Chapter M: Major infectious diseases (128)

China
total: 2,010
by type: barge carrier 6, bulk carrier 571, cargo 639, carrier 5,
chemical tanker 98, container 204, liquefied gas 55, passenger 9,
passenger/cargo 83, petroleum tanker 271, refrigerated cargo 35,
roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 24
foreign-owned: 18 (Germany 1, Hong Kong 15, Japan 2)
registered in other countries: 1,623 (Bahamas 4, Bangladesh 1,
Belize 64, Bermuda 13, Cambodia 203, Comoros 1, Cyprus 6, France 5,
Georgia 11, Germany 2, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 432, India 1, Indonesia
1, Kiribati 28, Liberia 10, Malta 11, Marshall Islands 16, North
Korea 1, Norway 25, Panama 574, Philippines 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis
1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 82, Sierra Leone 12, Singapore
26, South Korea 9, Thailand 1, Togo 2, Tuvalu 9, UK 7, unknown 59)
(2010)

Colombia
total: 13
by type: cargo 11, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1
registered in other countries: 3 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2)
(2010)

Comoros
total: 177
by type: bulk carrier 19, cargo 102, carrier 5, chemical tanker 6,
container 2, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 15,
refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 12
foreign-owned: 98 (Bangladesh 1, Bulgaria 8, China 1, Cyprus 2,
Greece 3, Kenya 1, Kuwait 1, Latvia 1, Lebanon 3, Lithuania 3,
Monaco 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 2, Pakistan 3, Russia 21, Syria 6,
Turkey 16, UAE 11, UK 1, Ukraine 10, US 2) (2010)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total: 1
by type: petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Republic of the Congo 1) (2010)

Congo, Republic of the
registered in other countries: 1 (Democratic
Republic of the Congo 1) (2010)

Cook Islands
total: 34
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 27, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 5
foreign-owned: 23 (Egypt 1, Germany 1, Latvia 1, Lithuania 2, former
Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 6, NZ 1, Russia 1, Sweden 3, Turkey
4, UK 2) (2010)

Costa Rica
total: 1
by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2010)

Croatia
total: 75
by type: bulk carrier 24, cargo 7, chemical tanker 6,
passenger/cargo 27, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Norway 2)
registered in other countries: 33 (Bahamas 1, Belize 1, Liberia 2,
Malta 7, Marshall Islands 12, Panama 2, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 8) (2010)

Cuba
total: 5
by type: cargo 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 2
registered in other countries: 6 (Cyprus 1, former Netherlands
Antilles 1, Panama 4) (2010)

Cyprus
total: 839
by type: bulk carrier 267, cargo 173, chemical tanker 77, container
193, liquefied gas 10, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum
tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle
carrier 4
foreign-owned: 637 (Austria 1, Belgium 2, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, Chile
1, China 6, Cuba 1, Denmark 6, Estonia 7, France 16, Germany 189,
Greece 216, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Israel 1,
Italy 6, Japan 19, Monaco 1, Netherlands 24, Norway 12, Philippines
1, Poland 20, Portugal 2, Russia 47, Singapore 1, Slovenia 4, Spain
7, Sweden 5, Syria 1, UAE 5, UK 7, Ukraine 2, US 7)
registered in other countries: 138 (Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Burma 1,
Cambodia 8, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 4, Hong Kong
3, Liberia 7, Malta 29, Marshall Islands 38, Norway 1, Panama 8,
Russia 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Sierra Leone 1,
Singapore 3, unknown 3) (2010)

Czech Republic
registered in other countries: 1 (Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines 1) (2010)

Denmark
total: 347
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 56, carrier 1, chemical tanker 104,
container 87, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker
38, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 3
foreign-owned: 32 (Germany 10, Greece 1, Iceland 3, Norway 2, Sweden
16)
registered in other countries: 592 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas
59, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 12, Georgia 1,
Gibraltar 6, Hong Kong 41, Isle of Man 26, Italy 4, Jamaica 1,
Liberia 4, Lithuania 8, Malaysia 1, Malta 41, Marshall Islands 7,
Mexico 2, Netherlands 36, former Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 11,
Panama 46, Portugal 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19,
Singapore 125, South Africa 1, Spain 2, Sweden 15, UK 46, Uruguay 1,
US 34, Venezuela 1, unknown 3) (2010)

Dominica
total: 40
by type: bulk carrier 11, cargo 20, chemical tanker 2, petroleum
tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 37 (Australia 1, Estonia 6, Germany 2, Greece 9,
India 2, Latvia 1, Norway 1, Russia 6, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 1,
Syria 2, Turkey 1, Ukraine 2)
registered in other countries: 1 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1) (2010)

Dominican Republic
total: 1
by type: cargo 1
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2008)

Ecuador
total: 41
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9,
petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 7 (Bolivia 1, Panama 6) (2010)

Egypt
total: 66
by type: bulk carrier 11, cargo 24, container 3, passenger/cargo 7,
petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned: 13 (Denmark 1, France 1, Greece 8, Jordan 2, Lebanon
1)
registered in other countries: 52 (Cambodia 12, Cook Islands 1,
Georgia 11, Honduras 2, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 5,
Panama 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4, Saudi Arabia 1,
Sierra Leone 2, unknown 1) (2010)

Equatorial Guinea
total: 4
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Norway 1) (2010)

Eritrea
total: 4
by type: cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2010)

Estonia
total: 24
by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 17, petroleum
tanker 2
foreign-owned: 3 (Germany 1, Norway 2)
registered in other countries: 77 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Belize 1,
Cambodia 1, Cyprus 7, Dominica 6, Finland 2, Latvia 4, Malta 16,
former Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10, Sierra Leone 1, Sweden 3,
Venezuela 1) (2010)

Ethiopia
total: 9
by type: cargo 8, roll on/roll off 1 (2010)

Faroe Islands
total: 26
by type: cargo 11, chemical tanker 6, container 2, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 11 (Norway 6, Sweden 5) (2010)

Fiji
total: 10
by type: passenger 4, passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Australia 2) (2010)

Finland
total: 93
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 26, carrier 1, chemical tanker 6,
container 3, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 16, petroleum tanker 5,
roll on/roll off 28, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: 6 (Cyprus 1, Estonia 2, Iceland 1, Norway 2)
registered in other countries: 52 (Bahamas 8, Germany 5, Gibraltar
2, Liberia 2, Malta 2, Netherlands 14, Norway 1, Panama 2, Sweden
16) (2010)

