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Tuvalu
ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, IFRCS (observer), IMO, ITU, OPCW, PIF,
Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO

Uganda
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol,
IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTO

Ukraine
BSEC, CE, CEI, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM (observer),
NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UPU,
WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO (observer), ZC

United Arab Emirates
ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC,
OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

United Kingdom
AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, C, CDB, CE, CERN,
EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 5, G- 7, G- 8, G-10, IADB, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM
(guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris
Club, PCA, UN, UN Security Council, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UNRWA,
UPU, WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

United States
AfDB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue
partner), Australia Group, BIS, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CP,
EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-5, G-7, G- 8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM (guest),
NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UN
Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK,
UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WTO, ZC

Uruguay
CSN, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU,
LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM
(observer), OAS, ONUB, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMOGIP, UNMOT, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UPU,
WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

Uzbekistan
AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol,
IOC, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO (observer)

Vanuatu
ACCT, ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, NAM, PIF, Sparteca, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Venezuela
CAN, CDB, CSN, FAO, G-3, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF,
IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate),
MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

Vietnam
ACCT (observer), APEC, APT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, CP, FAO, G-77,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTO (observer)

Virgin Islands
Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UPU

Wallis and Futuna
FZ, UPU

Western Sahara
none

Yemen
AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt
(signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAS
(observer), OIC, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNOCI, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO (observer)

Zambia
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN,
UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNOCI,
UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

Zimbabwe
ACP, AfDB, AU, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt
(signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol,
IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UNMIK, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO

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@2108 Merchant marine

Albania
total: 25 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 40,878 GRT/62,676 DWT
by type: cargo 24, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Denmark 1, Turkey 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Algeria
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 837,676 GRT/929,847 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 14, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas
10, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned: 3 (United Kingdom 3)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Andorra
registered in other countries: 1

Angola
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 26,123 GRT/42,879 DWT
by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 4 (2005)

Antigua and Barbuda
total: 980 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,873,626
GRT/7,683,143 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 630, chemical tanker 9, container
272, liquefied gas 9, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 8, roll
on/roll off 17, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 923 (Australia 2, Bangladesh 4, Belgium 4, Colombia
2, Denmark 8, Estonia 2, Germany 849, Iceland 5, Latvia 5, Lebanon
2, Lithuania 1, Netherlands 11, Norway 3, Philippines 1, Russia 1,
Slovenia 5, Sweden 1, Switzerland 5, Turkey 4, United Kingdom 1,
United States 7) (2005)

Argentina
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 149,007 GRT/212,620 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Chile 1, Uruguay 1)
registered in other countries: 23 (2005)

Australia
total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,531,461
GRT/1,999,409 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 16, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, container 1,
liquefied gas 4, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 8,
roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 16 (France 1, Germany 3, Japan 1, Philippines 1,
Saudi Arabia 1, United Kingdom 2, United States 7)
registered in other countries: 35 (2005)

Austria
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,624 GRT/37,425 DWT
by type: cargo 6, container 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Netherlands 2)
registered in other countries: 19 (2005)

Azerbaijan
total: 81 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 253,004 GRT/318,922
DWT
by type: cargo 26, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker
41, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 2
registered in other countries: 3 (2005)

Bahamas, The
total: 1,119
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 183, cargo 259, chemical
tanker 54, combination ore/oil 17, container 74, liquefied gas 28,
livestock carrier 2, passenger 116, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum
tanker 168, refrigerated cargo 130, roll on/roll off 20, specialized
tanker 2, vehicle carrier 24
foreign-owned: 968 (Angola 4, Australia 4, Belgium 17, Canada 9,
China 3, Croatia 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 13, Denmark 18, Estonia 1,
Finland 7, France 28, Germany 15, Greece 194, Hong Kong 11,
Indonesia 2, Ireland 1, Israel 1, Italy 7, Japan 49, Jordan 2, Kenya
1, Latvia 1, Malaysia 12, Monaco 15, Netherlands 24, New Zealand 1,
Nigeria 2, Norway 229, Poland 13, Reunion 1, Russia 2, Saudi Arabia
12, Serbia & Montenegro 2, Singapore 11, Slovenia 1, South Korea 1,
Spain 6, Sweden 9, Switzerland 4, Thailand 1, Trinidad & Tobago 2,
Turkey 7, UAE 12, United Kingdom 55, United States 154, Uruguay 2)
registered in other countries: 35 (2005)

Bahrain
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 219,083 GRT/312,638 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 2, container 2, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Kuwait 2) (2005)

Bangladesh
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 319,897 GRT/440,575
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 28, container 6, passenger/cargo 1,
petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned: 10 (China 1, Singapore 9)
registered in other countries: 14 (2005)

Barbados
total: 58 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 427,465 GRT/668,195 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 14, cargo 31, chemical tanker 6,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 2,
specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 53 (Bahamas 1, Bangladesh 1, Canada 12, Greece 11,
Lebanon 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 17, UAE 1, United Kingdom 7)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Belgium
total: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,146,301 GRT/1,588,184
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 15, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8,
liquefied gas 17, petroleum tanker 9
foreign-owned: 12 (Denmark 4, France 4, Greece 4)
registered in other countries: 101 (2005)

