This statistic represents the number of vessels worldwide as of November 2019, by flag the ship is flying. In 2019, almost 4,027 vessels were flying the flag of Liberia. As of January 2019, there were some 53,000
Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2019, by major country
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Lloyd's List. (December 3, 2019). Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2019, by major country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264025/number-of-merchant-ships-worldwide-by-merchant-flag/
Lloyd's List. "Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2019, by major country ." Chart. December 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264025/number-of-merchant-ships-worldwide-by-merchant-flag/
Lloyd's List. (2019). Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2019, by major country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264025/number-of-merchant-ships-worldwide-by-merchant-flag/
Lloyd's List. "Number of Vessels in Fleets Worldwide as of November 2019, by Major Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264025/number-of-merchant-ships-worldwide-by-merchant-flag/
Lloyd's List, Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2019, by major country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264025/number-of-merchant-ships-worldwide-by-merchant-flag/ (last visited February 28, 2021)