The statistic shows the carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012. In that year, the merchant marine of the Bahamas flag state had a carrying capacity of about 62.8 million dwt.
Carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012
(in million dwt)
Flag state
Carrying capacity in million dwt
Panama
319.7
Liberia
182.9
Marshall Islands
115.9
Malta
69.8
Bahamas
62.8
Cyprus
32.8
Antigua&Barbuda
14.3
Saint Vincent
5.5
Cayman Islands
3.6
Vanuatu
2.2
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The abbreviation dwt stands for deadweight tonnage. It is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh and ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew.
Numbers are rounded for a better understanding of the statistic.
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ISL. (July 27, 2012). Carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012 (in million dwt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263922/carrying-capacity-of-merchant-marines-of-leading-flag-states/
ISL. "Carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012 (in million dwt)." Chart. July 27, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263922/carrying-capacity-of-merchant-marines-of-leading-flag-states/
ISL. (2012). Carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012 (in million dwt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263922/carrying-capacity-of-merchant-marines-of-leading-flag-states/
ISL. "Carrying Capacity of Merchant Marines of The Leading Flag States in 2012 (in Million Dwt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263922/carrying-capacity-of-merchant-marines-of-leading-flag-states/
ISL, Carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012 (in million dwt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263922/carrying-capacity-of-merchant-marines-of-leading-flag-states/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Carrying capacity of merchant marines of the leading flag states in 2012 (in million dwt) [Graph], ISL, July 27, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263922/carrying-capacity-of-merchant-marines-of-leading-flag-states/
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