France
total: 167
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 8, chemical tanker 36, container 25,
liquefied gas 12, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 44, petroleum tanker
17, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 11
foreign-owned: 57 (Belgium 7, China 5, Denmark 12, French Polynesia
12, Germany 1, New Caledonia 3, Norway 1, NZ 1, Singapore 3, Spain
1, Sweden 6, Switzerland 5)
registered in other countries: 146 (Bahamas 19, Belgium 5, Bermuda
1, Canada 1, Cyprus 16, Egypt 1, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 1, Italy 2,
Luxembourg 16, Malta 13, Morocco 4, Netherlands 2, Norway 4, Panama
13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Singapore 3, South Korea 1,
Taiwan 1, UK 33, US 4, unknown 1) (2010)

French Polynesia
registered in other countries: 13 (Cambodia 1,
France 12) (2010)

Gabon
registered in other countries: 2 (Cambodia 1, Panama 1) (2010)

Gambia, The
total: 5
by type: passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1 (2010)

Georgia
total: 193
by type: bulk carrier 18, cargo 151, carrier 1, chemical tanker 3,
container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 3,
refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 7, vehicle carrier 2
foreign-owned: 132 (China 11, Denmark 1, Egypt 11, Germany 4, Greece
3, Hong Kong 4, Israel 1, Italy 2, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Pakistan 1,
Romania 7, Russia 7, Syria 35, Turkey 22, UAE 1, UK 4, Ukraine 15,
US 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (unknown 1) (2010)

Germany
total: 421
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 7, cargo 44, carrier 1,
chemical tanker 15, container 293, liquefied gas 7, passenger 4,
passenger/cargo 27, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 10 (China 2, Finland 5, Greece 1, Sweden 1,
Switzerland 1)
registered in other countries: 3,287 (Antigua and Barbuda 1050,
Australia 2, Bahamas 39, Belize 1, Bermuda 15, Brazil 6, Bulgaria
25, Burma 1, Cayman Islands 6, China 1, Cook Islands 1, Cyprus 189,
Denmark 10, Dominica 2, Estonia 1, France 1, Georgia 4, Gibraltar
125, Hong Kong 10, Isle of Man 56, Italy 1, Jamaica 10, Liberia
1049, Luxembourg 9, Malta 127, Marshall Islands 247, Morocco 2,
Netherlands 92, former Netherlands Antilles 32, NZ 2, Panama 27,
Portugal 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Singapore 30,
Slovakia 4, Spain 5, Sri Lanka 5, Sweden 3, Turkey 1, UK 77, US 3,
Venezuela 1) (2010)

Ghana
total: 4
by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3
foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)

Gibraltar
total: 265
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 139, chemical tanker 65, container
35, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 4,
vehicle carrier 8
foreign-owned: 250 (Belgium 2, Cyprus 1, Denmark 6, Finland 2,
Germany 125, Greece 7, Iceland 1, Italy 4, Jersey 1, Morocco 4,
Netherlands 33, Norway 42, Singapore 1, Sweden 12, UAE 5, UK 4)
registered in other countries: 6 (Liberia 5, Panama 1) (2010)

Greece
total: 886
by type: bulk carrier 263, cargo 53, carrier 1, chemical tanker 72,
container 34, liquefied gas 13, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 116,
petroleum tanker 312, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 62 (Belgium 16, Bermuda 3, Cyprus 4, Italy 5, UK 27,
US 7)
registered in other countries: 2,391 (Antigua and Barbuda 5, Bahamas
209, Barbados 14, Belize 2, Bermuda 2, Brazil 1, Cambodia 2, Cayman
Islands 11, Comoros 3, Cyprus 216, Denmark 1, Dominica 9, Egypt 8,
Georgia 3, Germany 1, Gibraltar 7, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 22,
Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 57, Italy 8, Jamaica 8, Liberia 454, Malta
458, Marshall Islands 358, Mexico 1, Moldova 4, Panama 402,
Philippines 4, Portugal 5, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63, Sao
Tome and Principe 1, Saudi Arabia 4, Singapore 19, Slovakia 1, Togo
1, UAE 3, UK 1, Uruguay 1, Vanuatu 4, Venezuela 4, unknown 8) (2010)

Greenland
total: 1
by type: passenger 1 (2010)

Guyana
total: 8
by type: cargo 6, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1
registered in other countries: 3 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2, unknown 1) (2010)

Honduras
total: 104
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 50, carrier 2, chemical tanker 7,
container 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 22,
refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 49 (Bahrain 5, Canada 1, China 2, Egypt 2, Greece 4,
Hong Kong 1, Israel 1, Japan 4, Lebanon 2, Mexico 1, Montenegro 2,
Panama 1, Singapore 12, South Korea 6, Taiwan 2, Tanzania 1, UK 1,
Vietnam 1) (2010)

Hong Kong
total: 1,429
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 629, cargo 177, carrier 11,
chemical tanker 134, container 274, liquefied gas 37, passenger 4,
passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 139, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle
carrier 8
foreign-owned: 855 (Belgium 16, Bermuda 12, Canada 70, China 432,
Cyprus 3, Denmark 41, France 3, Germany 10, Greece 22, Indonesia 8,
Iran 1, Japan 84, Libya 1, Norway 49, Russia 1, Singapore 13, South
Korea 3, Taiwan 26, UAE 2, UK 27, US 31)
registered in other countries: 297 (Bahamas 2, Bermuda 5, Cambodia
11, China 15, Cyprus 2, Georgia 4, Honduras 1, India 1, Kiribati 1,
Liberia 47, Malaysia 8, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 3, former
Netherlands Antilles 1, NZ 1, Panama 125, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 4, Seychelles 1, Sierra Leone 4, Singapore 38, Thailand
1, Tuvalu 1, UK 8, unknown 11) (2010)

Iceland
total: 2
by type: passenger/cargo 2
registered in other countries: 19 (Antigua and Barbuda 9, Belize 2,
Denmark 3, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Norway 3) (2010)

India
total: 324
by type: bulk carrier 94, cargo 78, chemical tanker 23, container
15, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum
tanker 87
foreign-owned: 8 (China 1, Hong Kong 1, Jersey 1, Malaysia 1, UAE 4)
registered in other countries: 56 (Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Liberia 1,
Malta 4, Marshall Islands 8, Nigeria 1, Panama 17, Singapore 19,
unknown 2) (2010)

Indonesia
total: 1,244
by type: bulk carrier 95, cargo 601, chemical tanker 57, container
112, liquefied gas 17, passenger 47, passenger/cargo 76, petroleum
tanker 214, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 12, specialized
tanker 1, vehicle carrier 8
foreign-owned: 61 (China 1, France 1, Greece 1, Japan 7, Malaysia 1,
Norway 4, Singapore 42, South Korea 1, Taiwan 1, US 2)
registered in other countries: 87 (Bahamas 2, Cambodia 2, Hong Kong
8, Liberia 4, Mongolia 2, Panama 14, Singapore 53, unknown 2) (2010)

