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Present-day merchant shipping in the world's oceans. List of merchant navy capacity by flag is a list of the world foremost fleets of registered trading vessels ranked in both gross tonnage (GT) and deadweight tonnage (DWT) sorted by flag state.
Merchant ships of Cambodia (3 P) Merchant ships of Canada (8 C, 57 P) Merchant ships of the Cayman Islands (4 P) Merchant ships of Sri Lanka (1 P) Merchant ships of Chile (2 C, 7 P) Merchant ships of China (3 C, 19 P) Merchant ships of Costa Rica (3 P) Merchant ships of Croatia (1 C) Merchant ships of Cyprus ...
A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft , which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships , which are used for military purposes.
As of 2009, the U.S. merchant fleet numbered 422 ships and approximately 69,000 people. Not included in these numbers are the over 700 ships which are owned by American interests but are registered, or flagged, in other countries. See also. Transport portal; Oceans portal; Affreightment; List of merchant navy capacity by country; Maritime history
P. List of active Pakistan Navy ships. List of Panama-flagged cargo ships. List of Peruvian Navy ships. List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy. List of equipment of the Philippine Navy. List of ships of the Polish Navy. List of ships of the Portuguese Navy.
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. Merchant ships by country (107 C)
HMM Algeciras-class container ship: Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.5 m (202 ft) 16.53 m (54.2 ft) 232,311 In service Samsung Heavy Industries: Hyundai Merchant Marine: HMM Rotterdam: In service HMM Southampton: In service HMM Stockholm: In service HMM St Petersburg: In service MSC Apolline: Gülsün-class container ship: Container ship
The Merchant Marine primarily transports domestic and international cargo and passengers during peacetime, and operate and maintain deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, charter boats and other waterborne craft on the oceans, the Great Lakes, rivers, canals, harbors, and other waterways.
Merchant Marine of Switzerland. Swiss Ocean-worthy ferry Villars. Basel docks. Rhine ship passing through Basel. The Merchant Marine of Switzerland is the largest merchant navy of a landlocked country. [1] Somewhat unusual for a landlocked country, Switzerland has a long tradition of civilian navigation, both on its lakes and rivers, and on the ...
This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. Merchant ships by country (106 C) Merchant ships by period (5 C)