Global seaborne trade volume - general cargo ships 2022

The capacity of the world general cargo vessel fleet generally decreased between 1980 and 2022. In 2022, the world general cargo ship fleet had a capacity of around 78.8 million metric tons deadweight, which represents a slight increase compared with the previous year.

Capacity of general cargo vessels in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2022 (in million dwt)

Characteristic	Capacity in million dwt
2022	78.8
2021	77.9
2020	76.9
2019	74
2018	74
2017	75
2016	75
2015	74
2010	108
2005	92
2000	101
1995	104
1990	103
1985	106
1980	116

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1980 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Beginning-of-year figures; the values for 1980 through 2020 have been extracted from previous editions.
The figures have been rounded.
The unit dwt (deadweight tonnage) is the carrying capacity of a merchant ship.
According to the source, the statistic refers to freighters with 100 gross tons or more.

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