Field Listing
Merchant marine
This entry provides the total and the number of each type of privately or publicly owned commercial ship for each country; military ships are not included; the five ships by type include: bulk carrier - for cargo such as coal, grain, cement, ores, and gravel; container ship - for loads in truck-size containers, a transportation system called containerization; general cargo - also referred to as break-bulk containers - for a wide variety of packaged merchandise, such as textiles, furniture and machinery; oil tanker - for crude oil and petroleum products; other - includes chemical carriers, dredgers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, refrigerated cargo ships called reefers, tugboats, passenger vessels (cruise and ferry), and offshore supply ships
Country Comparison Ranking
Albania
total: 70
by type: general cargo 50, oil tanker 1, other 19 (2020)Algeria
total: 114
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 2, general cargo 11, oil tanker 11, other 89 (2020)Angola
total: 54
by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 32 (2020)Anguilla
total: 2
by type: other 2 (2020)Antigua and Barbuda
total: 727
by type: bulk carrier 27, container ship 135, general cargo 507, oil tanker 2, other 56 (2020)Argentina
total: 199
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 32, other 158 (2020)Australia
total: 581
by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 78, oil tanker 6, other 494 (2020)Azerbaijan
total: 303
by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 45, other 220 (2020)Bahamas, The
total: 1,381
by type: bulk carrier 345, container ship 53, general cargo 70, oil tanker 240, other 673 (2020)Bahrain
total: 234
by type: general cargo 11, oil tanker 4, other 219 (2020)Bangladesh
total: 427
by type: bulk carrier 46, container ship 4, general cargo 118, oil tanker 142, other 117 (2020)Barbados
total: 145
by type: bulk carrier 31, general cargo 100, other 14 (2020)Belarus
total: 4
by type: other 4 (2020)Belgium
total: 203
by type: bulk carrier 21, container ship 5, general cargo 16, oil tanker 25, other 136 (2020)Belize
total: 790
by type: bulk carrier 50, container ship 4, general cargo 401, oil tanker 67, other 268 (2020)Benin
total: 6
by type: other 6 (2020)Bermuda
total: 138
by type: container ship 12, oil tanker 18, other 108 (2020)Bolivia
total: 42
by type: general cargo 27, oil tanker 1, other 14 (2020)Brazil
total: 875
by type: bulk carrier 12, container ship 18, general cargo 45, oil tanker 38, other 762 (2020)British Virgin Islands
total: 31
by type: general cargo 4, other 27 (2020)Brunei
total: 102
by type: general cargo 18, oil tanker 2, other 82 (2020)Bulgaria
total: 81
by type: bulk carrier 5, general cargo 15, oil tanker 8, other 53 (2020)Burma
total: 93
by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 37, oil tanker 5, other 49 (2020)Cabo Verde
total: 43
by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 2, other 25 (2020)Cambodia
total: 257
by type: container ship 2, general cargo 170, oil tanker 19, other 66 (2020)Cameroon
total: 61
by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 34, oil tanker 2, other 24 (2020)Canada
total: 691
by type: bulk carrier 20, container ship 1, general cargo 76, oil tanker 15, other 579 (2020)Cayman Islands
total: 163
by type: bulk carrier 31, general cargo 3, oil tanker 23, other 106 (2020)Chile
total: 229
by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 5, general cargo 56, oil tanker 13, other 147 (2020)China
total: 6,197
by type: bulk carrier 1,515, container ship 322, general cargo 862, oil tanker 968, other 2,530 (2020)Colombia
total: 120
by type: general cargo 22, oil tanker 8, other 90 (2020)Comoros
total: 244
by type: bulk carrier 7, container ship 9, general cargo 105, oil tanker 28, other 95 (2020)Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total: 21
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2020)Congo, Republic of the
total: 11
by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2020)Cook Islands
total: 204
by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 80, oil tanker 34, other 67 (2020)Costa Rica
total: 10
by type: other 10 (2020)Cote d'Ivoire
total: 25
by type: oil tanker 2, other 23 (2020)Croatia
total: 343
by type: bulk carrier 14, general cargo 33, oil tanker 19, other 277 (2020)Cuba
total: 55
by type: general cargo 12, oil tanker 6, other 37 (2020)Curacao
total: 66
by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 57 (2020)Cyprus
total: 1,065