Belize
total: 295 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,015,270 GRT/1,336,890
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 25, cargo 207, chemical tanker 9, container 6,
passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 17, roll
on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 142 (Australia 2, Belgium 1, China 50, Cuba 1, Cyprus
1, Estonia 9, Germany 4, Hong Kong 6, Indonesia 3, Italy 2, Japan 5,
Latvia 4, Malaysia 1, Nigeria 1, Pakistan 1, Poland 2, Russia 23,
Singapore 5, South Korea 6, Spain 3, Switzerland 1, Turkey 2,
Ukraine 4, UAE 3, United States 2) (2005)

Bermuda
total: 108 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,845,326 GRT/6,501,782
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 6, container 22, liquefied gas 13,
passenger 13, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated
cargo 11, roll on/roll off 7
foreign-owned: 103 (Australia 2, Canada 20, Finland 2, Germany 1,
Greece 1, Hong Kong 5, Indonesia 1, Nigeria 8, Norway 5, Sweden 9,
Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 27, United States 20)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Bolivia
total: 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 413,407 GRT/699,901 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 16, chemical tanker 1, container 1,
passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 11 (Argentina 1, Egypt 2, Eritrea 1, Germany 1, Iran
1, Singapore 2, United Kingdom 1, United States 2) (2005)

Brazil
total: 150 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,961,431 GRT/4,725,267
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 28, cargo 25, chemical tanker 7, combination
ore/oil 2, container 7, liquefied gas 12, passenger/cargo 12,
petroleum tanker 48, roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned: 17 (Chile 2, Germany 7, Norway 1, Spain 7)
registered in other countries: 8 (2005)

British Virgin Islands
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 83,825
GRT/155,909 DWT
by type: cargo 1
registered in other countries: 7 (2005)

Brunei
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 465,937 GRT/413,393 DWT
by type: liquefied gas 8
foreign-owned: 8 (United Kingdom 8) (2005)

Bulgaria
total: 64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 757,972 GRT/1,115,238
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 34, cargo 13, chemical tanker 4, container 6,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3
registered in other countries: 45 (2005)

Burma
total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 429,144 GRT/659,622 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 19, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 3,
roll on'roll off 3, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 10 (Germany 4, Japan 5, United Kingdom 1) (2005)

Cambodia
total: 479 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,913,910
GRT/2,713,967 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 34, cargo 396, chemical tanker 9, container 6,
livestock carrier 3, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 11,
refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 193 (Canada 4, China 39, China 2, Cyprus 4, Egypt 5,
Estonia 2, France 1, Germany 1, Greece 6, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 3,
Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 1, Israel 1, Italy 1, Japan 1, Lebanon 1,
Nigeria 2, Norway 1, Russia 58, Singapore 5, South Korea 23, Syria
8, Turkey 7, Ukraine 6, UAE 1, United States 7, Yemen 1) (2005)

Cameroon
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 169,593 GRT/357,023 DWT
by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2005)

Canada
total: 169 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,784,229 GRT/2,657,499
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 49, chemical tanker 6, combination
ore/oil 1, container 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 65, petroleum
tanker 13, roll on/roll off 6
foreign-owned: 6 (France 1, Germany 3, United States 2)
registered in other countries: 112 (2005)

Cape Verde
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,395 GRT/6,614 DWT
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (United Kingdom 1) (2005)

Cayman Islands
total: 129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,827,837
GRT/4,555,974 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 29, cargo 12, chemical tanker 39, liquefied
gas 1, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 28, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 126 (Denmark 1, Germany 14, Greece 20, Italy 12,
Norway 1, Philippines 1, Sweden 13, Switzerland 11, United Kingdom
9, United States 44) (2005)

Chile
total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT/954,519 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 1,
liquefied gas 3, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8,
roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 4
registered in other countries: 21 (2005)

China
total: 1,649 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,724,653
GRT/27,749,784 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 362, cargo 696, chemical
tanker 38, combination ore/oil 1, container 135, liquefied gas 30,
passenger 7, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 246, refrigerated
cargo 30, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 10
foreign-owned: 9 (Hong Kong 4, Japan 2, South Korea 2, United States
1)
registered in other countries: 872 (2005)

Colombia
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 35,427 GRT/46,301 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker
2
registered in other countries: 7 (2005)

Comoros
total: 79 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 452,801 GRT/681,343 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 55, chemical tanker 1, container 1,
livestock carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 5,
refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 35 (Bulgaria 1, Germany 1, Greece 7, India 1, Jordan
1, Kenya 1, Lebanon 3, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 1, Philippines
1, Russia 2, Syria 3, Turkey 6, Ukraine 4, United Kingdom 1) (2005)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
registered in other countries: 1

Cook Islands
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,074 GRT/7,520 DWT
by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2005)

Costa Rica
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,716 GRT/ DWT
by type: passenger/cargo 2 (2005)

Croatia
total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 750,579 GRT/1,178,786 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 25, cargo 12, chemical tanker 2,
passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 1 (Denmark 1)
registered in other countries: 31 (2005)

Cuba
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,818 GRT/81,850 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2,
petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 20 (2005)

Cyprus
total: 972 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,016,374
GRT/35,760,004 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 384, cargo 248, chemical tanker 45, container
125, liquefied gas 4, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 19, petroleum
tanker 103, refrigerated cargo 19, roll on/roll off 12, vehicle
carrier 5
foreign-owned: 899 (Austria 2, Belgium 1, Canada 10, China 8,
Croatia 3, Cuba 5, Egypt 1, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 236, Greece
396, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 2, Israel 3, Japan 18, Latvia 7,
Monaco 1, Netherlands 12, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 20,
Portugal 2, Russia 56, Singapore 2, Slovenia 4, South Korea 1, Spain
4, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Syria 2, Ukraine 3, UAE 11, United
Kingdom 24, United States 31, Vietnam 1)
registered in other countries: 54 (2005)

