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Annual Review 2021

3.16 World Merchant Fleet Development - By Ship Type (contd.)

% share % share % share % share DWT %
No. of 1000 1000 1000
Year/Ship type of world of world of world of world change over
ships GT DWT TEU
total total total total prev. period
Conventional Cargo Ships
2017 January 1st 12388 23.3 36181 3.0 51892 2.9 1280 5.7 -0.1
2018 January 1st 12342 22.9 35765 2.9 51364 2.8 1251 5.4 -1.0
2019 January 1st 12252 22.4 35868 2.8 51534 2.7 1249 5.1 0.3
2020 January 1st 12070 21.7 33818 2.6 48824 2.5 1074 4.3 -5.3
2021 January 1st 12319 21.7 34169 2.5 49444 2.4 1064 4.1 1.3
Average yearly growth -0.1 -1.4 -1.2 -4.5
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Special Cargo Ships including Open Hatch Carriers
2017 January 1st 1558 2.9 25633 2.2 37179 2.1 687 3.1 2.1
2018 January 1st 1596 3.0 26508 2.2 38506 2.1 689 3.0 3.6
2019 January 1st 1649 3.0 27827 2.2 40554 2.1 684 2.8 5.3
2020 January 1st 1912 3.4 31334 2.4 45473 2.3 842 3.3 12.1
2021 January 1st 1948 3.4 31800 2.3 46205 2.3 824 3.2 1.6
Average yearly growth 5.7 5.5 5.6 4.6
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Pure Car Carriers
2017 January 1st 779 1.5 36996 3.1 12231 0.7 2 0.0 -1.1
2018 January 1st 782 1.4 37705 3.1 12427 0.7 2 0.0 1.6
2019 January 1st 785 1.4 38237 3.0 12561 0.7 2 0.0 1.1
2020 January 1st 775 1.4 37976 2.9 12445 0.6 1 0.0 -0.9
2021 January 1st 756 1.3 37344 2.7 12216 0.6 1 0.0 -1.8
Average yearly growth -0.7 0.2 0 -19.0
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Reefer Ships
2017 January 1st 762 1.4 3968 0.3 4325 0.2 55 0.2 -1.9
2018 January 1st 742 1.4 3790 0.3 4142 0.2 53 0.2 -4.2
2019 January 1st 724 1.3 3679 0.3 4020 0.2 53 0.2 -2.9
2020 January 1st 709 1.3 3568 0.3 3895 0.2 51 0.2 -3.1
2021 January 1st 703 1.2 3551 0.3 3874 0.2 50 0.2 -0.5
Average yearly growth -2.0 -2.7 -2.7 -2.5
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Ro-Ro Cargo Ships
2017 January 1st 1561 2.9 12304 1.0 7530 0.4 252 1.1 0.1
2018 January 1st 1592 3.0 12613 1.0 7612 0.4 249 1.1 1.1
2019 January 1st 1636 3.0 13024 1.0 7830 0.4 254 1.0 2.9
2020 January 1st 1646 3.0 13438 1.0 7946 0.4 253 1.0 1.5
2021 January 1st 1667 2.9 13491 1.0 7926 0.4 248 1.0 -0.3
Average yearly growth 1.7 2.3 1.3 -0.4
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Passenger Ships/Cruise
2017 January 1st 1786 3.4 21419 1.8 2341 0.1 0 0.0 5.1
2018 January 1st 1902 3.5 22532 1.8 2440 0.1 0 0.0 4.2
2019 January 1st 2005 3.7 23838 1.9 2550 0.1 0 0.0 4.5
2020 January 1st 2079 3.7 25510 1.9 2695 0.1 0 0.0 5.7
2021 January 1st 2138 3.8 25856 1.9 2717 0.1 0 0.0 0.8
Average yearly growth 4.6 4.8 3.8 -9.9
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Passenger Ro-Ro Cargo Ships
2017 January 1st 2714 5.1 17280 1.5 4335 0.2 17 0.1 0.4
2018 January 1st 2800 5.2 17525 1.4 4420 0.2 18 0.1 2.0
2019 January 1st 2895 5.3 18015 1.4 4546 0.2 18 0.1 2.9
2020 January 1st 2978 5.4 18308 1.4 4630 0.2 17 0.1 1.8
2021 January 1st 3065 5.4 18823 1.4 4755 0.2 17 0.1 2.7
Average yearly growth 3.1 2.2 2.3 -0.2
Jan. 1st 2017-2021
Source: ISL Shipping Statistics & Market Review

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