UNCTAD/RMT(2000)/1
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
Geneva
REVIEW OF
MARITIME TRANSPORT 2000
Annexe:
I.
Classification of Countries and Territories
II.
World Seaborne Trade According to Geographical Area,
1970, 1980, 1990, 1998-1999 and 2000 (estimates)
III(a)
Merchant Fleets of the World by Flag of Registration,
Groups of Countries and Types of Ship as at 1 January 2000
(in grt)
III(b)
Merchant Fleets of the World by Flag of Registration,
Groups of Countries and Types of Ship as at 1 January 2000
(in dwt)
UNITED NATIONS
New York and Geneva, 2000
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Annex I
Classification of countries and territories
Code 1
Canada
United States of America
Code 2
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Faeroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Code 3
Japan
Code 4
Australia
Code 5
South Africa
Code 6
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Code 7
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Viet Nam
Code 8 – 8.1
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
New Zealand
Morocco
Tunisia
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Code 8.2
Code 8.3
Code 9 – 9.1
Code 9.2
Code 9.3
Western Africa
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Nigeria
St. Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Eastern Africa
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Reunion
Seychelles
Somalia
Sudan
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Caribbean and North America
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States Virgin Islands
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
South America — Northern Seaboard
Guyana
French Guyana
Netherlands Antilles
Suriname
Venezuela
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South America - Western Seaboard
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Code 9.5
South America - Eastern Seaboard
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) a
Paraguay
Uruguay
Code 10 - 10.1
Western Asia
Bahrain
Cyprus
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Southern and Eastern Asia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Macau, China
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Code 9.4
Code 10.2
Code 11
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Malta
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Code 12
American Samoa
Christmas Island (Australia)
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Nauru
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wake Island
a
A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
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Notes to Annex I
(1)
This classification is for statistical purposes only and does not imply any judgement regarding the stage
of development and the political situation of any country or territory.
(2)
The groups of countries or territories used for presenting statistics in this Review are made up as follows:
Developed market-economy countries and territories: Codes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Republics of the former Soviet Union: Code 6.
Socialist countries of Asia: Code 7.
Developing countries and territories: Codes 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
of which:
in Africa: Codes 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3
in America: Codes 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5
in Asia: Codes 10.1 and 10.2
in Europe: Code 11
in Oceania: Code 12.
(3)
In certain tables, where appropriate, major open-registry countries are recorded as a separate group. The
group comprises Bahamas, Bermuda, Cyprus, Liberia, Malta, Panama and Vanuatu.
(4)
Trade statistics are based on data recorded at the ports of loading and unloading. Trade originating in or
destined for neighbouring countries is attributed to the country in which the ports are situated; for this
reason, landlocked countries do not figure in these tabulations. On the other hand, statistical tabulations
on merchant fleets include data for landlocked countries that possess fleets.
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Annex II
a
World seaborne trade according to geographical area, 1970, 1980, 1990, 1998-1999 and 2000 (estimates)
(millions of tons)
Goods loaded
Oil
Area
b
Dry
cargo
c
Goods unloaded
Total
all goods
Oil
c
Dry
cargo
Total
all goods
Year
Crude
1970
0.7
5.3
266.3
272.3
73.4
103.6
128.0
305.0
1980
0.5
6.9
498.0
505.4
274.3
71.4
170.1
515.8
1990
1.4
25.8
515.1
542.3
274.9
100.8
227.6
603.3
1998
2.0
31.0
658.9
691.9
384.0
136.0
306.7
826.7
1999
2.0
32.0
665.8
699.8
372.0
138.0
312.2
822.2
2000
2.0
33.0
678.0
713.0
380.0
142.0
320.0
842.0
1970
-
0.3
41.6
41.9
170.4
30.4
235.1
435.9
1980
-
..
