"Table 1-4
Top 20 Ranking of World Merchant Fleet by Country of Registry as of January 1, 2001a",,,,,,,,,,
,Tanker,,Dry bulk,,Container,,Otherb,,Total,
,Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands)
,,,,,,,,,,
Panamac,"1,089","57,641","1,379","81,447",500,"14,578","1,689","14,385","4,657","168,052"
Liberiac,592,"44,256",370,"22,676",229,"6,956",307,"4,814","1,498","78,703"
Maltac,350,"21,502",437,"18,238",50,871,558,"5,230","1,395","45,841"
Bahamasc,262,"27,941",140,"8,123",56,"1,575",565,"7,461","1,023","45,099"
Greece,281,"26,400",259,"14,272",46,"1,794",108,838,694,"43,304"
Cyprusc,172,"7,912",461,"20,062",125,"2,809",549,"5,441","1,307","36,224"
Singaporec,396,"17,874",128,"8,516",172,"4,051",185,"2,654",881,"33,096"
Norway (NIS)c,307,"17,481",88,"6,928",5,102,259,"3,675",659,"28,186"
China,261,"3,626",326,"10,800",103,"1,782",758,"5,955","1,448","22,163"
Hong Kongc,35,"1,255",193,"12,353",53,"1,611",55,"1,189",336,"16,409"
United States,142,"8,447",15,604,90,"3,058",207,"3,721",454,"15,830"
Japan,253,"8,291",154,"5,645",23,691,191,975,621,"15,602"
Marshall Islandsc,94,"11,062",64,"3,514",25,760,12,166,195,"15,501"
India,101,"5,212",115,"4,521",8,152,70,550,294,"10,435"
Italy,221,"4,248",42,"3,637",22,696,121,"1,162",406,"9,742"
Philippines,66,284,166,"7,616",7,80,218,"1,625",457,"9,606"
Saint Vincentc,96,"1,085",129,"4,607",27,176,509,"3,722",761,"9,590"
Bermuda,27,"4,840",28,"3,699",16,459,34,363,105,"9,361"
Turkey,92,"1,142",152,"5,986",21,213,269,"1,538",534,"8,879"
Republic of Korea,129,"1,384",99,"5,054",45,836,207,"1,085",480,"8,360"
Total of top 20,"4,966","271,880","4,745","248,299","1,623","43,253","6,871","66,551","18,205","629,983"
Total of all flags,"7,079","328,944","5,628","280,237","2,561","67,930","13,050","99,656","28,318","776,767"
"aOceangoing self-propelled vessels of 1,000 gross tons and above. U.S. data in this table differ from data in Table 1-7 because, in order to facilitate country comparisons, vessel size is limited here.",,,,,,,,,,
"bBreakbulk ships, partial containerships, refrigerated cargo ships, barge carriers, cruise/passenger, and specialized cargo ships.",,,,,,,,,,
"cOpen registry—a term used to denote a type of registry offered by a country to foreign nationals or corporations that provides favorable tax, regulatory, and other incentives.",,,,,,,,,,
KEY: NIS = Norweigan International Shipping Registry.,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Ship Particulars, computer file extract (London: Lloyd's Register, January 2001).",,,,,,,,,,
• Eight of the top 10 registries are open registries.,,,,,,,,,,
• The top five registries account for nearly half (49 percent) of the total world merchant fleet deadweight.,,,,,,,,,,