Of the around 60,000 merchant ships trading internationally, some 18,400 ships were Ro-Ro/general cargo ships as of January 1, 2023. Ro-Ro/general cargo ships thus accounted for nearly 31 percent of the world merchant fleet.
Number of ships in the world merchant fleet as of January 1, 2023, by type
The information has been translated from German. The German original terms have been translated as follows:
General cargo ships : Ro-Ro/Stückgutschiffe
Bulk cargo carriers : Massengutschiffe
Crude oil tankers : Rohöltanker
Chemical tankers : Chemiekalientanker
Container ships : Containerschiffe
Passenger ships : Passagierschiffe
Liquefied natural gas tankers : Flüssiggastanker
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