"Table 1-6
World Open Registrya Trends, Oceangoing Self-Propelled Vessels of 1,000 Gross Tons and Over, 1990–2001 (Thousands of tons)",,,,,,,,,
,1990,,1999,,2000,,2001,,
Flag of registry,Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),Number of vessels,dwt (thousands),
,,,,,,,,,
Panama,"3,189","70,537","4,485","145,769","4,620","155,348","4,657","168,052",
Liberia,"1,409","88,275","1,644","97,232","1,608","89,949","1,498","78,703",
Malta,293,"6,257","1,312","39,311","1,448","45,282","1,395","45,841",
Bahamas,530,"19,719","1,042","40,944","1,037","43,169","1,023","45,099",
Cyprus,"1,054","29,729","1,431","36,059","1,365","35,956","1,307","36,224",
Singapore,407,"11,494",879,"31,436",883,"33,853",881,"33,096",
Norway (NIS),587,"28,800",655,"30,373",660,"29,731",659,"28,186",
Hong Kong,—,—,191,"10,190",242,"11,773",336,"16,409",
Marshall Islands,—,—,112,"10,901",132,"11,621",195,"15,501",
Saint Vincent,—,—,784,"11,554",791,"10,506",761,"9,590",
Isle of Man,81,"3,150",149,"6,756",145,"6,690",152,"8,248",
Denmark (DIS),199,"6,288",309,"6,654",315,"6,701",325,"7,727",
Kerguelen,17,455,73,"4,413",73,"4,658",77,"5,373"
Netherlands,326,"3,638",411,"3,814",563,"5,484",501,"4,583"
Vanuatu,73,"1,611",83,"1,809",79,"1,670",56,"1,305"
Luxembourg,1,3,27,975,43,"2,179",44,"1,294"
Gibraltar,—,—,16,512,24,698,42,882
Honduras,—,—,234,783,248,934,246,860
Sri Lanka,37,314,21,282,22,288,17,236
Mauritius,6,220,15,236,13,208,6,81
Total open registries,"8,209","270,490","13,873","480,002","14,311","496,698","14,178","507,291"
Percent of all registries,34.80%,42.40%,49.90%,63.50%,50.60%,64.50%,50.10%,65.30%
Total registries,"23,596","637,493","27,825","755,435","28,259","769,794","28,318","776,767"
KEY: — = not available.,,,,,,,,
"aAn open registry is a type of registry offered by a country to foreign nationals or corporations that provides favorable tax, regulatory, and other incentives.",,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Ship Particulars, computer file extract (London: Lloyd's Register, January 2001).",,,,,,,,
• The number of vessels in the open registry fleet increased by 73 percent from 1990 to 2001. The world fleet grew by 20 percent during the same period.,,,,,,,,
• The number of Liberian open-registry vessels dropped by nearly 7 percent between 2000 and 2001.,,,,,,,,
• Panama and Liberia combined accounted for 43 percent of the open-registry fleet in 2001.,,,,,,,,