Iran
total: 74
by type: bulk carrier 11, cargo 40, chemical tanker 5, container 9,
liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated
cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 78 (Barbados 4, Bolivia 1, Cyprus 10,
Hong Kong 1, Malta 56, Panama 5, Ukraine 1) (2010)

Iraq
total: 2
by type: petroleum tanker 2
registered in other countries: 2 (Marshall Islands 2) (2010)

Ireland
total: 28
by type: cargo 25, chemical tanker 2, container 1
foreign-owned: 5 (Norway 3, US 2)
registered in other countries: 21 (Bahamas 3, Bermuda 2, Cyprus 3,
Isle of Man 1, Kazakhstan 1, Malta 1, Netherlands 7, Panama 1,
Slovakia 1, Sweden 1) (2010)

Isle of Man
total: 292
by type: bulk carrier 45, cargo 49, chemical tanker 48, container 6,
liquefied gas 41, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 91, roll
on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 200 (Bermuda 7, Chile 8, Denmark 26, Germany 56,
Greece 57, Ireland 1, Japan 15, Norway 26, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, US
2) (2010)

Israel
total: 10
by type: cargo 2, container 8
registered in other countries: 51 (Bermuda 3, Cyprus 1, Georgia 1,
Honduras 1, Liberia 31, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 4,
Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3) (2010)

Italy
total: 667
by type: bulk carrier 81, cargo 47, carrier 1, chemical tanker 169,
container 22, liquefied gas 25, passenger 23, passenger/cargo 160,
petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 34,
specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 34
foreign-owned: 78 (Denmark 4, France 2, Germany 1, Greece 8,
Luxembourg 12, Nigeria 1, Norway 6, Sweden 1, Switzerland 6, Taiwan
11, Turkey 3, UK 2, US 21)
registered in other countries: 213 (Bahamas 5, Belize 3, Cayman
Islands 6, Cyprus 6, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 4, Greece 5, Kiribati 1,
Liberia 48, Malta 52, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands 9, Norway 3,
Panama 23, Portugal 10, Russia 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Singapore 3, Slovakia 2, Spain 1,
Sweden 5, Turkey 2, UK 4, unknown 3) (2010)

Jamaica
total: 19
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 5, container 4, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 19 (Denmark 1, Germany 10, Greece 8) (2010)

Japan
total: 673
by type: bulk carrier 152, cargo 31, carrier 3, chemical tanker 28,
container 2, liquefied gas 63, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 120,
petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52,
vehicle carrier 54
foreign-owned: 1 (Norway 1)
registered in other countries: 3,064 (Bahamas 93, Belize 1, Bermuda
2, Burma 1, Cambodia 2, Cayman Islands 19, China 2, Cyprus 19,
Honduras 4, Hong Kong 84, Indonesia 7, Isle of Man 15, Liberia 102,
Malaysia 4, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 41, Netherlands 1, Panama
2347, Philippines 82, Portugal 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 3, Singapore 146, South
Korea 15, Thailand 2, UK 4, Vanuatu 44, unknown 4) (2010)

Jersey
registered in other countries: 11 (Gibraltar 1, India 1,
Marshall Islands 9) (2010)

Jordan
total: 13
by type: cargo 5, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 7 (UAE 7)
registered in other countries: 20 (Bahamas 2, Egypt 2, Panama 13,
Syria 2, unknown 1) (2010)

Kazakhstan
total: 8
by type: petroleum tanker 6, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized
tanker 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Ireland 1) (2010)

Kenya
total: 1
by type: petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 5 (Comoros 1, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)

Kiribati
total: 71
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 32, chemical tanker 6,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 15
foreign-owned: 51 (China 28, Hong Kong 1, Italy 1, Singapore 11,
South Korea 2, Taiwan 5, Turkey 3) (2010)

Korea, North
total: 158
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 129, carrier 1, container 3,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 3, roll
on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 19 (Belgium 1, China 1, Nigeria 1, Romania 1,
Singapore 2, South Korea 1, Syria 6, UAE 6)
registered in other countries: 5 (Mongolia 1, Sierra Leone 1,
unknown 3) (2010)

Korea, South
total: 819
by type: bulk carrier 201, cargo 246, carrier 5, chemical tanker
132, container 69, liquefied gas 40, passenger 5, passenger/cargo
21, petroleum tanker 67, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 9,
vehicle carrier 9
foreign-owned: 33 (China 9, France 1, Japan 15, US 8)
registered in other countries: 438 (Cambodia 11, Ghana 1, Honduras
6, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 1, Kiribati 2, Liberia 1, Malta 3,
Marshall Islands 25, North Korea 1, Panama 366, Philippines 1,
Russia 1, Singapore 9, Tuvalu 1, unknown 6) (2010)

Kuwait
total: 30
by type: bulk carrier 1, carrier 3, container 6, liquefied gas 4,
petroleum tanker 16
registered in other countries: 47 (Bahamas 2, Bahrain 5, Comoros 1,
Libya 1, Malta 2, Panama 12, Qatar 7, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saudi
Arabia 4, UAE 10) (2010)

Laos
total: 1
by type: cargo 1 (2008)

Latvia
total: 13
by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum
tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 4 (Estonia 4)
registered in other countries: 90 (Antigua and Barbuda 16, Belize
10, Cambodia 1, Comoros 1, Cook Islands 1, Dominica 1, Georgia 1,
Liberia 9, Malta 11, Marshall Islands 18, Panama 4, Saint Kitts and
Nevis 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15) (2010)

Lebanon
total: 29
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 12, carrier 11, refrigerated cargo 1,
vehicle carrier 2
foreign-owned: 3 (Syria 3)
registered in other countries: 40 (Barbados 2, Cambodia 6, Comoros
3, Egypt 1, Georgia 1, Honduras 2, Liberia 1, Malta 7, Moldova 1,
Panama 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4, Syria 2, Togo 6,
unknown 2) (2010)

