Danish Shipping - Index

2: Size and Composition of The Merchant Fleet

Table 2.4: The Danish Merchant Fleet according to Types of Ships
	January 1, 2000		January 1, 2001		October 1, 2001
Types of ships	Number of ships	GT (1,000)	Number of ships	GT (1,000)	Number of ships	GT (1,000)
Liner Trade
Container	80	2,847	87	3,259	81	3,528
Ro-Ro	8	116	10	159	10	159
Other ships in liner trade	5	39	4	25	3	14
Passenger ships, ferries	76	414	72	389	70	452
Total	169	3,414	173	3,832	164	4,153
Tramp
Bulk-carriers	12	464	10	356	8	204
Reefers	12	101	12	101	12	101
Other dry bulk etc.	220	302	209	297	180	237
Total	244	867	231	754	200	542
Tanker trade
Oil Tankers	5	214	8	793	6	704
Products tankers	32	640	33	554	35	618
Chemical tankers	19	60	21	115	20	107
LPG tankers	30	240	30	240	29	237
Total	86	1,154	92	1,702	90	1,666
Special trade
Cable-layers	-	-	11	71	12	77
Stand-by Safety vessels	12	7	13	6	13	6
Tug/Supply Ships	29	103	29	87	28	85
Tugs etc.	41	27	41	27	43	28
Total	82	137	94	191	96	196
The total fleet	581	5,572	590	6,479	550	6,557

Danish Shipping - Index