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3.12 World Merchant Fleet Development - By Ship Type
Annual Review 2020
No. of ships
52263
53060
53938
54672
55655
1.6
2016 January 1st 7458
2017 January 1st 7642
2018 January 1st 7791
2019 January 1st 7860
2020 January 1st 8033
Average yearly growth
Jan. 1st 2016-2020
% share of world total
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4
10.0 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.6
3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7
18.8 18.9 19.0 19.0 19.1
1000 GT
1150140
1186898
1228672
1266660
1320140
3.5
241220 254302 266176 268167 283253
4.1
63404 67580 70914 72940 76244
4.7
61357 66918 72133 78062 83802
373177 383633 394985 401736 415461
2.7
43508 43400 43372 48339 51459
4.3
215351 217284 224655 236927 245970
% share of world total
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
21.0 21.4 21.7 21.2 21.5
5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8
5.3 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.3
32.4 32.3 32.1 31.7 31.5
3.8 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.9
18.7 18.3 18.3 18.7 18.6
1000 % share DWT of world total
1722664 100.0 1779086 100.0 1840338 100.0 1889112 100.0 1970526 100.0
(Ships of 300 GT and over)
1000 % share DWT % TEU of world change over total prev. period
22133 100.0 3.3 22355 100.0 3.3 23133 100.0 3.4 24328 100.0 2.7 25227 100.0 4.3
Year/Ship type
TOTAL FLEET
2016 January 1st
2017 January 1st
2018 January 1st
2019 January 1st
2020 January 1st
Average yearly growth Jan. 1st 2016 - 2020
Crude Oil and Product Tankers
3.4 3.3
Oil Chemical and Pure Chemical Tankers
2016 January 1st 5218
2017 January 1st 5433
2018 January 1st 5624
2019 January 1st 5750
2020 January 1st 5914
Average yearly growth
Jan. 1st 2016-2020
Liquid Gas Tankers
2016 January 1st 1770
2017 January 1st 1850
2018 January 1st 1932
2019 January 1st 1980
2020 January 1st 2035
Average yearly growth
Jan. 1st 2016-2020
Bulk Carriers
2016 January 1st 9803
2017 January 1st 10015
2018 January 1st 10226
2019 January 1st 10377
2020 January 1st 10657
Average yearly growth
Jan. 1st 2016-2020
Other Bulk Carriers including OBOs
2016 January 1st
2017 January 1st
2018 January 1st
2019 January 1st
2020 January 1st
Average yearly growth Jan. 1st 2016-2020
Container Ships
2016 January 1st
2017 January 1st
2018 January 1st
2019 January 1st
2020 January 1st
Average yearly growth Jan. 1st 2016-2020
1380 2.6 1389 2.6 1419 2.6 1458 2.7 1487 2.7
1.9
5274 10.1 5183 9.8 5190 9.6 5301 9.7 5360 9.6
0.4
78508 4.6 78135 4.4 78087 4.2 87740 4.6 93871 4.8
1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0
1.9
445399 25.9 469887 26.4 492228 26.7 496031 26.3 524750 26.6
4.2
101757 5.9 108510 6.1 113735 6.2 117009 6.2 122404 6.2
4.7
54461 3.2 59477 3.3 64277 3.5 68792 3.6 73491 3.7
678815 39.4 697350 39.2 718029 39.0 730271 38.7 755443 38.3
1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0
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76 0.3 55 0.2 46 0.2 42 0.2 39 0.2
2.0 5.5 4.8 0.8 5.8
8.0 6.6 4.8 2.9 4.6
9.7 9.2 8.1 7.0 6.8
2.1 2.7 3.0 1.7 3.4
0.4 -0.5 -0.1 12.4
7.0
7.2 0.6 2.9 5.0 3.4
3.2
2.1
2.7 -15.5
3.4
2.9
3.8
4.6 -5.0
244507 14.2 245895 13.8 253071 13.8 265672 14.1 274659 13.9
19749 89.2 20003 89.5 20823 90.0 22027 90.5 22948 91.0
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