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Merchant ships worldwide by merchant flag 2017

Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of December 2017, by major country

The data describes the number of vessels worldwide as of December 2017, by flag the ship is flying. In 2017, a little more than 3,900 vessels were flying the flag of the Marshall Islands. As of January 2017, there were some 52,000 ships in the world's merchant fleet.

Panama	9306
Singapore	5015
China	4416
Marshall Islands	3922
Japan	3762
Liberia	3664
Hong Kong	2635
Malta	2579
Bahamas	1515
Greece	1417

Merchant ships worldwide by merchant flag 2017

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