83.6
83.6
216.3
35.0
361.5
612.8
1990
-
1.2
81.9
83.1
201.2
82.0
440.7
723.9
1998
-
7.5
96.7
104.2
255.0
100.3
526.4
881.7
1999
-
8.5
98.4
106.9
252.0
101.0
537.9
890.9
2000
-
9.0
100.0
109.0
255.0
103.0
543.0
901.0
1970
-
1.3
92.3
93.6
18.8
2.9
15.4
37.1
1980
-
1.5
148.4
149.9
9.8
6.6
13.5
29.9
1990
9.2
1.5
266.3
277.0
8.6
7.2
18.1
33.9
1998
12.0
1.8
350.2
364.0
17.0
8.0
22.8
47.8
1999
12.0
1.8
378.5
392.3
17.0
8.0
23.2
48.2
2000
12.3
2.0
385.0
399.3
17.5
8.5
24.0
50.0
1970
16.3
81.7
243.6
341.6
608.2
101.0
465.9
1 175.1
1980
95.7
79.3
387.4
562.4
585.5
145.1
680.5
1 411.1
1990
162.1
124.2
482.2
768.5
446.8
172.7
763.2
1 382.7
1998
175.8
140.6
615.5
931.9
482.2
150.0
978.6
1 610.8
1999
173.0
142.0
628.6
943.6
472.0
153.0
1 002.2
1 627.2
2000
175.0
144.0
640.0
959.0
480.0
154.0
1 015.0
1 649.0
1970
-
-
13.1
13.1
8.8
2.6
6.2
17.6
1980
-
0.1
68.9
69.0
15.0
1.0
9.7
25.7
1990
-
-
82.5
82.5
21.9
0.3
9.6
31.8
1998
-
-
104.2
104.2
26.0
1.0
11.4
38.4
1999
-
-
107.1
107.1
26.0
1.0
11.6
38.6
Products
Crude
Products
Developed market-economy countries
North America
Japan
Australia and New Zealand
Europe
South Africa
Subtotal: Developed marketeconomy countries
2000
-
-
109.0
109.0
26.0
1.0
12.0
39.0
1970
17.0
88.6
656.9
762.5
879.6
240.5
850.6
1 970.7
1980
96.2
87.8
1 186.3
1 370.3
1 100.9
259.1
1 235.3
2 595.3
1990
172.7
152.7
1 428.0
1 753.4
953.4
363.0
1 459.2
2 775.6
1998
189.8
180.9
1 825.5
2 196.2
1 164.2
395.3
1 845.9
3 405.4
1999
187.0
184.3
1 878.4
2 249.7
1 139.0
401.0
1 887.1
3 427.1
2000
189.3
188.0
1 912.0
2 289.3
1 158.5
408.5
1 914.0
3 481.0
122
Goods loaded
Oil
Area
b
Year
c
Products
Crude
Dry
cargo
Goods unloaded
Oil
Total
all goods
Crude
Products
c
Dry
cargo
Total
all goods
Countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Countries of Central and Eastern
Europe (including the Former
USSR)
1970
38.2
26.3
80.8
145.3
13.3
3.0
41.1
57.4
1980
55.0
50.2
95.6
200.8
35.5
1.3
108.6
145.4
1990
58.6
55.3
85.2
199.1
34.2
1.3
137.2
172.7
1998
45.0
52.0
92.0
189.0
23.0
1.3
137.2
161.5
1999
46.0
52.5
93.7
192.2
23.0
1.3
139.7
164.0
2000
46.0
53.0
96.0
195.0
23.5
1.3
144.0
168.8
1970
-
0.1
13.3
13.4
5.4
0.4
24.4
30.2
1980
22.1
5.7
18.3
46.1
21.6
5.1
72.9
99.6
1990
32.0
4.0
46.1
82.1
23.9
21.3
80.4
125.6
1998
24.0
5.0
66.1
95.1
39.0
33.1
107.3
179.4
1999
24.5
7.0
67.3
98.8
39.0
35.0
114.2
188.2
2000
24.5
7.0
70.0
101.5
40.0
36.0
117.0
193.0
1970
221.4
5.6
28.3
255.3
9.9
5.9
17.9
33.7
1980
187.7
2.5
30.0
220.2
50.0
2.0
44.9
96.9
1990
182.7
31.5
32.0
246.2
63.4
4.3
57.8
125.5
1998
231.8
25.0
36.0
292.8
69.0
4.5
66.5
140.0
1999
227.0
25.5
36.6
289.1
69.0
4.5
67.7
141.2
2000
230.0
26.0
38.0
294.0
70.0
4.5
68.0
142.5
1970
60.5
1.0
61.5
123.0
3.6
4.0
14.8
22.4
1980
102.6
1.9
66.8
171.3
4.3
5.5
30.8
40.6
1990
127.1
3.4
55.2
185.7
4.0
3.2
27.7
34.9
1998
141.0
3.5
62.7
207.2
4.5
3.2
32.1
39.8
1999
136.0
3.5
63.8
203.3
4.5
3.2
32.7
40.4
2000
140.0
4.0
65.0
209.0
4.6
3.5
33.0
41.1
1970
-
1.2
16.1
17.3
5.5
2.6
8.3
16.4
1980
-
0.9
6.3
7.2
6.2
2.0
9.9
18.1
1990
-
0.6
9.3
9.9
6.4
2.6
16.0
25.0
1998
-
0.5
10.6
11.1
7.0
3.0
17.6
27.6
1999
-
0.5
10.8
11.3
7.0
3.0
17.9
27.9
2000
-
0.5
11.0
11.5
7.1
3.1
18.0
28.2
1970
281.9
7.8
105.9
395.6
19.0
12.5
41.0
72.5
1980
290.3
5.3
