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.
