"Table 1-5
Top 20 Ranking of World Merchant Fleet by Country of Owner 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)
,,,,,,,,,,
Greece,793,"63,137","1,341","66,301",136,"3,815",809,"8,678","3,079","141,931"
Japan,723,"37,343",794,"45,304",193,"5,400",945,"8,793","2,655","96,839"
Norway,481,"36,842",179,"11,203",21,667,588,"8,615","1,269","57,327"
United States,413,"32,902",126,"6,187",100,"3,235",399,"5,425","1,038","47,749"
China,293,"6,135",556,"22,524",182,"3,677",920,"7,530","1,951","39,867"
Hong Kong,120,"14,355",237,"17,609",49,"1,505",124,"1,789",530,"35,258"
Germany,162,"3,880",110,"4,834",650,"16,427",857,"6,141","1,779","31,282"
Korea (South),194,"6,816",194,"14,076",103,"2,607",307,"1,847",798,"25,345"
Singapore,319,"11,983",91,"3,314",122,"2,535",162,"1,454",694,"19,286"
Taiwan,34,"2,483",147,"8,292",195,"6,565",129,"1,069",505,"18,410"
Denmark,165,"8,073",32,"2,127",120,"5,217",264,"1,458",581,"16,875"
United Kingdom,146,"7,259",60,"4,574",90,"3,295",215,"1,605",511,"16,733"
Russia,344,"6,425",127,"2,722",34,800,"1,101","4,298","1,606","14,245"
Italy,239,"5,129",70,"5,440",11,269,146,"1,743",466,"12,581"
India,112,"5,539",125,"5,363",3,87,65,654,305,"11,643"
Saudi Arabia,70,"9,763",1,2,5,248,26,460,102,"10,474"
Sweden,134,"7,920",11,464,1,11,172,"1,746",318,"10,142"
Turkey,84,"1,140",153,"5,724",24,235,249,"1,557",510,"8,656"
Iran,33,"4,124",47,"1,916",7,180,53,899,140,"7,120"
Switzerland,45,"1,354",46,"2,181",74,"2,328",72,875,237,"6,738"
Total of top 20,"4,904","272,601","4,447","230,166","2,120","59,105","7,603","66,635","19,074","628,501"
Total of all flags,"7,079","328,944","5,628","280,237","2,561","67,930","13,050","99,656","28,318","776,767"
aBased on parent company nationality.,,,,,,,,,,
"bBreakbulk ships, partial containerships, refrigerated cargo ships, barge carriers, cruise/passenger, and specialized cargo ships.",,,,,,,,,,
KEY: dwt = deadweight tons.,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Ship Particulars, computer file extract (London: Lloyd's Register, January 2001).",,,,,,,,,,
• Greek owners account for about 18 percent of the total world fleet capacity.,,,,,,,,,,
• German owners account for the largest national share of the world containership fleet—about 24 percent.,,,,,,,,,,
• The United States ranks 4th as a fleet owner (down from 3rd in 1997).,,,,,,,,,,