103.1
398.7
60.5
9.5
85.6
155.6
1990
309.8
35.5
96.5
441.8
73.8
10.1
101.5
185.4
1998
372.8
29.0
109.3
511.1
80.5
10.7
116.2
207.4
1999
363.0
29.5
111.2
503.7
80.5
10.7
118.3
209.5
2000
370.0
30.5
114.0
514.5
81.7
11.1
119.0
211.8
Socialist countries of Asia
Socialist countries of Asia
d
Developing countries and territories
Northern Africa
Western Africa
Eastern Africa
Subtotal: Developing countries in
Africa
Developing countries in America
Caribbean, Central and North
America
1970
-
5.1
40.3
45.4
29.5
10.0
17.7
57.2
1980
53.5
29.6
53.5
136.6
62.8
8.9
30.2
101.9
1990
95.3
18.8
47.5
161.6
33.7
11.2
35.4
80.3
1998
142.0
30.0
59.7
231.7
37.0
11.5
43.7
92.2
1999
138.0
31.0
60.8
229.8
37.0
12.0
45.0
94.0
2000
140.0
32.0
62.0
234.0
38.0
12.0
46.0
96.0
123
Goods loaded
Oil
Area
b
South America: Western
Seaboard
South America: Northern and
Eastern Seaboard
Subtotal: Developing countries in
America
Goods unloaded
Dry
cargo
c
Oil
Total
all goods
Crude
c
Dry
cargo
Total
all goods
Year
Crude
1970
4.6
1.6
29.8
36.0
4.1
1.5
5.9
11.5
1980
7.6
3.4
26.7
37.7
4.9
1.4
13.7
20.0
1990
17.4
8.2
36.0
61.6
3.5
1.3
14.4
19.2
1998
25.0
10.0
45.5
80.5
4.0
1.5
18.4
23.9
1999
25.0
10.0
46.3
81.3
4.0
1.8
18.7
24.5
Products
Products
2000
26.0
10.5
48.0
84.5
4.2
1.8
19.0
25.0
1970
131.2
112.9
90.3
334.4
81.9
4.0
26.5
112.4
1980
127.8
64.5
162.3
354.6
136.2
5.8
54.5
196.5
1990
58.4
28.5
214.8
301.7
37.8
4.3
45.7
87.8
1998
109.1
35.0
266.7
410.8
41.5
4.5
59.4
105.4
1999
105.0
36.0
273.5
414.5
41.5
5.0
61.5
108.0
2000
109.0
36.0
278.0
423.0
42.0
5.0
63.0
110.0
1970
135.8
119.6
160.4
415.8
115.5
15.5
50.1
181.1
1980
188.9
97.5
242.5
528.9
203.9
16.1
98.4
318.4
1990
171.1
55.5
298.3
524.9
75.0
16.8
95.5
187.3
1998
276.1
75.0
371.9
723.0
82.5
17.5
121.5
221.5
1999
268.0
77.0
380.6
725.6
82.5
18.8
125.2
226.5
2000
275.0
78.5
388.0
741.5
84.2
18.8
128.0
231.0
1970
601.9
66.2
7.6
675.7
12.9
1.7
18.6
33.2
1980
800.6
54.5
12.3
867.4
8.6
5.0
54.9
68.5
1990
463.9
74.8
30.5
569.2
15.6
7.1
107.0
129.7
1998
660.0
95.0
36.1
791.1
18.0
7.0
117.5
142.5
1999
650.0
96.0
36.7
782.7
18.0
8.0
120.6
146.6
2000
665.0
97.0
38.0
800.0
18.5
8.0
123.0
149.5
1970
35.0
23.7
89.3
148.0
54.7
23.3
61.9
139.9
1980
74.3
42.2
165.9
282.4
97.4
26.9
163.5
287.8
1990
78.6
88.4
253.0
420.0
150.4
41.6
362.9
554.9
1998
65.1
109.3
363.0
537.4
216.0
75.0
526.8
817.8
1999
62.0
111.0
381.5
554.5
208.0
77.0
554.8
839.8
2000
65.0
112.0
389.0
566.0
216.0
77.0
565.0
858.0
1970
636.9
89.9
96.9
823.7
67.6
25.0
80.5
173.1
1980
874.9
96.7
178.2
1 149.8
106.0
31.9
218.4
356.3
1990
542.5
163.2
283.5
989.2
166.0
48.7
469.9
684.6
1998
725.1
204.3
399.1
1 328.5
234.0
82.0
644.3
960.3
1999
712.0
207.0
418.2
1 337.2
226.0
85.0
675.4
986.4
2000
730.0
209.0
427.0
1 366.0
234.5
85.0
688.0
1 007.5
e
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1980
-
-
0.1
0.1
-
0.5
0.6
1.1
1990
0.3
1.1
7.4
8.8
8.7
2.4
17.7
28.8
1998
-
1.0
8.6
9.6
8.0
2.5
18.0
28.5
1999
-
1.0
8.8
9.8
8.0
2.5
18.3
28.8
2000
-
1.0
9.0
10.0
8.5
2.5
19.0
30.0
Developing countries in Asia
Western Asia
Southern and Eastern Asia (n.e.s.)
Subtotal: Developing countries in
Asia
Developing countries in Europe
1970
124
Goods loaded
Oil
Area
b
Year
Developing countries in Oceania
(n.e.s.)