Czech Republic
registered in other countries: 3

Denmark
total: 287 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,952,473 GRT/9,030,444
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 67, chemical tanker 40, container 79,
liquefied gas 10, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo
42, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 8,
specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: 23 (Bahamas 14, France 1, Greece 1, Greenland 1,
Norway 2, Sweden 2, UAE 1, Vietnam 1)
registered in other countries: 487 (2005)

Djibouti
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,369 GRT/3,030 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2005)

Dominica
total: 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 13,771 GRT/19,736 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 19, chemical tanker 2, container 1,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 21 (Estonia 6, Greece 3, Pakistan 1, Russia 2,
Singapore 6, Syria 2, UAE 1) (2005)

Dominican Republic
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 11,230
GRT/17,011 DWT
by type: cargo 3 (2005)

Ecuador
total: 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 241,403 GRT/391,898 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum
tanker 20
foreign-owned: 3 (Germany 1, Greece 1, Paraguay 1) (2005)

Egypt
total: 77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,194,696 GRT/1,754,815 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 14, cargo 34, container 2, passenger/cargo 5,
petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 8
foreign-owned: 10 (Denmark 1, Greece 6, Lebanon 2, Turkey 1)
registered in other countries: 34 (2005)

Equatorial Guinea
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,556 GRT/9,704
DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2005)

Eritrea
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 16,069 GRT/19,549 DWT
by type: cargo 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll
off 1
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Estonia
total: 43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 212,998 GRT/177,488 DWT
by type: cargo 17, passenger/cargo 20, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 6 (Norway 6)
registered in other countries: 51 (2005)

Ethiopia
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 81,933 GRT/101,287 DWT
by type: cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2 (2005)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
none

Faroe Islands
total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 24,051 GRT/11,998
DWT
by type: cargo 6, container 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 8 (Denmark 2, Germany 1, Iceland 2, Norway 2, United
Kingdom 1) (2005)

Fiji
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,372 GRT/7,453 DWT
by type: passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Australia 1) (2005)

Finland
total: 94 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,152,175 GRT/1,053,906
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 27, chemical tanker 6, container 1,
passenger 5, passenger/cargo 20, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll
off 25
foreign-owned: 2 (Norway 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 42 (2005)

France
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 703,639 GRT/889,705 DWT
by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 4, passenger 3,
passenger/cargo 30, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Sweden 5, Switzerland 1)
registered in other countries: 139 (2005)

French Guiana
registered in other countries: 3

French Polynesia
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,537
GRT/15,150 DWT
by type: cargo 4, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo
1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 1 (France 1) (2005)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands
total: 75 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) 3,092,387 GRT/5,056,658 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 21, container 19,
liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle
carrier 4
foreign-owned: 71 (Belgium 5, Denmark 2, France 45, Germany 2,
Greece 2, Hong Kong 5, Japan 4, Saudi Arabia 1, Sweden 5) (2005)

Gambia, The
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,976 GRT/10,978 DWT
by type: passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Switzerland 1) (2005)

Georgia
total: 175 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 855,908 GRT/1,288,812
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 133, container 3, liquefied gas 1,
passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 6, refrigerated
cargo 4, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 105 (Albania 1, Azerbaijan 2, Cyprus 2, Egypt 3,
Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Israel 1, Lebanon 3, Romania 6,
Russia 8, Syria 27, Turkey 14, Ukraine 30, UAE 2)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Germany
total: 332 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,721,495 GRT/6,810,631
DWT
by type: cargo 69, chemical tanker 13, container 208, liquefied gas
3, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll
off 4
foreign-owned: 5 (Finland 2, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 2,289 (2005)

Ghana
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT/26,185 DWT
by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3
foreign-owned: 1 (Brazil 1) (2005)

Gibraltar
total: 161 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 980,636 GRT/1,254,661
DWT
by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 2, cargo 96, chemical tanker
21, container 22, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker
11, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 142 (Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Finland 1, France 1,
Germany 105, Greece 12, Iceland 1, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Latvia 1,
Norway 8, Sweden 2, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 1, United Kingdom 3,
United States 2) (2005)

Greece
total: 861 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,186,624
GRT/52,943,968 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 296, cargo 65, chemical tanker 47, combination
ore/oil 2, container 46, liquefied gas 2, passenger 13,
passenger/cargo 121, petroleum tanker 252, roll on/roll off 17
foreign-owned: 25 (Chile 1, China 1, Cyprus 5, Norway 6, Sweden 1,
United Kingdom 11)
registered in other countries: 2,208 (2005)

Greenland
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,593 GRT/3,640 DWT
by type: cargo 1, passenger 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Denmark 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Guadeloupe
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,240 GRT/109 DWT
by type: passenger 1
foreign-owned: 1 (France 1) (2005)

Guyana
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,475 GRT/8,758 DWT
by type: cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 3 (2005)

