The statistic gives a breakdown of the world's merchant fleet as of December 31, 2013, by nationality. Norwegian shippers had 1,328 ships.
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Breakdown of the world's merchant fleet by nationality - ships 2013
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Number of ships in the world's merchant fleet as of December 31, 2013, by nationality of the owner
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The statistic gives a breakdown of the world's merchant fleet as of December 31, 2013, by nationality. Norwegian shippers had 1,328 ships.
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The statistic gives a breakdown of the world's merchant fleet as of December 31, 2013, by nationality. Norwegian shippers had 1,328 ships.
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- August 2014
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- Worldwide
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- December 31, 2013
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- Includes all merchant ships the size of 1,000 (GT) and over.
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- December 31, 2013
- Supplementary notes
- Includes all merchant ships the size of 1,000 (GT) and over.
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