Subtotal: Developing countries
World total
c
Products
Crude
Dry
cargo
Goods unloaded
Oil
Total
all goods
Crude
Products
c
Dry
cargo
Total
all goods
1970
-
0.2
9.5
9.7
0.6
1.6
2.9
5.1
1980
-
0.7
8.4
9.1
1.6
2.3
3.5
7.4
1990
-
0.3
8.0
8.3
-
2.3
3.6
5.9
1998
-
0.5
11.4
11.9
-
2.5
2.9
5.4
1999
-
0.5
11.6
12.1
-
2.5
3.0
5.5
2000
-
0.5
12.0
12.5
-
2.5
4.0
6.5
1970
1 054.6
217.5
372.7
1 644.8
202.7
54.6
174.5
431.8
1980
1 354.1
200.2
532.3
2 086.6
372.0
60.3
406.5
838.8
1990
1 023.7
255.6
693.7
1 973.0
323.5
80.3
688.2
1 092.0
1998
1 374.0
309.8
900.3
2 584.1
405.0
115.2
902.9
1 423.1
1999
1 343.0
315.0
930.4
2 588.4
397.0
119.5
940.2
1 456.7
2000
1 375.0
319.5
950.0
2 644.5
408.9
119.9
958.0
1 486.8
1970
1 109.8
332.5
1 123.7
2 566.0
1 101.0
298.5
1 090.6
2 490.1
1980
1 527.4
343.9
1 832.5
3 703.8
1 530.0
325.8
1 823.3
3 679.1
1990
1 287.0
467.6
2 253.0
4 007.6
1 335.0
465.9
2 365.0
4 165.9
1998
1 632.8
547.7
2 883.9
5 064.4
1 631.2
544.9
2 993.3
5 169.4
1999
1 600.5
558.8
2 969.8
5 129.1
1 598.0
556.8
3 081.2
5 236.0
2000
1 634.8
567.5
3 028.0
5 230.3
1 630.9
565.7
3 133.0
5 329.6
Sources: Compiled by the UNCTAD secretariat on the basis of data supplied by reporting countries and specialized sources.
a
b
c
d
e
Including international cargoes loaded at ports of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River system for unloading at ports of the system.
See annex I for the composition of groups.
Including LNG, LPG, naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, light oil, heavy fuel oil and others.
Estimates.
Unknown.
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a
b
Merchant fleets of the world by flag of registration, groups of countries and types of ship as at 1
January 2000 (in grt)
World total
d
Developed marketeconomy countries
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Subtotal
Open-registry
countries
Bahamas
Bermuda
Cyprus
Liberia
Malta
Panama
Vanuatu
Subtotal
Central and Eastern
Europe and former
USSR
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
General
c
cargo
Total fleet
Oil tankers
Bulk
carriers
546 793 758
155 122 191
158 295 524
93 216 994
55 457 838
84 701 211
2 110 264
71 069
141 027
2 499 642
6 070 321
1 658 401
4 940 980
6 576 906
451 073
24 894 945
192 091
219 743
728 435
8 059 801
17 072 627
1 344 812
5 991 412
279 204
23 554 187
1 189 684
423 562
1 903 372
2 947 912
439 140
6 328 468
9 386 508
18 885 517
148 361 103
246 822
..
3 659
251 377
675 274
302 879
2 273 248
8 124
288 029
13 157 937
2 135
191
1 270
1 668 490
5 006 102
543 469
160 346
80 152
9 194 733
423 306
4 048
582 571
102 135
..
584 449
3 096 072
7 907 033
46 563 851
803 914
..
..
1 337 781
464 190
90 204
539 417
2 460
15 904
7 748 770
415
8 351
..
1 850 808
3 552 071
92 763
75 959
12 456
3 942 947
160 187
..
42 150
31 831
393 107
3 939 105
765 460
1 783 137
27 653 387
78 199
71 069
467
127 739
699 082
486 716
281 707
875 340
40 825
686 802
2 690
69 875
8 374
1 325 759
2 122 390
103 277
2 236 423
11 098
4 029 054
334 034
437
325 253
1 829 380
16 290
1 227 884
715 143
2 004 676
19 709 983
37 410
..
..
1 714
2 758 498
..
459 359
5 019 578
47 361
1 331 499
9 650
5 006
709 026
599 915
745 558
16 801
1 611 158
..
82 588
31 687
268 518
93 079
..
..
165 242
1 751 282
3 641 504
19 386 433
943 919
..
136 901
781 031
1 473 277
778 602
1 387 249
671 404
58 954
1 969 937
177 201
136 320
9 765
2 614 829
5 646 506
588 502
1 907 526
175 498
6 304 865
240 470
150 559
860 319
984 566
29 743
411 788
3 058 551
3 549 167
35 047 449
29 659 640
6 186 973
23 662 326
54 562 067
28 225 425
106 038 662
1 444 160
249 779 253
13 242 910
2 651 998
3 986 660
21 515 057
12 170 751
23 883 735
11 352
77 462 463
4 943 187
1 910 630
11 454 198
14 365 824
9 984 212
42 865 046
518 169
86 041 266
6 326 268
321 895
4 651 506
4 956 449
4 258 410
16 505 403
492 730
37 512 661
1 085 477
550 815
2 415 256
4 748 135
781 683
12 706 737
30 808
22 318 911
4 061 798
751 635
1 154 706
8 976 602
1 030 369
10 077 741
391 101
26 443 952
21 362
..