Liberia
total: 2,512
by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 507, cargo 136, carrier 1,
chemical tanker 232, combination ore/oil 6, container 875, liquefied
gas 93, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 509,
refrigerated cargo 109, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 10,
vehicle carrier 25
foreign-owned: 2,356 (Angola 1, Argentina 3, Australia 2, Belgium 1,
Bermuda 4, Brazil 20, Canada 4, Chile 7, China 10, Croatia 2, Cyprus
7, Denmark 4, Finland 2, Germany 1049, Gibraltar 5, Greece 454, Hong
Kong 47, India 1, Indonesia 4, Isle of Man 19, Israel 31, Italy 48,
Japan 102, Latvia 9, Lebanon 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands 35, Nigeria
4, Norway 42, Poland 13, Qatar 5, Romania 3, Russia 108, Saudi
Arabia 24, Singapore 27, Slovenia 5, South Korea 1, Sweden 10,
Switzerland 17, Syria 1, Taiwan 88, Turkey 15, UAE 27, UK 25,
Ukraine 16, Uruguay 1, US 39, Vietnam 3) (2010)

Libya
total: 27
by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum
tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 5 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1, Syria 2, UK 1)
registered in other countries: 5 (Hong Kong 1, Malta 4) (2010)

Lithuania
total: 42
by type: cargo 22, container 1, passenger/cargo 6, refrigerated
cargo 11, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 8 (Denmark 8)
registered in other countries: 29 (Antigua and Barbuda 4, Belize 2,
Comoros 3, Cook Islands 2, Norway 1, Panama 4, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 10, unknown 3) (2010)

Luxembourg
total: 47
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 16, container 10,
passenger 3, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 10
foreign-owned: 45 (Belgium 9, France 16, Germany 9, Netherlands 2,
Switzerland 1, UK 5, US 3)
registered in other countries: 16 (Italy 12, Malta 3, Panama 1)
(2010)

Madagascar
total: 8
by type: cargo 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2 (2010)

Malaysia
total: 321
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 97, carrier 2, chemical tanker 45,
container 44, liquefied gas 35, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker
79, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 4
foreign-owned: 35 (Denmark 1, Hong Kong 8, Japan 4, Nigeria 1,
Russia 2, Singapore 19)
registered in other countries: 79 (Bahamas 13, India 1, Indonesia 1,
Malta 1, Marshall Islands 11, Panama 12, Papua New Guinea 1,
Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore
27, Thailand 3, Tuvalu 1, US 2, unknown 3) (2010)

Maldives
total: 24
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 20, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated
cargo 2
registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 3, Tuvalu 1) (2010)

Malta
total: 1,571
by type: bulk carrier 522, cargo 377, carrier 1, chemical tanker
280, container 91, liquefied gas 31, passenger 45, passenger/cargo
22, petroleum tanker 141, refrigerated cargo 14, roll on/roll off
30, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 15
foreign-owned: 1,401 (Angola 7, Austria 1, Azerbaijan 1, Bahamas 1,
Bangladesh 1, Belgium 14, Bermuda 8, Bulgaria 7, Canada 1, China 11,
Croatia 7, Cyprus 29, Denmark 41, Egypt 1, Estonia 16, Finland 2,
France 13, Germany 127, Greece 458, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 56,
Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 52, Japan 5, Kuwait 2, Latvia 11, Lebanon
7, Libya 4, Luxembourg 3, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 2, Nigeria 1,
Norway 84, Poland 22, Portugal 3, Romania 8, Russia 47, Singapore 3,
Slovenia 4, South Korea 3, Spain 10, Sweden 3, Switzerland 14, Syria
5, Turkey 211, UAE 1, UK 16, Ukraine 30, US 35)
registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 2) (2010)

Marshall Islands
total: 1,381
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 415, cargo 63, chemical
tanker 314, combination ore/oil 2, container 206, liquefied gas 83,
passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 259, refrigerated
cargo 14, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 7
foreign-owned: 1,284 (Australia 1, Bermuda 34, Brazil 1, Canada 4,
China 16, Croatia 12, Cyprus 38, Denmark 7, Egypt 1, Germany 247,
Greece 358, Hong Kong 3, India 8, Iraq 2, Isle of Man 2, Israel 1,
Italy 1, Japan 41, Jersey 9, Latvia 18, Malaysia 11, Mexico 4,
Monaco 21, Netherlands 16, Norway 57, Pakistan 1, Qatar 24, Romania
2, Russia 6, Singapore 28, Slovenia 6, South Korea 25, Switzerland
12, Taiwan 2, Turkey 72, UAE 17, UK 7, Ukraine 1, US 168) (2010)

Mauritius
total: 3
by type: passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)

Mexico
total: 60
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 3, chemical tanker 12, liquefied gas
4, passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 22, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 5 (Denmark 2, Greece 1, South Africa 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 18 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Honduras
1, Marshall Islands 4, Panama 6, Portugal 1, Spain 2, Venezuela 1,
unknown 1) (2010)

Micronesia, Federated States of
total: 3
by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2 (2010)

Moldova
total: 107
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 89, chemical tanker 2,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 6
foreign-owned: 63 (Belgium 2, Egypt 5, Greece 4, Israel 4, Lebanon
1, Romania 2, Russia 5, Syria 3, Turkey 18, UK 6, Ukraine 12, Yemen
1) (2010)

Monaco
registered in other countries: 68 (Bahamas 14, Bermuda 2,
Comoros 1, Cyprus 1, Liberia 10, Marshall Islands 21, Norway 1,
Panama 14, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 1) (2010)

Mongolia
total: 58
by type: bulk carrier 20, cargo 29, chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas
2, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 44 (Indonesia 2, North Korea 1, Russia 4, Singapore
1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, Vietnam 34) (2010)

Montenegro
total: 2
by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries: 5 (Bahamas 2, Honduras 2, Slovakia 1)
(2010)

Morocco
total: 30
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 7, passenger/cargo
15, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 6 (France 4, Germany 2)
registered in other countries: 5 (Gibraltar 4, Panama 1) (2010)

Mozambique
total: 2
by type: cargo 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Belgium 2) (2010)

Namibia
total: 1
by type: cargo 1 (2010)

Netherlands
total: 706
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 464, carrier 21, chemical tanker 57,
container 73, liquefied gas 19, passenger 17, passenger/cargo 15,
petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 21,
specialized tanker 3
foreign-owned: 217 (Australia 1, Denmark 36, Finland 14, France 2,
Germany 92, Ireland 7, Italy 9, Japan 1, Norway 18, Sweden 18, UAE
4, US 15)
registered in other countries: 240 (Antigua and Barbuda 18,
Australia 1, Bahamas 22, Belize 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 1, Cyprus 24,
Gibraltar 33, Liberia 35, Luxembourg 2, Malta 2, Marshall Islands
16, former Netherlands Antilles 52, Panama 8, Paraguay 1,
Philippines 18, Portugal 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,
Singapore 1, unknown 1) (2010)

New Caledonia
registered in other countries: 3 (France 3) (2010)