Honduras
total: 137 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 598,600 GRT/616,158 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 67, chemical tanker 6, container 2,
liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 4, passenger/cargo
5, petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 1,
specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 44 (Canada 1, China 3, Egypt 1, Greece 4, Hong Kong
2, Israel 1, Japan 4, Lebanon 1, Mexico 1, Singapore 12, South Korea
6, Taiwan 2, Tanzania 1, Turkey 1, United States 2, Vanuatu 1,
Vietnam 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Hong Kong
total: 837 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,478,042
GRT/34,554,455 DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 446, cargo 119, chemical
tanker 44, combination ore/oil 2, container 105, liquefied gas 20,
passenger 6, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 75, roll on/roll
off 5, vehicle carrier 8
foreign-owned: 453 (Australia 1, Bahamas 1, Belgium 3, Canada 9,
China 246, Denmark 3, France 5, Germany 13, Greece 19, India 1,
Indonesia 1, Israel 1, Japan 51, Norway 16, Philippines 13,
Singapore 17, South Korea 8, Taiwan 5, Thailand 4, UAE 1, United
Kingdom 32, United States 3)
registered in other countries: 373 (2005)

Iceland
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,341 GRT/6,019 DWT
by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries: 30 (2005)

India
total: 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 85, cargo 75, chemical tanker 13, combination
ore/oil 1, container 7, liquefied gas 14, passenger 3,
passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 91, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 10 (Australia 1, China 1, Greece 1, UAE 6, United
Kingdom 1)
registered in other countries: 30 (2005)

Indonesia
total: 728 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,192,847
GRT/4,319,739 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 35, cargo 409, chemical tanker 19, container
36, liquefied gas 7, livestock carrier 1, passenger 41,
passenger/cargo 36, petroleum tanker 125, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 2
foreign-owned: 19 (France 1, Japan 3, Philippines 1, Singapore 11,
Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 2)
registered in other countries: 113 (2005)

Iran
total: 144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,715,242 GRT/8,240,069 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 49, chemical tanker 4, container 14,
liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker
30, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 8 (2005)

Iraq
total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 83,221 GRT/125,255 DWT
by type: cargo 11, petroleum tanker 3 (2005)

Ireland
total: 39
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, container 1,
passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 11 (Germany 3, Italy 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 1,
United Kingdom 3)
registered in other countries: 18 (2005)

Israel
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 752,873 GRT/881,711 DWT
by type: cargo 1, container 16
registered in other countries: 48 (2005)

Italy
total: 565 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,970,017 GRT/10,354,685
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 43, chemical tanker 128, combination
ore/oil 1, container 19, liquefied gas 38, livestock carrier 2,
passenger 16, passenger/cargo 152, petroleum tanker 53, refrigerated
cargo 4, roll on/roll off 34, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier
26
foreign-owned: 47 (France 3, Greece 7, Monaco 2, Switzerland 5,
Taiwan 8, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 5, United States 15)
registered in other countries: 125 (2005)

Jamaica
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 74,881 GRT/100,682 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 5, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 8 (Germany 2, Greece 5, UAE 1) (2005)

Japan
total: 702 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,149,196 GRT/12,680,544
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 136, cargo 29, chemical tanker 23, container
13, liquefied gas 53, passenger 16, passenger/cargo 157, petroleum
tanker 160, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52, vehicle
carrier 59
registered in other countries: 2,233 (2005)

Jordan
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 78,814 GRT/92,695 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, container 2, passenger/cargo 5,
roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 12 (Greece 3, UAE 9)
registered in other countries: 14 (2005)

Kazakhstan
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,064 GRT/646 DWT
by type: cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 2 (United Kingdom 2) (2005)

Kenya
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,049 GRT/7,082 DWT
by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 6 (2005)

Kiribati
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,291 GRT/1,295 DWT
by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2005)

Korea, North
total: 238 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 985,108
GRT/1,389,389 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 13, cargo 191, container 2, livestock carrier
4, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 5,
roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 52 (China 1, Denmark 2, France 1, Greece 4, Italy 1,
Lebanon 4, Lithuania 1, Netherlands 1, Pakistan 2, Romania 10,
Russia 2, Singapore 2, South Korea 2, Syria 9, Turkey 6, Ukraine 1,
UAE 3) (2005)

Korea, South
total: 601 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,992,656
GRT/11,081,142 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 125, cargo 196, chemical tanker 88, container
71, liquefied gas 20, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 22, petroleum
tanker 51, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle
carrier 3
foreign-owned: 2 (Germany 1, United Kingdom 1)
registered in other countries: 366 (2005)

Kuwait
total: 39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,319,082 GRT/3,768,828
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 3, container 6, liquefied gas 5, livestock
carrier 5, petroleum tanker 20
registered in other countries: 19 (2005)

Laos
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 2,370 GRT/3,110 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2005)

Latvia
total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 53,153 GRT/37,414 DWT
by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 2,
passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 86 (2005)

Lebanon
total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 198,602 GRT/248,313 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 26, livestock carrier 8, refrigerated
cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: 6 (Austria 1, Greece 5)
registered in other countries: 40 (2005)

Liberia
total: 1,465 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 50,555,752
GRT/79,125,329 DWT
by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 275, cargo 91, chemical
tanker 173, combination ore/oil 22, container 388, liquefied gas 78,
passenger 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 324, refrigerated
cargo 57, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier
35
foreign-owned: 1,392 (Argentina 8, Australia 2, Austria 13, Bahamas
3, Brazil 6, British 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 36, Croatia 7,
Cyprus 1, Denmark 5, France 3, Germany 511, Greece 149, Hong Kong
29, India 4, Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 5, Israel 7, Italy 12, Japan
106, Latvia 18, Monaco 10, Netherlands 18, Nigeria 1, Norway 57,
Pakistan 1, Poland 14, Romania 1, Russia 63, Saudi Arabia 23,
Singapore 29, Slovenia 1, South Korea 4, Sweden 12, Switzerland 10,
Taiwan 54, Turkey 4, Ukraine 7, UAE 10, United Kingdom 56, United
States 84, Uruguay 3) (2005)

