U.S.: carrying capacity of merchant ships in beneficial ownership 2014-2022

Published by
Martin Placek,
Dec 8, 2023
The carrying capacity of the United States-controlled merchant fleet amounted to over 54.3 million tons deadweight in 2022. Over 80 percent of the total carrying capacity was provided by ships registered outside of the United States that year.

Carrying capacity of merchant vessels in the beneficial ownership of the United States (U.S.) from 2014 to 2022, by type of registration (in thousand dwt)

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Release date

December 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2014 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The information refers to oceangoing, self-propelled, cargo-carrying vessels of 1,000 gross tons and above, including offshore drill ships and Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units (FPSOs). Military vessels, yachts, waterway vessels, fishing vessels, and offshore fixed and mobile platforms and barges are excluded.
*Ships registered outside of the U.S.
**Ships registered in the U.S.

Dwt stands for deadweight tons.

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