New Zealand
total: 14
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1,
passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 7 (Australia 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, South Africa
1, Switzerland 2)
registered in other countries: 6 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Cook
Islands 1, France 1, Samoa 1, UK 1) (2010)

Nigeria
total: 98
by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 30, liquefied gas 2,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 60, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 4 (India 1, Spain 1, UK 2)
registered in other countries: 37 (Bahamas 2, Belize 2, Bermuda 11,
Comoros 1, Italy 1, Liberia 4, Malaysia 1, Malta 1, North Korea 1,
Panama 7, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Seychelles 1, unknown
4) (2010)

Norway
total: 632
by type: bulk carrier 43, cargo 133, carrier 5, chemical tanker 139,
combination ore/oil 12, container 1, liquefied gas 53, passenger 3,
passenger/cargo 116, petroleum tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 14,
roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 46
foreign-owned: 104 (Bermuda 5, Canada 1, China 25, Cyprus 1, Denmark
11, Estonia 1, Finland 1, France 4, Iceland 3, Italy 3, Lithuania 1,
Monaco 1, Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 3, Sweden 33, US 9)
registered in other countries: 940 (Antigua and Barbuda 9, Australia
1, Bahamas 198, Barbados 41, Belize 3, Bermuda 5, Brazil 3, Canada
4, Chile 1, Comoros 2, Cook Islands 6, Croatia 2, Cyprus 12, Denmark
2, Dominica 1, Equatorial Guinea 1, Estonia 2, Faroe Islands 6,
Finland 2, France 1, Gibraltar 42, Hong Kong 49, Indonesia 4,
Ireland 3, Isle of Man 26, Italy 6, Japan 1, Liberia 42, Libya 1,
Malta 84, Marshall Islands 57, Netherlands 18, former Netherlands
Antilles 2, Panama 89, Portugal 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 12, Singapore 132, Spain 10, Sweden 3, UK
39, US 10, Vanuatu 1, Venezuela 1, unknown 4) (2010)

Oman
total: 4
by type: chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2
registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 8, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 1) (2010)

Pakistan
total: 10
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 4, petroleum tanker 5
registered in other countries: 14 (Comoros 3, Georgia 1, Marshall
Islands 1, Panama 5, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 1) (2010)

Panama
total: 6,379
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 2,383, cargo 1,129, carrier
18, chemical tanker 626, combination ore/oil 3, container 751,
liquefied gas 192, passenger 42, passenger/cargo 61, petroleum
tanker 576, refrigerated cargo 212, roll on/roll off 100,
specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 282
foreign-owned: 5,244 (Albania 3, Argentina 7, Australia 5,
Azerbaijan 1, Bahamas 7, Bangladesh 3, Belgium 2, Bermuda 15, Brazil
3, Bulgaria 6, Burma 3, Canada 5, Chile 17, China 574, Colombia 2,
Croatia 2, Cuba 4, Cyprus 8, Denmark 46, Ecuador 6, Egypt 11,
Finland 2, France 13, Gabon 1, Germany 27, Gibraltar 1, Greece 402,
Hong Kong 125, India 17, Indonesia 14, Iran 5, Ireland 1, Isle of
Man 11, Israel 1, Italy 23, Japan 2347, Jordan 13, Kuwait 12, Latvia
4, Lebanon 2, Lithuania 4, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 12, Maldives 3,
Malta 2, Mexico 6, Monaco 14, Morocco 1, Netherlands 8, Nigeria 7,
Norway 89, Oman 8, Pakistan 5, Peru 12, Philippines 6, Poland 3,
Portugal 9, Qatar 1, Romania 2, Russia 39, Saudi Arabia 8, Singapore
79, South Korea 366, Spain 40, Sweden 1, Switzerland 22, Syria 42,
Taiwan 337, Tanzania 2, Thailand 6, Tunisia 1, Turkey 79, UAE 83, UK
33, Ukraine 11, US 102, Venezuela 8, Vietnam 37, Yemen 4)
registered in other countries: 1 (Honduras 1) (2010)

Papua New Guinea
total: 28
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 24, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 7 (Malaysia 1, UAE 6) (2010)

Paraguay
total: 23
by type: cargo 15, carrier 1, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum
tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Argentina 5, Netherlands 1) (2010)

Peru
total: 13
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum
tanker 7
foreign-owned: 1 (Bahamas 1)
registered in other countries: 13 (Belize 1, Panama 12) (2010)

Philippines
total: 428
by type: bulk carrier 75, cargo 135, carrier 16, chemical tanker 26,
container 13, liquefied gas 5, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 68,
petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 12,
vehicle carrier 9
foreign-owned: 156 (Bermuda 43, China 4, Greece 4, Japan 82,
Malaysia 1, Netherlands 18, Singapore 1, South Korea 1, Taiwan 1,
UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 7 (Cyprus 1, Panama 6) (2010)

Poland
total: 10
by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries: 104 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas
32, Cyprus 20, Liberia 13, Malta 22, Norway 2, Panama 3, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 2, Vanuatu 7) (2010)

Portugal
total: 111
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 33, carrier 1, chemical tanker 17,
container 8, liquefied gas 9, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 5,
petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 9
foreign-owned: 80 (Belgium 8, Denmark 4, Germany 13, Greece 5, Italy
10, Japan 9, Mexico 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Spain 15, Sweden 6,
Switzerland 3, US 4)
registered in other countries: 14 (Cyprus 2, Malta 3, Panama 9)
(2010)

Puerto Rico
total: 3
by type: roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 3 (US 3)
registered in other countries: 1 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1) (2008)

Qatar
total: 29
by type: bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 14, liquefied
gas 6, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned: 7 (Kuwait 7)
registered in other countries: 30 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 24,
Panama 1) (2010)

Romania
total: 15
by type: cargo 10, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 35 (Cambodia 1, Georgia 7, Liberia 3,
Malta 8, Marshall Islands 2, Moldova 2, North Korea 1, Panama 2,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 4, Syria 1, Togo 1,
unknown 1) (2010)

