Thursday 28 April 2011

ARTICLE: The World's Top Ship Registries (Flag States)*

From the below table it is interesting to note that the world's top five ship registries account for over half of the world's registered deadweight tonnage. 


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RANK - REGISTRY - PERCENTAGE SHARE OF WORLD'S REGISTERED TONNAGE 
1.    PANAMA  -  22.63 %
2.    LIBERIA  -  11.14 %
3.    MARSHALL ISLANDS  -  6.10 %
4.    HONG KONG  -  5.84 %
5.    GREECE  -  5.30 %
6.    BAHAMAS  -  5.02 %
7.    SINGAPORE  -  4.83 %
8.    MALTA  -  4.40 %
9.    CHINA  -  3.54 %
10.  CYPRUS  -  2.45 %
11.  SOUTH KOREA  -  1.63 %
12.  NORWAY  -  1.46 %
13.  UNITED KINGDOM  -  1.39 %
14.  JAPAN  -  1.39 %
15.  GERMANY  -  1.38 %
16.  ITALY  -  1.35 %
17.  ISLE OF MAN  -  1.31 %
18.  INDIA  -  1.17 %
19.  DENMARK  -  1.06 %
20.  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  -  1.02 %
21.  UNITED STATES  -  1.0 %
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All other ship registries have less than 1 % of the total worldwide registered deadweight tonnage. 

* As at January 2010, statistics compiled by UNCTAD Secretariat, with the assistance of IHS Fairplay. Reported in the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport Publication.

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