by type: bulk carrier 286, container ship 197, general cargo 190, oil tanker 49, other 343 (2020)Denmark
total: 692
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 148, general cargo 62, oil tanker 87, other 394 (2020)Djibouti
total: 18
by type: general cargo 1, other 17 (2020)Dominica
total: 98
by type: general cargo 28, oil tanker 22, other 48 (2020)Dominican Republic
total: 38
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 34 (2020)Ecuador
total: 147
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 29, other 110 (2020)Egypt
total: 402
by type: bulk carrier 14, container ship 8, general cargo 28, oil tanker 37, other 315 (2020)El Salvador
total: 2
by type: other 2 (2020)Equatorial Guinea
total: 40
by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 6, other 25 (2020)Eritrea
total: 9
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2020)Estonia
total: 67
by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 5, other 60 (2020)Ethiopia
total: 11
by type: general cargo 9, oil tanker 2 (2020)Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
total: 2
by type: general cargo 1, other 1 (2020)Faroe Islands
total: 100
by type: container ships 6, general cargo 46, oil tanker 1, other 47 (2020)Fiji
total: 70
by type: general cargo 18, oil tanker 4, other 48 (2020)Finland
total: 274
by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 1, general cargo 77, oil tanker 4, other 183 (2020)France
total: 545
by type: container ship 30, general cargo 50, oil tanker 28, other 437 (2020)
note: includes MonacoFrench Polynesia
total: 24
by type: general cargo 14, other 10 (2020)French Southern and Antarctic Lands
total: 3
by type: other 3 (2020)Gabon
total: 40
by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 6, other 18 (2020)Gambia, The
total: 8
by type: other 8 (2020)Georgia
total: 81
by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 22, oil tanker 2, other 55 (2020)Germany
total: 607
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 84, general cargo 86, oil tanker 37, other 399 (2020)Ghana
total: 50
by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 3, other 41 (2020)Gibraltar
total: 217
by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 24, general cargo 64, oil tanker 21, other 100 (2020)Greece
total: 1,294
by type: bulk carrier 165, container ship 6, general cargo 95, oil tanker 379, other 649 (2020)Greenland
total: 8
by type: other 8 (2020)Grenada
total: 6
by type: general cargo 3, other 3 (2020)Guam
total: 3
by type: other 3 (2020)Guatemala
total: 8
by type: oil tanker 1, other 7 (2020)Guinea
total: 2
by type: other 2 (2020)Guinea-Bissau
total: 8
by type: general cargo 5, other 3 (2020)Guyana
total: 58
by type: general cargo 28, oil tanker 7, other 23 (2020)Haiti
total: 4
by type: general cargo 3, other 1 (2020)Honduras
total: 514
by type: general cargo 246, oil tanker 83, other 185 (2020)Hong Kong
total: 2,694
by type: bulk carrier 1,157, container ship 551, general cargo 188, oil tanker 372, other 426 (2020)Hungary
total: 1
by type: other 1 (2020)Iceland
total: 40
by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 33 (2020)India
total: 1,768
by type: bulk carrier 63, container ship 23, general cargo 579, oil tanker 141, other 962 (2020)Indonesia
total: 10,137
by type: bulk carrier 129, container ship 226, general cargo 2,213, oil tanker 643, other 6,926 (2020)Iran
total: 877
by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 26, general cargo 373, oil tanker 83, other 363 (2020)Iraq
total: 68
by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 61 (2020)Ireland
total: 95
by type: bulk carrier 11, general cargo 37, oil tanker 1, other 46 (2020)Israel
total: 41
by type: container ship 6, general cargo 3, oil tanker 3, other 29 (2020)Italy
total: 1,310
by type: bulk carrier 42, container ship 7, general cargo 114, oil tanker 107, other 1,040 (2020)Jamaica
total: 46
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 7, general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 29 (2020)Japan
total: 5,041
by type: bulk carrier 161, container ship 43, general cargo 1,789, oil tanker 667, other 2,381 (2020)Jordan
total: 35
by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 1, other 27 (2020)Kazakhstan
total: 128
by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 8, other 117 (2020)Kenya
total: 24
by type: oil tanker 2, other 22 (2020)Kiribati
total: 87
by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 38, oil tanker 10, other 37 (2020)Korea, North
total: 261
by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 5, general cargo 187, oil tanker 32, other 29 (2020)Korea, South