660 500
..
..
..
176 101
..
..
..
..
..
9 123
..
93 716
..
Container
ships
..
..
..
..
Other types
2 239
..
390 683
..
126
Total fleet
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
e
Former USSR
Uzbekistan
Subtotal
Socialist countries of Asia
China
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea
Viet Nam
Subtotal
Developing countries
of Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Comoros
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dem . Rep. of the Congo
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Oil tankers
Bulk
carriers
General
c
cargo
Container
ships
Other types
1 036 034
..
455 565
136 586
11 869
9 253
..
125 139
426 181
..
1 326 045
1 221 752
10 763 907
15 191
..
44 454
1 822 513
..
145 191
..
8 286
75 890
..
..
..
8 799
4 097
..
5 314
68 193
1 428 992
..
..
1 896
56 430
..
518 181
..
64 653
230
..
..
..
..
109 615
..
993 047
320 271
919 165
..
..
5 226
161 353
..
261 549
..
191 570
33 569
11 869
1 677
..
48 408
177 596
..
79 988
633 995
3 889 174
15 191
..
16 577
804 575
..
56 380
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7 580
278 572
..
..
..
45 307
..
54 733
..
191 056
26 897
..
7 576
..
67 932
134 873
..
247 696
191 713
4 248 004
..
..
20 755
754 848
..
..
18 076 351
..
1 979 189
..
3 091 741
..
6 278 577
..
387 839
..
6 339 005
16 318 358
658 217
864 722
17 841 297
2 084 321
6 276
105 477
2 196 074
6 647 784
53 467
94 175
6 795 426
4 844 272
503 181
468 200
5 815 653
1 360 107
..
17 845
1 377 952
1 381 874
95 293
179 025
1 656 192
1 004 690
33 423
3 016
..
..
1 151
..
..
789
..
..
210 146
..
2 492
652
..
5 971
..
..
4 708
267 329
10 734
..
..
..
172 360
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
600 744
..
..
..
..
199
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3 922
227 003
30 126
..
199
13 161
609
..
..
1 967
..
412 806
8 030
93 662
6 571
..
14 014
808
1 640
2 611
82 025
17 951
..
299
35 470
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
14 063
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
90 788
571 904
32 607
1 118
13 401
6 211
135
3 788
8 719
2 389
..
196 156
35 886
..
8 488
2 036
97 477
10 075
4 710
13 270
94 491
13 868
..
48 282
20 139
65 749
1 118
13 600
20 523
744
3 788
9 508
4 356
..
1 433 915
43 916
96 154
15 711
2 036
117 661
10 883
6 350
20 589
443 845
42 553
..
48 581
150 319
127
Total fleet
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Subtotal
Developing countries of America
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
f
Falkland Islands
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Islands
Oil tankers
General
c
cargo
Bulk
carriers
Container
ships
Other types
448 455
36 329
433 726
789
42 120
47 635
23 991
17 430
6 288
43 078
42 823
199 547
3 394
37 489
4 939 683
12 476
..
265 279
..
998
..
..
3 126
851
832
..
19 678
..
4 347
847 998
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
40 662
17 066
..
..
834 953
111 469
6 594
91 287
..
32 052
1 778
9 605
490
3 312
39 927
..
25 094
3 394
20 632
1 294 586
18 129
..
..
..
1 152
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
124 132
306 381
29 735
77 160
789
7 918
45 857
14 386
13 814
2 125
2 319
2 161
137 709
..
12 510
1 838 014
1 387
3 627 858
502 916
724 797
2 369 002
179 526
3 950 202
1 164 588
824 471
96 886
5 732
130 108
2 233
10 078
309 223
1 598
45 477
..
4 876
100 123
349 673
321 106
18 641
1 776 880
123 053
99 767
5 962
..
3 424
..
..
223 047
..
..
..
196 488
33 678
161 636
198 041
48 909
1 453 256
526 339
203 168
..
..
2 316
..
..
..
..
..
1 278
1 466 228
101 698
120 985
1 179 647
95 043
356 160
337 602
142 926
62 759
..
64 516
1 522
5 854
2 319
..
735
..
1 924 971
..
13 020
52 312
7 580
133 922
33 682
41 311
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
109
35 295
267 417
79 483
617 896
9 353
229 984
143 912
337 299
28 165
5 732
59 852
711
4 224
83 857
1 598
44 742
1 009
4 561
14 030
1 172
1 220 872
3 647
919 723
..
4 293
43 361
300 837
300
..
7 105 622
6 482
21 846
..
..
125
..
130 884
1 930
463 801
..
..
4 480
46 972
..
..
569 479
1 842
998
..
..
..
..
133 203
..
..
..
..
..
15 297
..
..
2 632 293
..
..
779
..
5 794
892
585 227
..
22 390
..
498
30 542
52 100
300
..
2 940 336
2 525
2 604
..
..
..
..
8 757
..
..
..
..
823
..
..
..
149 472
..
..
