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Merchant ships worldwide by merchant flag 2018
Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2018, by major country
by I. Wagner,
last edited
Jul 25, 2019
This statistic represents the number of vessels worldwide as of November 2018, by flag the ship is flying. In 2018, almost 3,670 vessels were flying the flag of Liberia. As of January 2018, there were some 53,000 ships in the world's merchant fleet. Number of vessels in fleets worldwide as of November 2018, by major country
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by I. Wagner,
last edited
Jul 25, 2019
This statistic represents the number of vessels worldwide as of November 2018, by flag the ship is flying. In 2018, almost 3,670 vessels were flying the flag of Liberia. As of January 2018, there were some 53,000 ships in the world's merchant fleet. - Show sources information
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