Russia
total: 1,097
by type: bulk carrier 22, cargo 634, carrier 2, chemical tanker 38,
combination ore/oil 39, container 13, passenger 15, passenger/cargo
6, petroleum tanker 236, refrigerated cargo 77, roll on/roll off 11,
specialized tanker 4
foreign-owned: 145 (Belgium 4, Cyprus 11, Italy 9, South Korea 1,
Switzerland 4, Turkey 104, Ukraine 12)
registered in other countries: 443 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Belize
32, Bulgaria 2, Cambodia 60, Comoros 21, Cook Islands 1, Cyprus 47,
Dominica 6, Georgia 7, Hong Kong 1, Liberia 108, Malaysia 2, Malta
47, Marshall Islands 6, Moldova 5, Mongolia 4, Panama 39, Saint
Kitts and Nevis 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15, Sierra
Leone 6, Vanuatu 1, unknown 19) (2010)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
total: 160
by type: bulk carrier 20, cargo 92, chemical tanker 4, combination
ore/oil 1, container 3, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 5,
petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 94 (Bahrain 1, Belgium 1, China 1, Estonia 3, Italy
1, Japan 3, Kuwait 3, Latvia 2, Malaysia 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 3,
Russia 11, Singapore 5, Syria 5, Turkey 22, UAE 17, UK 2, Ukraine
10, US 1, Yemen 1) (2010)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 444
by type: bulk carrier 76, cargo 274, carrier 16, chemical tanker 4,
container 21, liquefied gas 3, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 9,
petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 15,
specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 382 (Austria 2, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 6, Bermuda 1,
Bulgaria 10, China 82, Croatia 8, Cyprus 2, Czech Republic 1,
Denmark 19, Dominica 1, Egypt 4, Estonia 10, France 2, Germany 2,
Greece 63, Guyana 2, Hong Kong 4, Israel 3, Italy 5, Japan 3, Kenya
2, Latvia 15, Lebanon 4, Lithuania 10, Monaco 3, Netherlands 2,
Nigeria 1, Norway 12, Oman 1, Pakistan 1, Poland 1, Romania 1,
Russia 15, Slovenia 2, Sweden 2, Switzerland 5, Syria 13, Turkey 18,
UAE 4, UK 7, Ukraine 12, US 19, Venezuela 1) (2010)

Samoa
total: 2
by type: passenger/cargo 1, cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (NZ 1) (2010)

Sao Tome and Principe
total: 3
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Greece 1) (2010)

Saudi Arabia
total: 74
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 22, container 4, liquefied gas 2,
passenger/cargo 11, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 3, roll
on/roll off 8
foreign-owned: 15 (Egypt 1, Greece 4, Kuwait 4, UAE 6)
registered in other countries: 55 (Bahamas 16, Dominica 3, Liberia
24, Norway 3, Panama 8) (2010)

Senegal
total: 1
by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2010)

Seychelles
total: 9
by type: cargo 1, carrier 1, chemical tanker 6, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: 3 (Hong Kong 1, Nigeria 1, South Africa 1) (2010)

Sierra Leone
total: 189
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 131, carrier 1, chemical tanker 12,
container 3, liquefied gas 3, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 6,
petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3,
vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 91 (Bangladesh 1, China 12, Cyprus 1, Egypt 2,
Estonia 1, Hong Kong 4, Japan 3, Malaysia 1, North Korea 1, Romania
4, Russia 6, Singapore 5, Syria 20, Taiwan 1, Turkey 14, UAE 6, UK
1, Ukraine 5, US 1, Yemen 2) (2010)

Singapore
total: 1,422
by type: bulk carrier 183, cargo 88, carrier 6, chemical tanker 233,
container 321, liquefied gas 117, petroleum tanker 404, refrigerated
cargo 5, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 52
foreign-owned: 850 (Australia 11, Bangladesh 2, Bermuda 21, Chile 7,
China 26, Cyprus 3, Denmark 125, France 3, Germany 30, Greece 19,
Hong Kong 38, India 19, Indonesia 53, Italy 3, Japan 146, Malaysia
27, Netherlands 1, Norway 132, Slovenia 1, South Africa 3, South
Korea 9, Sweden 9, Switzerland 4, Taiwan 79, Thailand 30, UAE 10, UK
6, US 33)
registered in other countries: 327 (Australia 2, Bahamas 7,
Bangladesh 3, Belize 7, Cambodia 4, Cyprus 1, Dominica 1, France 3,
Gibraltar 1, Honduras 12, Hong Kong 13, Indonesia 42, Isle of Man 1,
Kiribati 11, Liberia 27, Malaysia 19, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 28,
Mongolia 1, North Korea 2, Panama 79, Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and
Nevis 5, Sierra Leone 5, Thailand 1, Tuvalu 25, US 17, unknown 6)
(2010)

Slovakia
total: 23
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 19, refrigerated cargo 3
foreign-owned: 21 (Germany 4, Greece 1, Ireland 1, Italy 2,
Montenegro 1, Poland 2, Slovenia 1, Turkey 2, Ukraine 7) (2010)

Slovenia
registered in other countries: 25 (Antigua and Barbuda 1,
Bahamas 1, Cyprus 4, Liberia 5, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Singapore 1, Slovakia 1) (2010)

Somalia
total: 1
by type: cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1) (2008)

South Africa
total: 4
by type: container 1, petroleum tanker 3
foreign-owned: 1 (Denmark 1)
registered in other countries: 11 (Mexico 1, NZ 1, Seychelles 1,
Singapore 3, UK 5) (2010)

Spain
total: 138
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 17, chemical tanker 12, container 8,
liquefied gas 13, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker
17, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 26 (Canada 5, Denmark 2, Germany 5, Italy 1, Mexico
2, Norway 10, Switzerland 1)
registered in other countries: 107 (Angola 1, Argentina 3, Bahamas
9, Belize 1, Brazil 12, Cape Verde 1, Cyprus 7, France 1, Malta 10,
Nigeria 1, Panama 40, Portugal 15, Uruguay 5, Venezuela 1) (2010)

Sri Lanka
total: 22
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum
tanker 3
foreign-owned: 5 (Germany 5) (2010)

Sudan
total: 2
by type: cargo 2 (2010)

Suriname
total: 1
by type: cargo 1 (2008)

Sweden
total: 163
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 20, carrier 1, chemical tanker 31,
passenger 5, passenger/cargo 37, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll
off 32, vehicle carrier 21
foreign-owned: 46 (Denmark 15, Estonia 3, Finland 16, Germany 3,
Ireland 1, Italy 5, Norway 3)
registered in other countries: 194 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Bahamas
6, Barbados 6, Bermuda 17, Cook Islands 3, Cyprus 5, Denmark 16,
Faroe Islands 5, France 6, Germany 1, Gibraltar 12, Isle of Man 1,
Italy 1, Liberia 10, Malta 3, Netherlands 18, former Netherlands
Antilles 1, Norway 33, Panama 1, Portugal 6, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 2, Singapore 9, UK 25, US 5, unknown 1) (2010)

Switzerland
total: 35
by type: bulk carrier 15, cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, container 4,
petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 109 (Antigua and Barbuda 7, Bahamas
2, Cayman Islands 1, France 5, Germany 1, Italy 6, Liberia 17,
Luxembourg 1, Malta 14, Marshall Islands 12, NZ 2, Panama 22,
Portugal 3, Russia 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Singapore
4, Spain 1, Tonga 1, Tuvalu 1) (2010)