230
4 561
8 111
280
362 801
1 717
433 532
..
3 795
7 516
186 468
..
..
814 042
2 115
18 244
975
..
..
227
..
748
128
Total fleet
Uruguay
Venezuela
Virgin Islands, British
Subtotal
Developing countries and
territories of Asia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Subtotal
Developing countries of Europe
Croatia
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Subtotal
Developing countries of Oceania
Fiji
Kiribati
Nauru
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Subtotal
Developing total
Other unallocated
Oil tankers
Bulk
carriers
General
c
cargo
Container
ships
Other types
63 282
657 581
3 988
24 319 663
5 799
222 059
..
4 474 921
..
115 817
..
5 720 441
627
56 003
1 217
7 641 333
..
953
..
2 366 803
56 856
262 749
2 771
4 116 165
291 714
377 722
362 187
..
8 010 981
6 929 927
3 249 425
3 547 831
510 618
42 100
2 456 457
322 196
5 246 821
89 914
540 232
21 327
308 190
7 650 814
748 901
5 735 459
1 214 550
21 995 025
194 585
445 277
1 956 057
789 400
25 267
73 062 977
53 551
60 710
239
..
515 473
2 709 727
837 614
1 754 027
361 306
..
1 644 299
842
918 836
4 351
2 935
313
49 595
159 465
262 604
403 509
219 241
9 779 323
5 326
..
361 188
248 168
1 886
20 354 528
33 149
5 672
..
..
5 270 926
2 747 618
379 830
956 688
..
20 576
17 012
152 147
1 513 278
..
301 086
..
30 436
4 822 044
141 617
2 708 385
..
4 694 570
77 191
29 590
476 140
19 740
..
24 397 695
63 764
279 032
2 018
..
772 249
528 432
1 315 010
648 958
76 933
15 539
241 837
159 506
645 961
78 889
185 031
2 544
179 712
1 832 576
131 394
870 838
525 111
2 837 934
99 308
406 714
860 773
171 258
2 557
12 933 878
96 308
..
..
..
1 342 692
99 529
44 082
10 145
..
5 097
214 436
5 378
653 422
..
24 415
..
31 707
123 475
186 290
811 822
222 425
3 277 140
..
..
118 514
214 436
..
7 481 313
44 942
32 308
359 930
..
109 641
844 621
672 889
178 013
72 379
888
338 873
4 323
1 515 324
6 674
26 765
18 470
16 740
713 254
26 996
940 905
247 773
1 406 058
12 760
8 973
139 442
135 798
20 824
7 895 563
869 686
1 767
4 416
875 869
10 842
..
..
10 842
503 583
..
..
503 583
168 442
276
918
169 636
81 565
..
..
81 565
105 254
1 491
3 498
110 243
28 668
4 198
..
64 842
..
10 557
25 071
43 109
176 445
103 374 637
3 164
..
..
2 862
..
..
..
..
6 026
25 694 315
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
31 456 672
5 502
3 728
..
44 663
..
2 706
16 044
19 262
91 905
22 131 338
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
10 053 813
20 002
470
..
17 317
..
7 851
9 027
23 847
78 514
14 038 499
9 361 117
1 226 299
3 257 032
1 768 782
1 932 890
1 176 114
129
Annex III (b)
a
Merchant fleets of the world by flag of registration, groups of countries and types of ship
as at 1 January 2000
(in dwt)
World total
d
Developed market- economy
countries
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Subtotal
Open-registry countries
Bahamas
Bermuda
Cyprus
Liberia
Malta
Panama
Vanuatu
Subtotal
Central and Eastern Europe
and former USSR
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
General cargoc
Bulk carriers
Container ships
b
Total fleet
Oil tankers
Other types
798 995 409
283 616 922
276 071 792
103 862 286
63 668 810
71 775 599
2 686 181
100 323
149 459
1 018 437
7 420 796
1 239 524
7 292 503
7 788 310
728 470
42 532 146
83 576
154 409
832 066
9 768 821
22 722 864
1 959 629
6 607 344
332 665
35 388 032
1 630 041
368 980
2 053 020
1 846 038
779 020
10 174 199
11 913 096
25 676 029
203 245 978
408 265
..
6 725
408 324
1 193 806
507 956
4 431 806
11 189
553 526
25 056 587
2 704
274
2 512
2 801 375
8 996 357
999 820
267 239
123 304
17 427 752
732 342
5 276
1 049 385
161 473
..
1 056 089
5 582 545
14 835 484
86 622 115
1 312 552
..
..
162 507
872 819
134 182
1 018 615
5 458
27 048
13 905 133
650
12 271
..
3 496 973
6 543 126
172 821
104 488
17 039
7 057 692
287 112
..
70 002
43 543
714 217
6 848 270
1 410 607
2 768 001
46 985 126
58 377
100 323
594
117 769
802 909
386 854
360 447
1 060 953
35 961
901 756
2 902
101 147
7 276
926 251
2 684 016
56 904
2 800 229
10 742
3 822 551
385 629
142
293 184
1 032 700
28 318
1 749 404
653 421
1 587 513
19 968 272
47 326
..