Libya
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 129,627 GRT/105,110 DWT
by type: cargo 7, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum
tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 1 (Algeria 1) (2005)

Lithuania
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 296,856 GRT/317,731 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 24, chemical tanker 1,
passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 12 (Denmark 12)
registered in other countries: 16 (2005)

Luxembourg
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 652,454 GRT/805,101
DWT
by type: chemical tanker 16, container 6, liquefied gas 2, passenger
3, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 40 (Belgium 12, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10,
Netherlands 4, United States 3) (2005)

Madagascar
total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT
by type: cargo 5, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Malaysia
total: 346 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,389,397
GRT/7,539,178 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 45, cargo 109, chemical tanker 38, container
47, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 62, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle
carrier 5
foreign-owned: 77 (China 1, Hong Kong 12, Japan 3, Singapore 61)
registered in other countries: 59 (2005)

Maldives
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)

Malta
total: 1,140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,102,401
GRT/41,176,791 DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 438, cargo 303, chemical
tanker 70, combination ore/oil 2, container 54, liquefied gas 8,
livestock carrier 1, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 13, petroleum
tanker 162, refrigerated cargo 43, roll on/roll off 26, specialized
tanker 1, vehicle carrier 13
foreign-owned: 1,080 (Austria 3, Azerbaijan 1, Bangladesh 3, Belgium
12, British 1, Bulgaria 18, Canada 9, China 15, Croatia 10, Cyprus
2, Czech Republic 2, Estonia 2, Finland 1, France 5, Germany 51,
Greece 527, Hong Kong 1, Iceland 7, Iran 4, Israel 26, Italy 17,
Japan 2, Latvia 30, Lebanon 6, Madagascar 1, Monaco 3, Netherlands
3, Norway 42, Pakistan 2, Poland 24, Portugal 4, Romania 5, Russia
64, Slovenia 3, South Korea 4, Sweden 3, Switzerland 32, Syria 6,
Taiwan 1, Turkey 87, Ukraine 25, UAE 5, United Kingdom 8, United
States 3)
registered in other countries: 3 (2005)

Man, Isle of
total: 267 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,834,626
GRT/11,354,689 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 31, cargo 54, chemical tanker 45, combination
ore/oil 1, container 15, liquefied gas 46, passenger/cargo 2,
petroleum tanker 53, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 253 (Australia 1, Bahamas 8, Denmark 39, France 2,
Germany 55, Greece 20, Hong Kong 3, Italy 7, Japan 4, Netherlands 2,
New Zealand 1, Norway 18, Singapore 2, Sweden 1, Turkey 2, United
Kingdom 86, United States 2)
registered in other countries: 9 (2005)

Marshall Islands
total: 540 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 16,954,092
GRT/28,176,762 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 83, cargo 47, chemical tanker
77, combination ore/oil 12, container 88, liquefied gas 16,
passenger 8, petroleum tanker 192, refrigerated cargo 4, roll
on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 462 (Australia 1, Bahamas 1, Bermuda 1, Canada 4,
Chile 2, Croatia 2, Cyprus 7, Denmark 2, Georgia 1, Germany 124,
Greece 106, Hong Kong 7, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 5, Latvia 6, Monaco
9, Netherlands 4, New Zealand 1, Norway 21, Philippines 1, Russia 1,
Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, Spain 1, Switzerland 5,
Taiwan 1, Turkey 11, Ukraine 1, UAE 3, United Kingdom 15, United
States 112) (2005)

Mauritius
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)

Mexico
total: 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 649,389 GRT/942,766 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 6, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas
5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 26, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 4 (Denmark 1, Germany 1, UAE 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 6 (2005)

Micronesia, Federated States of
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
2,423 GRT/1,551 DWT
by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1
foreign-owned: 2 (United States 2) (2005)

Moldova
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,636 GRT/1,088 DWT
by type: cargo 2 (2005)

Monaco
registered in other countries: 54 (2005)

Mongolia
total: 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 339,423 GRT/533,853 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 54, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo
1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 38 (China 2, Lebanon 1, Philippines 1, Russia 10,
Singapore 10, South Korea 1, Syria 1, Thailand 1, Ukraine 1, UAE 4,
Vietnam 6) (2005)

Morocco
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 236,131 GRT/252,367 DWT
by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 6, container 8, passenger/cargo
13, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 6 (France 1, Germany 2, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom
1) (2005)

Mozambique
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT
by type: cargo 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Belgium 2) (2005)

Namibia
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 2,265 GRT/3,605 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2005)

Netherlands
total: 558 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,796,460
GRT/5,212,557 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 14, cargo 361, chemical tanker 32, container
48, liquefied gas 13, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum
tanker 14, refrigerated cargo 32, roll on/roll off 15, specialized
tanker 4
foreign-owned: 139 (Bahamas 5, Belgium 2, Canada 1, Denmark 4,
Finland 7, Germany 62, Ireland 13, Norway 9, Sweden 19, United
Kingdom 6, United States 11)
registered in other countries: 223 (2005)

Netherlands Antilles
total: 168 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,317,007
GRT/1,668,499 DWT
by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 23, cargo 72, chemical tanker
2, container 21, liquefied gas 6, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 3,
refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 158 (Belgium 5, Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Germany 57, Hong
Kong 3, Netherlands 71, Peru 1, Sweden 9, Turkey 7, United Kingdom
2, United States 1) (2005)

