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Top Ten Largest Merchant Shipping Fleets

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Here are the top ten countries with the largest merchant shipping fleets in the world, based on data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Review of…


Top Ten Largest Merchant Shipping Fleets

Here are the top ten countries with the largest merchant shipping fleets in the world, based on data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Review of Maritime Transport 2021:

  • Greece – 3,617 ships
  • Japan – 3,013 ships
  • China – 2,930 ships
  • Germany – 2,539 ships
  • Singapore – 2,267 ships
  • South Korea – 1,678 ships
  • United States – 1,516 ships
  • Norway – 1,497 ships
  • Taiwan – 1,304 ships
  • Hong Kong SAR – 1,270 ships

 

Top Ten Largest Merchant Shipping Fleets, 2016

 

Top Ten Largest Merchant Shipping Fleets

S.No. Country Ships in Fleet (2016)
1 Panama 8153
2 Indonesia 7843
3 Japan 5320
4 China 4052
5 Singapore 3605
6 United States 3570
7 Liberia 3185
8 Marshall Islands 2942
9 Russian Federation 2546
10 China, Hong Kong SAR 2515

 

Other Large Merchant Shipping Fleets

S.No. Country Ships in Fleet (2016)
11 Malta 2101
12 Korea, Republic of 1906
13 Viet Nam 1786
14 Malaysia 1662
15 India 1625
16 Norway 1561
17 United Kingdom 1556
18 Philippines 1462
19 Bahamas 1450
20 Greece 1386
21 Italy 1376
22 Turkey 1276
23 Netherlands 1245
24 Antigua and Barbuda 1080
25 Cyprus 1053
26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 952
27 Thailand 782
28 Belize 740
29 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 718
30 Brazil 713
31 Cambodia 677
32 Denmark 671
33 Canada 639
34 Germany 618
35 Mexico 594
36 United Arab Emirates 581
37 Honduras 562
38 France 551
39 Australia 541
40 Nigeria 519
41 Spain 475
42 Sierra Leone 455
43 Ukraine 424
44 Vanuatu 415
45 Egypt 391
46 Sweden 379
47 Portugal 373
48 China, Taiwan Province of 349
49 Saudi Arabia 348
50 Azerbaijan 306

Source : http://unctadstat.unctad.org/ You may also want to know about Map of Top Ten Countries with Highest Exports

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