The vessels covered in data include all propelled sea-going merchant vessels of 1000 gross tons (GT) and above, including offshore drill ships and Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units (FPSOs). Military vessels, yachts, waterway vessels, fishing vessels, and offshore fixed and mobile platforms and barges are excluded
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Breakdown of merchant ships worldwide by owning country 2021
In 2021, Greece owned the biggest share of the global merchant fleet, about **** percent. China ranked second with a share of some **** percent. At the beginning of 2020, there were around *ships in the world's merchant fleet.
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Website (infomaritime.eu). (August 22, 2021). Distribution of vessels in the global merchant fleet in 2021, by owning country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1284460/share-of-merchant-ships-worldwide-owning-country/?locale=en
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