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| Statistics for the shipping industry of United States |
| Total: 465 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) |
| Totalling: 10,590,325 GRT/13,273,133 metric tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Cargo ships |
| Bulk ships |
67 |
| Barge carrier |
7 |
| Cargo ship |
91 |
| Container ships |
76 |
| Roll-on / roll-off ships |
27 |
| Vehicle carrier |
20 |
| Tankers |
| Chemical tanker ships |
20 |
| Specialized tanker ships |
1 |
| Petroleum tanker ships |
76 |
| Passenger ships |
| General passenger ships |
19 |
| Combined passenger/cargo |
58 |
| Foreign ownership and documentation |
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| Note: Of these, 51 are foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 4, Denmark 24, Germany 2, Greece 1, Malaysia 4, Netherlands 4, Norway 2, Singapore 2, Sweden 5, Taiwan 1. 700 United States ships are registered in other countries: Antigua and Barbuda 7, Australia 3, Bahamas 121, Belize 5, Bermuda 27, Cambodia 8, Canada 2, Cayman Islands 41, Comoros 2, Cyprus 7, Greece 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 21, Ireland 2, Isle of Man 3, Italy 15, North Korea 3, South Korea 7, Liberia 93, Luxembourg 3, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 143, Netherlands 13, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 13, Panama 94, Peru 1, Philippines 8, Portugal 1, Puerto Rico 3, Qatar 1, Russia 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 7, Spain 7, Sweden 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, United Kingdom 6, Vanuatu 1, Wallis and Futuna 1. 2006 estimates. |
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| Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. |