Syria
total: 41
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 30, carrier 3, container 1
foreign-owned: 5 (Jordan 2, Lebanon 2, Romania 1)
registered in other countries: 199 (Barbados 1, Belize 2, Bolivia 4,
Cambodia 22, Comoros 6, Cyprus 1, Dominica 2, Georgia 35, Lebanon 3,
Liberia 1, Libya 2, Malta 5, Moldova 3, North Korea 6, Panama 42,
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13, Sierra
Leone 20, Togo 5, unknown 8) (2010)

Taiwan
total: 101
by type: bulk carrier 28, cargo 19, chemical tanker 2, container 27,
passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 7, roll
on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (France 1, Vietnam 1)
registered in other countries: 574 (Cambodia 1, Honduras 2, Hong
Kong 26, Indonesia 1, Italy 11, Kiribati 5, Liberia 88, Marshall
Islands 2, Panama 337, Philippines 1, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 79,
Thailand 1, UK 11, unknown 8) (2010)

Tanzania
total: 72
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 43, carrier 4, chemical tanker 2,
container 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 15
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 3 (Honduras 1, Panama 2) (2010)

Thailand
total: 382
by type: bulk carrier 30, cargo 116, chemical tanker 23, container
19, liquefied gas 36, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum
tanker 120, refrigerated cargo 27
foreign-owned: 15 (China 1, Hong Kong 1, Japan 2, Malaysia 3,
Singapore 1, Taiwan 1, UK 6)
registered in other countries: 41 (Bahamas 4, Panama 6, Singapore
30, Tuvalu 1) (2010)

Timor-Leste
total: 1
by type: passenger/cargo 1 (2010)

Togo
total: 53
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 40, chemical tanker 2, container 2,
petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 23 (China 2, Greece 1, Lebanon 6, Romania 1, Syria 5,
Turkey 4, UAE 1, UK 3) (2010)

Tonga
total: 10
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 6, carrier 1, liquefied gas 1,
passenger/cargo 1
foreign-owned: 3 (Australia 1, Switzerland 1, UK 1) (2010)

Trinidad and Tobago
total: 6
by type: passenger 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 2 (Bahamas 1, unknown 1) (2010)

Tunisia
total: 11
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo
4, roll on/roll off 2
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2010)

Turkey
total: 645
by type: bulk carrier 95, cargo 290, chemical tanker 85, combination
ore/oil 1, container 40, liquefied gas 6, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 59, petroleum tanker 31, refrigerated cargo 1, roll
on/roll off 34, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 3 (Germany 1, Italy 2)
registered in other countries: 686 (Albania 1, Antigua and Barbuda
7, Azerbaijan 1, Bahamas 3, Barbados 1, Belize 18, Cambodia 26,
Comoros 16, Cook Islands 4, Dominica 1, Georgia 22, Italy 3,
Kiribati 3, Liberia 15, Malta 211, Marshall Islands 72, Moldova 18,
Mongolia 1, former Netherlands Antilles 8, Panama 79, Russia 104,
Saint Kitts and Nevis 22, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18,
Sierra Leone 14, Slovakia 2, Tanzania 7, Togo 4, Turkmenistan 1,
Tuvalu 1, UK 1, unknown 2) (2010)

Turkmenistan
total: 9
by type: cargo 4, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Turkey 1) (2010)

Turks and Caicos Islands
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1)
(2008)

Tuvalu
total: 66
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 20, chemical tanker 16, container 3,
passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 15, refrigerated
cargo 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 49 (Thailand 1, Vietnam 6, Turkey 1, Switzerland 1,
South Korea 1, Singapore 25, Maldives 1, Malaysia 1, Kenya 1, Hong
Kong 1, China 9, Ukraine 1) (2010)

Ukraine
total: 160
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 123, chemical tanker 1, passenger 5,
passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 11,
specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 1 (Iran 1)
registered in other countries: 197 (Belize 6, Cambodia 37, Comoros
10, Cyprus 2, Dominica 2, Georgia 15, Liberia 16, Malta 30, Marshall
Islands 1, Moldova 12, Mongolia 1, Panama 11, Russia 12, Saint Kitts
and Nevis 10, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12, Sierra Leone 5,
Slovakia 7, Tuvalu 1, Vanuatu 3, unknown 4) (2010)

United Arab Emirates
total: 57
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 9, chemical tanker 7, container 7,
liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 24, roll
on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 13 (Greece 3, Kuwait 10)
registered in other countries: 278 (Bahamas 27, Belize 5, Cambodia
2, Comoros 11, Cyprus 5, Georgia 1, Gibraltar 5, Hong Kong 2, India
4, Iran 1, Jordan 7, Liberia 27, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 17,
Mexico 1, Netherlands 4, North Korea 6, Panama 83, Papua New Guinea
6, Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 17, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 4, Saudi Arabia 6, Sierra Leone 6, Singapore 10, Tanzania
1, Togo 1, UK 9, Vanuatu 1, unknown 7) (2010)

United Kingdom
total: 527
by type: bulk carrier 30, cargo 70, carrier 3, chemical tanker 71,
container 190, liquefied gas 10, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 67,
petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 29,
vehicle carrier 24
foreign-owned: 292 (US 11)
registered in other countries: 275 (Algeria 12, Antigua and Barbuda
2, Argentina 2, Australia 5, Bahamas 24, Barbados 7, Belgium 2,
Belize 4, Bermuda 11, Cambodia 3, Cape Verde 2, Cayman Islands 2,
Comoros 1, Cook Islands 2, Cyprus 7, Georgia 4, Gibraltar 4, Greece
27, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 27, Italy 2, Liberia 44, Libya 1,
Luxembourg 5, Malta 16, Marshall Islands 9, Moldova 6, Nigeria 2,
Panama 44, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 6, Thailand 6, Togo 3, Tonga 1, US 4,
unknown 1) (2010)

United States
total: 418
by type: barge carrier 6, bulk carrier 58, cargo 58, carrier 3,
chemical tanker 30, container 87, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 56,
petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 27,
vehicle carrier 27
foreign-owned: 86 (Australia 1, Bermuda 5, Canada 1, Denmark 34,
France 4, Germany 3, Malaysia 2, Norway 10, Singapore 17, Sweden 5,
UK 4)
registered in other countries: 734 (Antigua and Barbuda 6, Australia
2, Bahamas 100, Belgium 2, Bermuda 25, Cambodia 4, Canada 9, Cayman
Islands 54, Comoros 2, Cyprus 7, Georgia 1, Greece 7, Hong Kong 31,
Indonesia 2, Ireland 2, Isle of Man 2, Italy 21, Liberia 39,
Luxembourg 3, Malta 35, Marshall Islands 168, Netherlands 15, Norway
9, Panama 102, Portugal 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines 19, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 33, South Korea 8,
UK 11, unknown 8) (2010)