..
1 910
3 157 354
..
518 273
6 326 244
62 445
1 406 863
12 400
6 807
817 795
652 997
744 744
23 045
1 782 875
..
101 934
40 024
262 351
136 144
..
..
212 793
1 935 935
3 781 271
22 031 530
859 661
..
142 140
327 927
1 393 908
210 532
963 362
384 466
49 490
1 261 807
64 920
33 910
4 483
1 891 225
3 754 621
707 039
1 652 513
181 580
6 978 103
184 934
101 211
504 305
608 322
36 485
307 643
2 330 588
2 703 760
27 638 935
44 941 434
10 468 519
36 669 359
85 186 919
46 749 434
158 947 251
1 727 675
384 690 591
24 899 807
5 339 735
6 876 774
39 902 879
22 148 889
43 181 644
17 477
142 367 205
8 670 665
3 696 211
19 836 970
25 282 279
17 079 394
76 149 410
858 203
151 573 132
7 431 149
313 339
5 824 686
4 972 475
5 370 264
14 833 839
378 920
39 124 672
1 191 604
554 697
2 895 366
5 589 192
939 802
14 117 996
34 183
25 322 840
2 748 209
564 537
1 235 563
9 440 094
1 211 085
10 664 362
438 892
26 302 742
20 112
..
507 498
..
..
..
232 550
..
..
..
..
..
18 871
..
102 685
..
..
..
..
..
1 241
..
172 263
..
130
Total fleet
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
e
Former USSR
Uzbekistan
Subtotal
Socialist countries of Asia
China
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea
Viet Nam
Subtotal
Developing countries
of Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Comoros
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Oil tankers
Bulk carriers
General cargoc
Container ships
Other types
1 501 591
..
363 058
183 760
14 930
4 742
..
101 497
414 576
..
1 855 351
1 618 256
9 950 401
19 489
..
36 524
1 667 473
..
269 935
..
13 386
119 995
..
..
..
15 355
7 286
..
7 458
103 165
2 054 108
..
..
3 389
89 660
..
812 426
..
100 795
214
..
..
..
..
160 212
..
1 648 361
520 130
1 312 237
..
..
6 690
265 694
..
311 843
..
188 292
45 547
14 930
787
..
47 694
189 980
..
71 345
830 422
4 180 096
19 489
..
15 198
880 772
..
67 117
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
8 435
316 723
..
..
..
45 576
..
40 270
..
60 585
18 004
..
3 955
..
38 448
57 098
..
128 187
156 104
2 087 237
..
..
11 247
385 771
..
..
18 259 258
..
2 916 287
..
4 826 759
..
6 917 951
..
437 851
..
3 160 410
23 701 202
3 383 357
11 102 133
6 450 921
1 647 825
1 116 966
846 600
1 256 145
25 803 947
11 687
169 586
3 564 630
87 797
150 910
11 340 840
682 804
682 646
7 816 371
..
16 030
1 663 855
64 312
236 973
1 418 251
1 110 761
69 697
210
5 669
24 000
1 039
660
5 866
4 900
52 547
4 523
..
..
1 525
..
..
1 170
..
288 145
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
295 498
48 166
..
298
18 813
1 039
..
..
4 450
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
474 571
17 008
210
5 371
3 662
..
660
4 696
450
..
2 092 569
19 350
119 688
11 631
1 865
92 076
4 754
2 187
19 096
667 090
45 113
..
22 234
189 723
..
364 688
..
3 618
742
..
8 600
..
..
7 631
536 832
16 927
..
..
..
..
1 035 173
..
..
..
..
260
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
5 274
..
543 641
10 271
116 070
7 096
..
17 714
285
540
1 981
91 357
21 432
..
721
40 682
..
17 728
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
130 915
..
131 339
9 079
..
3 793
1 865
65 502
4 469
1 647
9 484
38 901
6 754
..
21 513
12 852
131
Total fleet
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Subtotal
Developing countries
of America
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
f
Falkland Islands
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Oil tankers
Bulk carriers
General cargoc
Container ships
Other types
383 786
25 228
677 859
478
36 250
22 353
22 683
11 150
6 756
53 241
74 400
169 855
2 743
36 292
6 033 252
20 427
..
519 135
..
1 753
..
..
6 138
1 528
1 222
..
32 390
..
7 874
1 589 270
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
73 703
26 355
..
..
1 428 910
112 061
12 597
115 313
..
28 113
2 034
11 556
944
4 019
51 195
..
30 468
2 743
24 566
1 615 663
25 205
..
..
..
1 500
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
175 348
226 093
12 631
43 411
478
4 884
20 319
11 127
4 068
1 209
824
697
80 642
..
3 852
1 224 061
1 998
4 677 636
599 303
1 161 959
3 052 426
244 486
6 383 570
1 756 222
1 011 995
119 413
1 208
156 263
2 710
8 388
446 604
..
31 061
..
8 201
180 681
639 650
574 768
27 808
3 066 962
209 289
165 672
9 898
..
4 698
..
..
385 218
..
..