New Caledonia
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,261 GRT/1,600 DWT
by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1 (2005)

New Zealand
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 77,523 GRT/108,352
DWT
by type: cargo 3, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 1, bulk carrier 3
foreign-owned: 2 (Germany 1, Isle of Man 1)
registered in other countries: 5 (2005)

Nigeria
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,808 GRT/608,076 DWT
by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, combination ore/oil 1,
liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 31,
refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 3 (Norway 2, Pakistan 1)
registered in other countries: 25 (2005)

Norway
total: 740 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,820,495
GRT/27,449,456 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 51, cargo 168, chemical tanker 142,
combination ore/oil 20, container 3, liquefied gas 81, passenger 5,
passenger/cargo 113, petroleum tanker 79, refrigerated cargo 6, roll
on/roll off 30, vehicle carrier 42
foreign-owned: 174 (Belgium 1, China 3, Cyprus 5, Denmark 28,
Estonia 2, Finland 5, Germany 4, Hong Kong 52, Iceland 3, Italy 3,
Japan 3, Lithuania 1, Monaco 1, Netherlands 4, Poland 2, Saudi
Arabia 7, Singapore 10, Sweden 24, United States 16)
registered in other countries: 1,117 (2005)

Oman
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 15,430 GRT/6,360 DWT
by type: passenger 1 (2005)

Pakistan
total: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 329,486 GRT/512,506 DWT
by type: cargo 10, petroleum tanker 3
registered in other countries: 14 (2005)

Panama
total: 5,005 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 122,960,929
GRT/183,615,337 DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 1,548, cargo 886, chemical
tanker 465, combination ore/oil 13, container 605, liquefied gas
183, livestock carrier 8, passenger 42, passenger/cargo 77,
petroleum tanker 521, refrigerated cargo 298, roll on/roll off 97,
specialized tanker 5, vehicle carrier 256
foreign-owned: 4,388 (Andorra 1, Argentina 9, Australia 3, Bahamas
1, Belgium 14, Brazil 1, Canada 1, Chile 14, China 310, Colombia 5,
Croatia 1, Cuba 9, Cyprus 7, Denmark 13, Egypt 15, France 7, Germany
23, Greece 546, Hong Kong 159, India 8, Indonesia 46, Ireland 1,
Isle of Man 2, Israel 3, Italy 8, Japan 1814, Jordan 9, Latvia 2,
Lithuania 5, Malaysia 11, Maldives 1, Malta 1, Mexico 4, Monaco 8,
Netherlands 22, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 6, Norway 66, Pakistan 1,
Peru 13, Philippines 15, Poland 19, Portugal 8, Romania 13, Russia
4, Saudi Arabia 4, Singapore 54, South Africa 3, South Korea 292,
Spain 41, Sri Lanka 1, Sudan 1, Sweden 4, Switzerland 188, Syria 7,
Taiwan 301, Thailand 10, Trinidad & Tobago 1, Tunisia 1, Turkey 18,
Ukraine 9, UAE 83, United Kingdom 29, United States 88, Venezuela
20, Vietnam 2, Yemen 1) (2005)

Papua New Guinea
total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 47,586
GRT/60,934 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 17, chemical tanker 1, petroleum
tanker 2
foreign-owned: 8 (Singapore 2, United Kingdom 6) (2005)

Paraguay
total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,667 GRT/30,826 DWT
by type: cargo 15, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum
tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Argentina 2)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Peru
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)

Philippines
total: 419 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,524,259
GRT/6,437,171 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 85, cargo 109, chemical tanker 13, container
5, liquefied gas 7, livestock carrier 15, passenger 11,
passenger/cargo 73, petroleum tanker 47, refrigerated cargo 23, roll
on/roll off 17, vehicle carrier 14
foreign-owned: 69 (Canada 1, China 2, Germany 2, Greece 5, Hong Kong
2, Japan 31, Malaysia 2, Netherlands 20, Norway 1, UAE 1, United
States 2)
registered in other countries: 40 (2005)

Poland
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT
by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll
off 1
registered in other countries: 107 (2005)

Portugal
total: 114 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 872,557 GRT/1,236,025
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 38, chemical tanker 14, container 7,
liquefied gas 9, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 9,
roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 8
foreign-owned: 97 (Australia 1, Belgium 6, Denmark 5, Germany 18,
Greece 4, Iceland 1, Italy 11, Japan 8, Lebanon 1, Malta 1, Norway
4, Spain 19, Switzerland 4)
registered in other countries: 28 (2005)

Puerto Rico
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 36,728 GRT/37,048 DWT
by type: roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (United States 2)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Qatar
total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT
by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container 8, liquefied gas 2,
petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Kuwait 6) (2005)

Reunion
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 28,264 GRT/44,885 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 1
foreign-owned: 1 (France 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Romania
total: 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 395,350 GRT/510,232 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 20, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2,
petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 2 (Italy 2)
registered in other countries: 39 (2005)

