This statistic represents the number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, with a breakdown by ship type. Overall, there were 4,428 passenger ships in the world merchant fleet in 2017, some 1,350 of which were pure passenger ferries.
Number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, by ship type
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ISL. (August 30, 2017). Number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, by ship type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264036/number-of-passenger-ships-in-the-world-merchant-fleet/
ISL. "Number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, by ship type." Chart. August 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264036/number-of-passenger-ships-in-the-world-merchant-fleet/
ISL. (2017). Number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, by ship type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264036/number-of-passenger-ships-in-the-world-merchant-fleet/
ISL. "Number of Passenger Ships in The World Merchant Fleet as of January 1, 2017, by Ship Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264036/number-of-passenger-ships-in-the-world-merchant-fleet/
ISL, Number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, by ship type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264036/number-of-passenger-ships-in-the-world-merchant-fleet/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of passenger ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2017, by ship type [Graph], ISL, August 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264036/number-of-passenger-ships-in-the-world-merchant-fleet/