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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 341,213 GRT/535,215 DWT; includes 18 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 8 bulk; note--in addition, 7 naval tankers and 1 naval cargo are sometimes used commercially
1991 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 321,541 GRT/516,859 DWT; includes 16 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 8 bulk; note--in addition, 8 naval tankers and 1 naval cargo are sometimes used commercially
1992 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 286,313 GRT/461,233 DWT; includes 14 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum tanker, 7 bulk; note - in addition, 8 naval tankers and 1 naval cargo are sometimes used commercially
1993 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 194,473 GRT/307,845 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 oil tanker, 4 bulk; note - in addition, 6 naval tankers and 1 naval cargo are sometimes used commercially
1994 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 142,425 GRT/229,746 DWT, bulk 3, cargo 10, oil tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 note: in addition, 6 naval tankers and 1 naval cargo are sometimes used commercially
1995 total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 90,501 GRT/144,913 DWT ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 6, refrigerated cargo 1 note: in addition, 4 naval tankers and 1 naval cargo are sometimes used commercially
1996 total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 77,584 GRT/144,030 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 7 (1995 est.)
1997 total : 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 63,767 GRT/91,395 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7 (1996 est.)
1998 total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 68,752 GRT/100,213 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7 (1997 est.)
1999 total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 51,518 GRT/75,018 DWT ships by type: cargo 6, oil tanker 1 (1998 est.)
2000 total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 65,193 GRT/100,584 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 6 (1999 est.)
2001 total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,623 GRT/61,769 DWT ships by type: cargo 5, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)
2002 total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 29,470 GRT/45,451 DWT note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: United States 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1
2003 total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,470 GRT/45,451 DWT note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: US 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1
2004 total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 13,666 GRT/17,611 DWT by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: United States 1 registered in other countries: 19 (2004 est.)
2005 total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 13,666 GRT/17,611 DWT by type: cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: 1 (United States 1) registered in other countries: 14 (2005)
2006 total: 4 ships (1000 GRT or over) 38,954 GRT/62,255 DWT by type: cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: 1 (US 1) registered in other countries: 15 (Panama 15) (2006)
2007 total: 6 ships (1000 GRT or over) 76,220 GRT/119,615 DWT by type: cargo 3, petroleum tanker 3 foreign-owned: 1 (US 1) registered in other countries: 16 (Belize 1, Panama 15) (2007)
2008 total: 8 by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 4 foreign-owned: 1 (Bahamas 1) registered in other countries: 17 (Belize 1, Panama 16) (2008)
2009 total: 8 country comparison to the world: 123 by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 4 foreign-owned: 1 (Bahamas 1) registered in other countries: 17 (Belize 1, Panama 16) (2008)
2010 total: 13 country comparison to the world: 106 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 7 foreign-owned: 1 (Bahamas 1) registered in other countries: 13 (Belize 1, Panama 12) (2010)
2011 total: 13 country comparison to the world: 106 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 7 foreign-owned: 1 (Bahamas 1) registered in other countries: 13 (Belize 1, Panama 12) (2010)
2012 total: 22 country comparison to the world: 92 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13 foreign-owned: 8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1) registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 9) (2010)
2013 total: 22 country comparison to the world: 92 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13 foreign-owned: 8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1) registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 9) (2010)
2014 total: 22 country comparison to the world: 92 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13 foreign-owned: 8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1) registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 9) (2010)
2015 total: 22 | by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13 | foreign-owned: 8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1) | registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 9) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 92
2016 total: 22 | by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13 | foreign-owned: 8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1) | registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 9) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 92
2017 total: 22 | by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13 | foreign-owned: 8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1) | registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 9) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 92
2018 total: 88 (2017) | by type: container ship 2, oil tanker 12, other 74 (2017)
2019 total: 95 | by type: container ship 2, oil tanker 13, other 80 (2018)
2020 total: 98 | by type: bulk carrier 1, oil tanker 10, other 87 (2019)
2021 total: 98 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 8, other 89 (2021)
2022 total: 98 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 8, other 89 (2021)
2023 total: 101 (2022) by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 8, other 92
2024 total: 111 (2023) by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 9, other 101
2025 total: 111 (2023) by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 9, other 101