Russia
total: 1,194 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,521,472
GRT/5,505,118 DWT
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 45, cargo 767, chemical
tanker 20, combination ore/oil 48, container 21, passenger 11,
passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 213, refrigerated cargo 46, roll
on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 56 (Belgium 2, Cyprus 1, Estonia 2, Germany 1, Hong
Kong 1, Latvia 3, Norway 1, Sweden 1, Turkey 28, Ukraine 10, United
Kingdom 2, United States 4)
registered in other countries: 326 (2005)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 657 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) 5,967,418 GRT/9,041,023 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 112, cargo 366, chemical tanker 18,
combination ore/oil 1, container 24, liquefied gas 4, livestock
carrier 6, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 19, petroleum tanker 29,
refrigerated cargo 48, roll on/roll off 22, specialized tanker 2,
vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 554 (Australia 2, Bangladesh 5, Barbados 1, Belgium
1, British 5, Bulgaria 17, China 115, Congo 1, Croatia 7, Cuba 1,
Czech Republic 1, Denmark 12, Egypt 2, Estonia 19, France 12,
Germany 8, Greece 99, Guyana 3, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 11, India 6,
Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Italy 18, Kenya 4, Latvia 9, Lebanon 6,
Lithuania 3, Monaco 4, Netherlands 7, Nigeria 3, Norway 19, Pakistan
4, Poland 1, Puerto Rico 1, Romania 1, Russia 20, Saudi Arabia 3,
Serbia & Montenegro 1, Singapore 2, Slovenia 6, South Korea 3, Spain
2, Sweden 1, Switzerland 7, Syria 6, Trinidad & Tobago 1, Tunisia 2,
Turkey 16, Ukraine 6, UAE 21, United Kingdom 10, United States 24)
(2005)

Samoa
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT
by type: cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Germany 1) (2005)

Sao Tome and Principe
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 79,490
GRT/97,077 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 11, chemical tanker 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Egypt 1, Greece 1) (2005)

Saudi Arabia
total: 64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706
GRT/1,963,191 DWT
by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 12, container 4, passenger/cargo
8, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned: 14 (Egypt 2, Hong Kong 1, Kuwait 5, Singapore 1,
Sudan 1, UAE 1, United Kingdom 3)
registered in other countries: 54 (2005)

Serbia and Montenegro
total: 2
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Finland 1, Turkey 1)
registered in other countries: 3 (2005)

Seychelles
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 42,223 GRT/63,538 DWT
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Nigeria 1) (2005)

Sierra Leone
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,435 GRT/8,750 DWT
by type: petroleum tanker 2 (2005)

Singapore
total: 923 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,065,290
GRT/36,393,317 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 138, cargo 86, chemical tanker 115,
combination ore/oil 5, container 180, liquefied gas 42, livestock
carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 316, refrigerated
cargo 3, vehicle carrier 36
foreign-owned: 487 (Australia 5, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 10, China 15,
Denmark 34, Germany 7, Greece 5, Hong Kong 43, India 3, Indonesia
54, Japan 83, Malaysia 31, Norway 83, Philippines 3, Russia 1,
Slovenia 1, South Korea 12, Sweden 12, Taiwan 44, Thailand 17, UAE
6, United Kingdom 12, United States 5)
registered in other countries: 276 (2005)

Slovakia
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 41,891 GRT/63,185 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 18, chemical tanker 1
foreign-owned: 18 (Bulgaria 8, Estonia 1, Greece 1, Syria 1, Turkey
6, United Kingdom 1) (2005)

Slovenia
registered in other countries: 23

South Africa
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,505 GRT/37,091 DWT
by type: container 1, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Denmark 1)
registered in other countries: 7 (2005)

Spain
total: 182 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,740,974 GRT/2,157,551
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 22, chemical tanker 16, container
19, liquefied gas 8, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 47, petroleum
tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 25, vehicle
carrier 7
foreign-owned: 29 (Cuba 2, Denmark 1, Germany 9, Italy 2, Norway 6,
United States 7, Uruguay 2)
registered in other countries: 192 (2005)

Sri Lanka
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)

Sudan
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,466 GRT/26,973 DWT
by type: cargo 1, livestock carrier 1
registered in other countries: 2 (2005)

Suriname
total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,078 GRT/1,214 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2005)

Sweden
total: 205 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,702,763 GRT/1,884,570
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 33, chemical tanker 51, passenger 4,
passenger/cargo 37, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 37,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 22
foreign-owned: 42 (Belgium 2, Denmark 4, Finland 11, Germany 6,
Italy 7, Japan 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 9)
registered in other countries: 155 (2005)

Switzerland
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843
GRT/1,050,914 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 3
foreign-owned: 6 (United Kingdom 6)
registered in other countries: 291 (2005)

Syria
total: 120 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 446,981 GRT/636,620 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 105, container 1, livestock carrier
4, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 12 (Egypt 1, Greece 1, Jordan 2, Lebanon 7, Romania 1)
registered in other countries: 73 (2005)

Taiwan
total: 126 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,417,768 GRT/5,617,318
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 36, cargo 23, chemical tanker 2, container 37,
passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 15, refrigerated cargo 9, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 3 (Hong Kong 3)
registered in other countries: 432 (2005)

Tanzania
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 25,481 GRT/31,011 DWT
by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 4
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Thailand
total: 386 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,038,597
GRT/3,104,712 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 57, cargo 142, chemical tanker 12, combination
ore/oil 1, container 21, liquefied gas 25, passenger 3,
passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 89, refrigerated cargo 30, roll
on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 55 (Indonesia 1, Japan 3, Norway 45, Singapore 6)
registered in other countries: 35 (2005)

Togo
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,918 GRT/3,852 DWT
by type: cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2005)

Tonga
total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 136,977 GRT/200,751 DWT
by type: cargo 21, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 2,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 7 (Cyprus 1, France 1, Greece 1, Norway 1, Romania 2,
United Kingdom 1) (2005)

