2: Size and Composition of The Merchant Fleet
| Table 2.9: The World Merchant Fleet's Distribution acc. to type of vessels, January 1, 2000
|
| | | 1,000 GT
|
| Nr. | Flagstate
| Oil Tankers | Dry bulk
| Gen. Cargo | Container
| Other types |
| 1. | Panama | 34,630
| 45,734 | 6,092 | 13,162
| 12,341 |
| 2. | Liberia | 25,392
| 12,562 | 1,925 | 6,362
| 4,066 |
| 3. | Bahamas | 14,975
| 4,833 | 3,686 | 1,509
| 5,586 |
| 4. | Malta | 12,234
| 10,533 | 3,275 | 799
| 1,219 |
| 5. | Greece | 14,289
| 8,077 | 492 | 1,835
| 1,630 |
| 6. | Cyprus | 4,690
| 11,437 | 3,338 | 2,376
| 1,070 |
| 7. | Norway | 12,363
| 3,863 | 1,870 | 83
| 3,246 |
| 8. | Singapore | 10,231
| 4,753 | 1,304 | 3,422
| 1,482 |
| 9. | China | 2,490
| 6,618 | 4,487 | 1,472
| 571 |
| 10. | Japan | 6,734
| 3,243 | 775 | 695
| 2,632 |
| 11. | Hong Kong | 790
| 6,947 | 841 | 1,484
| 160 |
| 12. | Marshall Islands | 6,642
| 2,067 | 181 | 686
| 36 |
| 13. | USA | 3,612
| 1,271 | 212 | 3,031
| 1,157 |
| 14. | Italy | 2,630
| 2,049 | 142 | 744
| 3,159 |
| 15. | Philippines | 252
| 4,366 | 969 | 68
| 1,174 |
| 16. | Saint Vincent | 646
| 2,673 | 2,286 | 158
| 884 |
| 17. | Denmark | 1
| 356 | 398 | 69
| 760 |
| 18. | Germany | 124
| 2 | 626 | 5,122
| 483 |
| 19. | Russia | 1,473
| 863 | 3,098 | 272
| 567 |
| 20. | India | 3,002
| 2,662 | 462 | 116
| 26 |
| 21. | Turkey | 805
| 3,303 | 999 | 169
| 508 |
| 22. | Bermuda | 2,742
| 1,911 | 41 | 437
| 585 |
| 23. | South Korea | 891
| 2,915 | 611 | 700
| 451 |
| 24. | Malaysia | 2,273
| 1,568 | 550 | 696
| 101 |
| 25. | Isle of Man | 3,396
| 795 | 193 | 366
| 322 |
| | Rest of the world | 24,014
| 15,785 | 16,754 | 11,268
| 14,425 |
| | Total | 193,150
| 161,186 | 55,607 | 60,201
| 58,641 |
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