Transport in The Bahamas - Merchant Marine

Merchant Marine

Statistics for the shipping industry of the Bahamas
Total: 1,223 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over)
Totalling: 37,743,270 GRT/50,918,747 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
Cargo ships
Bulk ships 210
Barge carrier 1
Cargo ship 226
Container ships 65
Roll-on / roll-off ships 16
Tankers
Liquefied gas tanker ships 77
Chemical tanker ships 88
Specialized tanker ships 3
Petroleum tanker ships 209
Passenger ships
General passenger ships 109
Combined passenger/cargo 35
Foreign ownership and documentation
Note: Of these, 1,150 are foreign-owned: Angola 6, Belgium 15, Bermuda 12, Brazil 2, Canada 84, China 10, Croatia 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 25, Denmark 67, Finland 9, France 30, Germany 44, Greece 209, Hong Kong 30, Iceland 1, Indonesia 2, Ireland 2, Italy 4, Japan 87, Jordan 2, Kenya 1, Malaysia 15, Monaco 15, Montenegro 2, Netherlands 9, Nigeria 2, Norway 189, Poland 17, Russia 4, Saudi Arabia 16, Singapore 17, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, Spain 14, Sweden 4, Switzerland 1, Thailand 5, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 8, United Arab Emirates 23, United Kingdom 57, United States 106, Venezuela 1. 12 ships owned by the Bahamas are registered in other countries: Bolivia 1, Panama 9, Peru 1, Portugal 1. 2008 estimates.
Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

The Bahamas are one of the world's top three flag of convenience shipping registries.

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