1993 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,848 GRT/58,496 DWT; includes 12 cargo, 1 container, 1 oil tanker
1994 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,848 GRT/58,496 DWT, cargo 12, container 1, oil tanker 1
1995 total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 50,384 GRT/77,771 DWT ships by type: cargo 14, container 1, oil tanker 1
1996 total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 73,284 GRT/113,669 DWT ships by type: cargo 17, container 2, oil tanker 1 (1995 est.)
1997 total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 70,079 GRT/108,455 DWT ships by type: cargo 17, oil tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1996 est.)
1998 total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 70,703 GRT/108,485 DWT ships by type: cargo 17, container 1, oil tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1997 est.)
1999 total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 75,585 GRT/115,590 DWT ships by type: cargo 18, container 1, oil tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1998 est.)
2000 total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 69,599 GRT/105,599 DWT ships by type: cargo 17, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
2001 total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 58,604 GRT/81,451 DWT ships by type: cargo 16, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 51,532 GRT/71,298 DWT ships by type: cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
2003 total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,689 GRT/56,132 DWT ships by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
2004 total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,164 GRT/68,973 DWT by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, short-sea/passenger 1 foreign-owned: North Korea 1 registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 57,118 GRT/72,831 DWT by type: cargo 12, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1 registered in other countries: 1 (2005)
2006 total: 17 ships (1000 GRT or over) 67,149 GRT/87,220 DWT by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2 registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2006)
2007 total: 22 ships (1000 GRT or over) 85,935 GRT/114,054 DWT by type: cargo 17, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Greece 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 1, Tuvalu 1) (2007)
2008 total: 29 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 23, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Greece 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 1, Tuvalu 1) (2008)
2009 total: 29 country comparison to the world: 86 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 23, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 1 (Greece 1) registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 1, Tuvalu 1) (2008)
2010 total: 24 country comparison to the world: 95 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 20, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 3, Tuvalu 1) (2010)
2011 total: 24 country comparison to the world: 94 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 20, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 3, Tuvalu 1) (2010)
2012 total: 18 country comparison to the world: 97 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4) registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
2013 total: 18 country comparison to the world: 97 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4) registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
2014 total: 18 country comparison to the world: 97 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4) registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
2015 total: 18 | by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 | foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4) | registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 97
2016 total: 18 | by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 | foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4) | registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 97
2017 total: 18 | by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 | foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4) | registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 97
2018 total: 66 (2017) | by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 14, other 23 (2017)
2019 total: 67 | by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 15, other 24 (2018)
2020 total: 62 | by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 20, oil tanker 16, other 25 (2019)
2021 total: 68 by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 19, other 28 (2021)
2022 total: 68 by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 19, other 28 (2021)
2023 total: 80 (2022) by type: general cargo 30, oil tanker 20, other 30
2024 total: 82 (2023) by type: general cargo 30, oil tanker 20, other 32
2025 total: 82 (2023) by type: general cargo 30, oil tanker 20, other 32