Portal:Nautical/Fleet/People's Republic of China

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Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaStatistics for the Shipping Industry of People's Republic of China
Total: 1,723 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over)
Totalling: 21,405,633 GRT//32,411,260 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Cargo ships
Bulk ships 387
Barge carrier 2
Cargo ship 695
Container ships 152
Roll-on/Roll-off ships 8
Refrigerated cargo ships 30
Vehicle carrier 14
Tanker ships
Liquefied gas tanker ships 31
Chemical tanker ships 45
Specialized tanker ships 6
Petroleum tanker ships 261
Passenger ships
General passenger ships 8
Combined passenger/cargo 83
Foreign Ownership and Documentation
Note: Of these, 13 are foreign-owned: Hong Kong 7, Japan 3, South Korea 2, Norway 1. China has 1,191 vessels registered in other countries: Bahamas 3, Bangladesh 1, Belize 103, Bolivia 1, Cambodia 128, Cyprus 11, Georgia 2, Honduras 3, Hong Kong 274, India 2, North Korea 1, Liberia 35, Malaysia 1, Malta 14, Mongolia 4, Norway 3, Panama 420, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 103, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 23, Thailand 1, Tuvalu 23, unknown 33. 2006 estimates.
Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.