| Merchant
marine |
total: 1,234
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,885,128 GRT/42,467,864 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh
1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14,
Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany
54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2,
Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco
29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal
2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South
Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine
25, UAE 3, UK 4, US 10 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 459, cargo 280, chemical tanker 45, combination
bulk 10, combination ore/oil 10, container 80, liquefied gas
3, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier
1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 236, refrigerated
cargo 37, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 7, vehicle
carrier 15 |