Uruguay
total: 18
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, passenger/cargo
7, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 9 (Argentina 2, Denmark 1, Greece 1, Spain 5)
registered in other countries: 1 (Liberia 1) (2010)

Vanuatu
total: 72
by type: bulk carrier 35, cargo 5, container 1, liquefied gas 2,
passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 26, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 70 (Australia 2, Belgium 1, Canada 5, Greece 4, Japan
44, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Poland 7, Russia 1, UAE 1, Ukraine 3) (2010)

Venezuela
total: 59
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas
5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 16
foreign-owned: 10 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico
1, Norway 1, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 8, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 1) (2010)

Vietnam
total: 537
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 103, cargo 330, chemical
tanker 24, container 20, liquefied gas 7, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 46, refrigerated cargo 2, roll
on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
registered in other countries: 84 (Cambodia 1, Honduras 1, Liberia
3, Mongolia 34, Panama 37, Taiwan 1, Tuvalu 6, unknown 1) (2010)

Wallis and Futuna
total: 8
by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 6
foreign-owned: 8 (France 6, French Polynesia 2) (2008)

Yemen
total: 6
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll
on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 14 (Moldova 1, Panama 4, Saint Kitts
and Nevis 1, Sierra Leone 2, unknown 6) (2010)

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Field Listing :: National holiday

This entry gives the primary national day of celebration - usually
independence day.
Country

National holiday

Afghanistan
Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

Albania
Independence Day, 28 November (1912)

Algeria
Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

American Samoa
Flag Day, 17 April (1900)

Andorra
Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)

Angola
Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

Anguilla
Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)

Antigua and Barbuda
Independence Day (National Day), 1 November
(1981)

Argentina
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Armenia
Independence Day, 21 September (1991)

Aruba
Flag Day, 18 March (1976)

Australia
Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated
as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and
New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25
April (1915)

Austria
National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the
passage of the law on permanent neutrality

Azerbaijan
Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May
(1918)

Bahamas, The
Independence Day, 10 July (1973)

Bahrain
National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was
the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date
of independence from British protection

Bangladesh
Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971
is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is
Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of
Bangladesh

Barbados
Independence Day, 30 November (1966)

Belarus
Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the
date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the
date of independence from the Soviet Union

Belgium
21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King LEOPOLD I

Belize
Independence Day, 21 September (1981)

Benin
National Day, 1 August (1960)

Bermuda
Bermuda Day, 24 May

Bhutan
National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king),
17 December (1907)

Bolivia
Independence Day, 6 August (1825)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Day, 25 November (1943)

Botswana
Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Brazil
Independence Day, 7 September (1822)

British Virgin Islands
Territory Day, 1 July (1956)

Brunei
National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was
the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date
of independence from British protection

Bulgaria
Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

Burkina Faso
Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates
the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French
Community

Burma
Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February
(1947)

Burundi
Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

Cambodia
Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Cameroon
Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)

Canada
Canada Day, 1 July (1867)

Cape Verde
Independence Day, 5 July (1975)

Cayman Islands
Constitution Day, first Monday in July

Central African Republic
Republic Day, 1 December (1958)

Chad
Independence Day, 11 August (1960)

Chile
Independence Day, 18 September (1810)

China
Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China,
1 October (1949)

Christmas Island
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Colombia
Independence Day, 20 July (1810)

Comoros
Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Independence Day, 30 June (1960)

Congo, Republic of the
Independence Day, 15 August (1960)

Cook Islands
Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)

Costa Rica
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Cote d'Ivoire
Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

Croatia
Independence Day, 8 October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was
the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a
three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the
Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8
October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia

Cuba
Triumph of the Revolution, 1 January (1959)

Curacao
Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession
to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and
1980)

Cyprus
Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots
celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

Czech Republic
Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

Denmark
none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is
generally viewed as the National Day

Djibouti
Independence Day, 27 June (1977)

Dominica
Independence Day, 3 November (1978)

Dominican Republic
Independence Day, 27 February (1844)

Ecuador
Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)

Egypt
Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)

El Salvador
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Equatorial Guinea
Independence Day, 12 October (1968)

Eritrea
Independence Day, 24 May (1993)

Estonia
Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February
1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet
Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence
from the Soviet Union

Ethiopia
National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

European Union
Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday,
the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of the European
Coal and Steel Community to achieve an organized Europe

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)

Faroe Islands
Olaifest (Olavsoka ), 29 July

Fiji
Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)

Finland
Independence Day, 6 December (1917)

France
Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often
incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually
commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the
storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of
a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete
Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July)

French Polynesia
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Gabon
Independence Day, 17 August (1960)

Gambia, The
Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

Georgia
Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the
date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date
of independence from the Soviet Union

Germany
Unity Day, 3 October (1990)

Ghana
Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

Gibraltar
National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the
national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join
Spain

Greece
Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Greenland
June 21 (longest day)

Grenada
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Guam
Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)

Guatemala
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Guernsey
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Guinea
Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

Guinea-Bissau
Independence Day, 24 September (1973)

Guyana
Republic Day, 23 February (1970)

Haiti
Independence Day, 1 January (1804)

Holy See (Vatican City)
Election Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 19 April
(2005)

Honduras
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Hong Kong
National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's
Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is
celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment
Day

Hungary
Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August

Iceland
Independence Day, 17 June (1944)

India
Republic Day, 26 January (1950)

Indonesia
Independence Day, 17 August (1945)

Iran
Republic Day, 1 April (1979)

Iraq
Republic Day, July 14 (1958); note - the Government of Iraq has
yet to declare an official national holiday but still observes
Republic Day

Ireland
Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Isle of Man
Tynwald Day, 5 July

Israel
Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared
independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and
the holiday may occur in April or May

Italy
Republic Day, 2 June (1946)

Jamaica
Independence Day, 6 August (1962)

Japan
Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)

Jersey
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Jordan
Independence Day, 25 May (1946)

Kazakhstan
Independence Day, 16 December (1991)

Kenya
Independence Day, 12 December (1963)

Kiribati
Independence Day, 12 July (1979)

Korea, North
Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK), 9 September (1948)

Korea, South
Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)

Kosovo
Independence Day, 17 February (2008)

Kuwait
National Day, 25 February (1950)

Kyrgyzstan
Independence Day, 31 August (1991)

Laos
Republic Day, 2 December (1975)