Trinidad and Tobago
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,178
GRT/3,633 DWT
by type: passenger 2, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: 1 (United States 1)
registered in other countries: 4 (2005)

Tunisia
total: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 124,733 GRT/122,664 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 5, passenger/cargo
4, petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 3 (2005)

Turkey
total: 526 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,666,895 GRT/7,311,504
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 108, cargo 228, chemical tanker 45,
combination ore/oil 1, container 25, liquefied gas 6, passenger 5,
passenger/cargo 50, petroleum tanker 33, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
on/roll off 22, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 8 (Cyprus 3, Denmark 2, Greece 1, Italy 1,
Switzerland 1)
registered in other countries: 231 (2005)

Turkmenistan
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,873 GRT/8,345 DWT
by type: cargo 3, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 2,
refrigerated cargo 1 (2005)

Tuvalu
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 54,993 GRT/86,048 DWT
by type: cargo 20, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 16 (China 9, Germany 2, Hong Kong 4, Thailand 1)
(2005)

Ukraine
total: 201 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 675,904 GRT/709,802 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 148, container 4, passenger 7,
passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 11, roll
on/roll off 7, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Russia 1)
registered in other countries: 113 (2005)

United Arab Emirates
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 578,477
GRT/739,823 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, chemical tanker 5, container 6,
liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 21, roll
on/roll off 7
foreign-owned: 14 (Greece 2, Kuwait 6)
registered in other countries: 200 (2005)

United Kingdom
total: 429 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,181,284
GRT/9,566,275 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 18, cargo 55, chemical tanker 48, container
134, liquefied gas 11, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 64, petroleum
tanker 40, refrigerated cargo 19, roll on/roll off 25, vehicle
carrier 3
foreign-owned: 202 (Australia 3, Canada 15, Denmark 38, Finland 2,
Germany 56, Greece 4, Ireland 1, Italy 9, Netherlands 12, Norway 28,
South Africa 4, Sweden 15, Taiwan 7, United States 8)
registered in other countries: 446 (2005)

United States
total: 486 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 12,436,658
GRT/14,630,116 DWT
by type: barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 19, cargo 152, chemical
tanker 19, container 92, passenger 17, passenger/cargo 57, petroleum
tanker 79, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 28, vehicle
carrier 14
foreign-owned: 49 (Australia 2, Canada 8, China 1, Denmark 20,
Malaysia 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 2, Singapore 11, Sweden 1, United
Kingdom 1)
registered in other countries: 680 (2005)

Uruguay
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 10,918 GRT/10,342 DWT
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum
tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 4 (Argentina 3, Greece 1)
registered in other countries: 8 (2005)

Vanuatu
total: 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 16, container 1, liquefied gas 2,
refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 52 (Australia 2, Canada 5, Estonia 1, Greece 1,
Israel 1, Japan 25, New Zealand 1, Poland 11, Russia 1, Switzerland
2, Thailand 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)

Venezuela
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 740,919 GRT/1,191,483
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 16, chemical tanker 1, container 1,
liquefied gas 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 19, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 9 (Denmark 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 2, Mexico 1, Russia
2, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 20 (2005)

Vietnam
total: 194 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,170,621 GRT/1,798,376
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 18, cargo 142, chemical tanker 3, container 2,
liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 11 (2005)

Wallis and Futuna
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 74,754
GRT/1,187 DWT
by type: passenger 4
foreign-owned: 4 (France 3, United States 1) (2005)

World
total ships: 30,936 (2005)

Yemen
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,766 GRT/24,794 DWT
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 2 (2005)

This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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@2109 National holiday

Afghanistan
Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

Albania
Independence Day, 28 November (1912)

Algeria
Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

American Samoa
Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

Andorra
Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

Angola
Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

Anguilla
Anguilla Day, 30 May

Antigua and Barbuda
Independence Day (National Day), 1 November
(1981)

Argentina
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Armenia
Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

Aruba
Flag Day, 18 March

Australia
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Austria
National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the
State Treaty restoring national sovereignty and the end of
occupation and the passage of the law on permanent neutrality

Azerbaijan
Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May
(1918)

Bahamas, The
Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

Bahrain
National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 is
the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 is the date
of independence from British protection

Bangladesh
Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971
is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is
Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of
Bangladesh

Barbados
Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Belarus
Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the
date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the
date of independence from the Soviet Union

Belgium
21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I

Belize
Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

Benin
National Day, 1 August (1960)

Bermuda
Bermuda Day, 24 May

Bhutan
National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king),
17 December (1907)

Bolivia
Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Day, 25 November (1943)

Botswana
Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Brazil
Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

British Virgin Islands
Territory Day, 1 July

Brunei
National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was
the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date
of independence from British protection

Bulgaria
Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

Burkina Faso
Republic Day, 11 December (1958)

Burma
Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February
(1947)

Burundi
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Cambodia
Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Cameroon
Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

Canada
Canada Day, 1 July (1867)

Cape Verde
Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

Cayman Islands
Constitution Day, first Monday in July

Central African Republic
Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

Chad
Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

Chile
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)

China
Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China,
1 October (1949)

Christmas Island
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Colombia
Independence Day, 20 July (1810)

Comoros
Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Independence Day, 30 June (1960)

Congo, Republic of the
Independence Day, 15 August (1960)

Cook Islands
Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)

Costa Rica
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Cote d'Ivoire
Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

Croatia
Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 is
the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a
3-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the
Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8
October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia

Cuba
Independence Day, 10 December (1898); note - 10 December 1898
is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of
independence from US administration; Rebellion Day, 26 July (1953)

Cyprus
Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots
celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

Czech Republic
Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)