As of June 2023, bulk carriers added up to the highest volume among Japanese merchant ships, totaling about million gross tonnage. Car carriers came second with a gross tonnage of around million.
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MLIT (Japan). (November 6, 2024). Gross tonnage of the merchant fleet in Japan as of June 2023, by ship type (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1199117/japan-merchant-fleet-gross-tonnage-by-ship-type/
MLIT (Japan). "Gross tonnage of the merchant fleet in Japan as of June 2023, by ship type (in millions)." Chart. November 6, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1199117/japan-merchant-fleet-gross-tonnage-by-ship-type/
MLIT (Japan). (2024). Gross tonnage of the merchant fleet in Japan as of June 2023, by ship type (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1199117/japan-merchant-fleet-gross-tonnage-by-ship-type/
MLIT (Japan). "Gross Tonnage of The Merchant Fleet in Japan as of June 2023, by Ship Type (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Nov 2024, /statistics/1199117/japan-merchant-fleet-gross-tonnage-by-ship-type/
MLIT (Japan), Gross tonnage of the merchant fleet in Japan as of June 2023, by ship type (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1199117/japan-merchant-fleet-gross-tonnage-by-ship-type/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Gross tonnage of the merchant fleet in Japan as of June 2023, by ship type (in millions) [Graph], MLIT (Japan), November 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1199117/japan-merchant-fleet-gross-tonnage-by-ship-type/