total: 1,889
by type: bulk carrier 88, container ship 84, general cargo 357, oil tanker 187, other 1,173 (2020)Kuwait
total: 159
by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 24, other 120 (2020)Laos
total: 1
by type: general cargo 1 (2020)Latvia
total: 66
by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 9, other 41 (2020)Lebanon
total: 52
by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 37, oil tanker 1, other 12 (2020)Liberia
total: 3,716
by type: bulk carrier 1,325, container ship 858, general cargo 141, oil tanker 820, other 572 (2020)Libya
total: 94
by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 12, other 80 (2020)Liechtenstein
total: 28
by type: bulk carrier 21, general cargo 3, oil tanker 1, other 3 (includes Switzerland) (2020)Lithuania
total: 61
by type: container ship 4, general cargo 23, oil tanker 2, other 32 (2020)Luxembourg
total: 150
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 21, oil tanker 3, other 121 (2020)Macau
total: 1
by type: other 1 (2020)Madagascar
total: 29
by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2020)Malaysia
total: 1,772
by type: bulk carrier 16, container ship 26, general cargo 179, oil tanker 153, other 1,398 (2020)Maldives
total: 67
by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 18, other 28 (2020)Malta
total: 2,207
by type: bulk carrier 617, container ship 315, general cargo 240, oil tanker 422, other 613 (2020)Marshall Islands
total: 3,683
by type: bulk carrier 1,647, container ship 249, general cargo 73, oil tanker 915, other 799 (2020)Mauritania
total: 5
by type: general cargo 2, other 3 (2020)Mauritius
total: 30
by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 5, other 24 (2020)Mexico
total: 668
by type: bulk carrier 6, general cargo 10, oil tanker 34, other 618 (2020)Micronesia, Federated States of
total: 38
by type: general cargo 18, oil tanker 4, other 16 (2020)Moldova
total: 127
by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 5, general cargo 84, oil tanker 8, other 25 (2020)Mongolia
total: 294
by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 4, general cargo 113, oil tanker 70, other 104 (2020)Montenegro
total: 16
by type: bulk carrier 4, other 12 (2020)Morocco
total: 88
by type: container ship 7, general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 75 (2020)Mozambique
total: 29
by type: general cargo 9, other 20 (2020)Namibia
total: 14
by type: general cargo 1, other 13 (2020)Nauru
total: 5
by type: oil tanker 2, other 3 (2020)Netherlands
total: 1,200
by type: bulk carrier 10, container ship 45, general cargo 557, oil tanker 23, other 565 (2020)New Caledonia
total: 26
by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 20 (2020)New Zealand
total: 114
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 12, oil tanker 4, other 97 (2020)Nicaragua
total: 5
by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 3 (2020)Niger
total: 1
by type: general cargo 1 (2020)Nigeria
total: 728
by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 110, other 603 (2020)Niue
total: 67
by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 25, oil tanker 3, other 33 (2020)Northern Mariana Islands
total: 1
by type: other 1 (2019)Norway
total: 1,619
by type: bulk carrier 102, general cargo 242, oil tanker 92, other 1,183 (2020)Oman
total: 55
by type: general cargo 10, other 45 (2020)Pakistan
total: 57
by type: bulk carrier 5, oil tanker 7, other 45 (2020)Palau
total: 232
by type: bulk carrier 13, container ship 7, general cargo 104, oil tanker 25, other 83 (2020)Panama
total: 7,886
by type: bulk carrier 2,604, container ship 615, general cargo 1,347, oil tanker 789, other 2,531 (2020)Papua New Guinea
total: 175
by type: container ship 6, general cargo 80, oil tanker 3, other 86 (2020)Paraguay
total: 110
by type: container ship 3, general cargo 25, oil tanker 5, other 77 (2020)
note: as of 2017, Paraguay registered 2,012 fluvial vessels of which 1,741 were commercial bargesPeru
total: 97
by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 10, other 86 (2020)Philippines
total: 1,747
by type: bulk carrier 69, container ship 45, general cargo 682, oil tanker 203, other 748 (2020)Poland
total: 142
by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 7, other 129 (2020)Portugal
total: 673
by type: bulk carrier 74, container ship 255, general cargo 122, oil tanker 23, other 199 (2020)Qatar
total: 131
by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 5, other 107 (2020)Romania
total: 120