..
313 720
51 950
264 173
323 074
87 187
2 538 854
925 728
349 330
..
..
3 190
..
..
..
..
..
1 998
1 835 882
131 289
154 434
1 694 943
107 779
388 495
387 861
121 227
80 794
..
83 324
2 165
7 176
3 625
..
630
..
2 477 604
..
17 500
55 431
8 200
166 181
38 183
50 622
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
42 229
235 383
86 202
404 210
13 512
223 078
195 161
325 144
28 721
1 208
65 051
545
1 212
57 761
..
30 431
950
3 752
12 518
963
1 520 735
3 299
1 226 578
..
1 978
48 789
266 995
550
..
..
..
..
..
240 240
3 065
763 595
..
..
8 892
79 184
..
..
..
..
..
..
221 413
..
..
..
..
..
25 566
..
..
950
..
6 737
793
867 193
..
24 400
..
1 175
35 768
81 169
550
..
..
..
..
..
8 333
..
..
..
..
2 181
..
..
..
..
3 752
5 781
170
183 556
234
438 583
..
803
1 948
81 076
..
..
10 131 017
7 213
8 885
161
1 009 881
3 035
1 473
..
4 499 449
..
..
..
3 733 208
3 156
2 567
161
183 086
..
..
..
705 393
1 022
4 845
..
132
Total fleet
Uruguay
Venezuela
Virgin Islands, British
Subtotal
Developing countries and
territories of Asia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Subtotal
Developing countries
of Europe
Croatia
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Subtotal
Developing countries
of Oceania
Fiji
Kiribati
Nauru
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Subtotal
Developing total
Other unallocated
Oil tankers
Bulk carriers
General cargoc
Container ships
Other types
38 077
936 717
2 092
33 866 511
8 377
375 377
..
7 765 964
..
193 564
..
9 797 198
1 241
76 216
1 439
9 838 345
..
1 180
..
3 008 501
28 459
290 380
653
3 456 503
369 750
518 725
349 619
..
13 190 911
11 209 341
4 153 738
6 097 330
834 687
59 344
3 884 391
483 216
7 577 465
132 843
792 307
10 879
458 723
11 111 975
1 153 965
8 655 548
1 442 954
34 635 484
287 640
679 412
3 068 395
1 042 535
25 821
112 226 998
97 002
101 640
270
..
930 195
4 826 148
1 333 425
3 408 113
659 715
..
2 960 938
1 490
1 633 737
8 691
4 713
460
91 021
234 182
466 067
767 375
409 275
17 621 495
9 961
..
687 640
409 830
3 185
36 666 568
44 110
8 903
..
..
9 748 471
4 626 532
615 756
1 612 245
..
33 399
26 984
253 750
2 671 072
..
504 832
..
52 164
8 300 712
270 329
4 912 113
..
8 659 836
149 581
44 082
784 392
36 720
..
43 355 983
97 950
388 426
2 585
..
949 012
656 976
1 808 081
904 936
105 185
19 063
306 321
216 087
861 506
117 615
243 853
2 996
260 445
2 061 088
202 259
1 068 902
570 818
2 599 905
121 293
625 952
1 310 147
235 923
3 061
15 740 385
99 848
..
..
..
1 482 032
131 363
56 081
11 560
..
6 635
226 769
7 285
799 368
..
25 297
..
41 682
156 811
197 645
950 278
216 760
3 879 297
..
..
160 594
227 034
..
8 676 339
30 840
19 756
346 764
..
81 201
968 322
340 395
160 476
69 787
247
363 379
4 604
1 611 782
6 537
13 612
7 423
13 411
359 182
17 665
956 880
246 101
1 874 951
6 805
9 378
125 622
133 028
19 575
7 787 723
1 227 748
782
2 232
1 230 762
13 826
..
..
13 826
867 682
..
..
867 682
216 709
234
1 326
218 269
98 334
..
..
98 334
31 197
548
906
32 651
24 391
4 100
..
70 852
..
6 905
29 297
68 395
203 940
153 561 463
3 605
..
..
2 736
..
..
..
..
6 341
46 041 969
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
55 449 773
5 764
3 446
..
55 103
..
2 481
18 500
25 733
111 027
27 523 689
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
11 958 522
15 022
654
..
13 013
..
4 424
10 797
42 662
86 572
12 587 510
13 434 172
2 104 716
5 896 162
2 511 331
2 254 212
667 751
133
Notes to Annex III
Source: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services (London).
a
b
c
d
e
f
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this table refer to flags of registration and do
not imply the expression of any opinion by the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status
of any country or territory, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers.
Ships of 100 grt and over, excluding the Great Lakes fleets of the United States and Canada and the
United States Reserve Fleet.
Including passenger/cargo.
Excluding estimates of the United States Reserve Fleet and the United States and Canadian Great Lakes
fleets, which amounted to respectively 3.1 million grt (3.7 million dwt), 1.0 million grt (1.9 million dwt)
and 1.2 million grt (1.9 million dwt).
All republics of the former USSR that have not established new shipping registers (see box 1).
A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).