The information has been translated from German. The German original terms have been translated as follows:
General cargo ships : Ro-Ro/Stückgutschiffe
Bulk cargo carriers : Massengutschiffe
Crude oil tankers : Rohöltanker
Chemical tankers : Chemiekalientanker
Container ships : Containerschiffe
Passenger ships : Passagierschiffe
Liquefied natural gas tankers : Flüssiggastanker
Of the around * merchant ships trading internationally, some * ships were Ro-Ro/general cargo ships as of January 1, 2023. Ro-Ro/general cargo ships thus accounted for nearly ** percent of the world merchant fleet.
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