by type: general cargo 11, oil tanker 7, other 102 (2020)Russia
total: 2,808
by type: bulk carrier 15, container ship 16, general cargo 923, oil tanker 406, other 1,448 (2020)Saint Kitts and Nevis
total: 218
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 3, general cargo 35, oil tanker 52, other 124 (2020)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 813
by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 17, general cargo 163, oil tanker 16, other 595 (2020)Samoa
total: 12
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 7 (2020)Sao Tome and Principe
total: 17
by type: general cargo 12, other 5 (2020)Saudi Arabia
total: 376
by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 22, oil tanker 61, other 287 (2020)Senegal
total: 34
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 29 (2020)Seychelles
total: 26
by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 6, other 16 (2020)Sierra Leone
total: 557
by type: bulk carrier 31, container ship 12, general cargo 286, oil tanker 104, other 124 (2020)Singapore
total: 3,420
by type: bulk carrier 570, container ship 497, general cargo 123, oil tanker 748, other 1,482 (2020)Slovenia
total: 9
by type: other 9 (2020)Solomon Islands
total: 24
by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 15 (2020)Somalia
total: 4
by type: general cargo 1, other 3 (2020)South Africa
total: 103
by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 93 (2020)Spain
total: 474
by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 36, oil tanker 25, other 412 (2020)Sri Lanka
total: 96
by type: bulk carrier 6, container ship 1, general cargo 19, oil tanker 12, other 58 (2020)Sudan
total: 15
by type: other 15 (2020)Suriname
total: 10
by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 2 (2020)Sweden
total: 368
by type: general cargo 49, oil tanker 20, other 299 (2020)Switzerland
total: 28
by type: bulk carrier 21, general cargo 3, oil tanker 1, other 3 (includes Liechtenstein) (2020)Syria
total: 26
by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 11, other 14 (2020)Taiwan
total: 407
by type: bulk carrier 36, container ship 49, general cargo 57, oil tanker 31, other 234 (2020)Tanzania
total: 315
by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 156, oil tanker 45, other 106 (2020)Thailand
total: 840
by type: bulk carrier 26, container ship 28, general cargo 87, oil tanker 257, other 442 (2020)Timor-Leste
total: 1
by type: other 1 (2020)Togo
total: 415
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 7, general cargo 271, oil tanker 49, other 84 (2020)Tonga
total: 36
by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 1, other 16 (2020)Trinidad and Tobago
total: 103
by type: general cargo 1, other 102 (2020)Tunisia
total: 69
by type: general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 59 (2020)Turkey
total: 1,216
by type: bulk carrier 50, container ship 42, general cargo 338, oil tanker 121, other 665 (2020)Turkmenistan
total: 68
by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 54 (2020)Turks and Caicos Islands
total: 3
by type: general cargo 1, other 2 (2020)Tuvalu
total: 246
by type: bulk carrier 20, container ship 3, general cargo 38, oil tanker 20, other 165 (2020)Uganda
total: 1
by type: bulk carrier 1 (2019)Ukraine
total: 409
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 85, oil tanker 15, other 308 (2020)United Arab Emirates
total: 640
by type: container ship 3, general cargo 120, oil tanker 19, other 498 (2020)United Kingdom
total: 1,304
by type: bulk carrier 147, container ship 59, general cargo 116, oil tanker 99, other 883 (2020)United States
total: 3,652
by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 63, general cargo 104, oil tanker 68, other 3,412 (2020)Uruguay
total: 60
by type: container ship 1, general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 51 (2020)Vanuatu
total: 345
by type: bulk carrier 23, container ship 1, general cargo 43, other 278 (2020)Venezuela
total: 282
by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 26, oil tanker 21, other 230 (2020)Vietnam
total: 1,909
by type: bulk carrier 102, container ship 40, general cargo 1,196, oil tanker 121, other 450 (2020)Virgin Islands
total: 1,868
by type: bulk carrier 91, container ship 39, general cargo 1,205, oil tanker 118, other 415 (2019)World
total: 98,140
by type: bulk carrier 11,965, container ship 5,371, general cargo 19,116, oil tanker 11,201, other 50,487 (2020)Yemen
total: 33
by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 4, other 27 (2020)Zambia
total: 1
by type: other 1 (2019)