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All Ships registered 2016

tina-gotthardt — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:54:44 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, followed by the Marshall Islands and Liberia. Malta is the first European country on place 6. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)w' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

Tanker Ships

tina-gotthardt — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 11:00:43 +0000

A Ro-Ro is a ship designed and equipped to allow vehicles (such as automobiles or tanks) to be driven on or off. Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, gross tonnage and dead-weight tonnage. Malta is the first European country on place 6. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)w' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

RoRo Ships

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:47:16 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, while the Marshall Islands and Liberia overtook it in absolute number of gross tonnage. Malta is the first European country on place 5. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)w' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

Gross Tonnage (All Ships)

tina-gotthardt — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:21:33 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, gross tonnage and dead-weight tonnage. Malta is the first European country on place 6. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

Passenger ships

tina-gotthardt — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:39:13 +0000

A total number of 2,141 passenger ships (over 1000 Gross Tons) was registered in 2016. This number includes ferries as well as cruise ships. Indonesia is the country with the highest number of registered passenger ships, followed by Italy and Norway. The majority of the passenger ships in these countries are ferries: Indonesia needs ships to connect with all its islands, Norway with its fjords, that are otherwise difficult to reach and Italy with its proximity to other ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Cruise ships have a smaller smaller share of the overall numbers of passenger ships, even though the demand for cruises is growing. According to the Cruise Lines International Association, the demand for cruises has increased more than 60% 2005-2015. The majority of cruise passengers come from the United States, China and Germany, followed by the United Kingdom and Australia.

LNG and LPG Ships

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 20:29:07 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, while the Marshall Islands and the Bahamas overtook it in absolute number of gross tonnage. Malta is the first European country on place 6. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)w' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

Dry Bulk Ships 2016

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 20:04:32 +0000

This map shows the proportion of dry bulk ships in the world registered there.

Data sources
This map uses data by U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (last accessed March 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

General Cargo Ships 2016

tina-gotthardt — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:16:18 +0000

This map shows the proportion of general cargo ships in the world registered there.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data for this map will soon be available as a download.