Fleet Database
Vessel Types
Explore the global fleet by vessel type. Each category includes detailed statistics, fleet counts, and top flag states.
150vessel types
Cargo
22,872 vessels
Avg Age
35.4 yrs
Avg DWT
13,964
Bulk Carrier
12,780 vessels
Avg Age
13.9 yrs
Avg DWT
75,584
Passenger
10,721 vessels
Avg Age
31.4 yrs
Avg DWT
633
General Cargo
10,421 vessels
Avg Age
24.2 yrs
Avg DWT
7,574
Container Ship
3,439 vessels
Avg Age
16.6 yrs
Avg DWT
39,435
Tanker
2,485 vessels
Avg Age
32 yrs
Avg DWT
23,439
Ro-Ro or Passenger Ship
1,001 vessels
Avg Age
31.1 yrs
Avg DWT
1,952
Vehicles Carrier
952 vessels
Avg Age
17.3 yrs
Avg DWT
16,078
Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel
896 vessels
Avg Age
19.3 yrs
Avg DWT
2,761
Oil Products Tanker
885 vessels
Avg Age
27.7 yrs
Avg DWT
14,228
Crude Oil Tanker
855 vessels
Avg Age
17.6 yrs
Avg DWT
165,568
Oil or Chemical Tanker
844 vessels
Avg Age
18.8 yrs
Avg DWT
25,953
Passenger Ship
813 vessels
Avg Age
32.4 yrs
Avg DWT
1,510
Reefer
651 vessels
Avg Age
32.6 yrs
Avg DWT
6,371
Deck Cargo Ship
592 vessels
Avg Age
9.2 yrs
Avg DWT
4,623
Landing Craft
446 vessels
Avg Age
18.6 yrs
Avg DWT
1,180
Ro-Ro Cargo
405 vessels
Avg Age
26.4 yrs
Avg DWT
8,806
Heavy Lift Vessel
386 vessels
Avg Age
14.3 yrs
Avg DWT
21,456
Cement Carrier
352 vessels
Avg Age
25.6 yrs
Avg DWT
7,412
Ore Carrier
289 vessels
Avg Age
13 yrs
Avg DWT
303,565
Crew Boat
257 vessels
Avg Age
19.7 yrs
Avg DWT
164
Aggregates Carrier
244 vessels
Avg Age
21 yrs
Avg DWT
4,351
Fish Carrier
219 vessels
Avg Age
19.4 yrs
Avg DWT
2,476
Tug
189 vessels
Avg Age
27.5 yrs
Avg DWT
328
Offshore Supply Ship
187 vessels
Avg Age
29.2 yrs
Avg DWT
1,702
Wood Chips Carrier
184 vessels
Avg Age
14.6 yrs
Avg DWT
54,478
Fishing Vessel
161 vessels
Avg Age
35.2 yrs
Avg DWT
626
Heavy Load Carrier
158 vessels
Avg Age
15.7 yrs
Avg DWT
11,536
LPG Tanker
154 vessels
Avg Age
29.8 yrs
Avg DWT
20,530
Bunkering Tanker
140 vessels
Avg Age
29.5 yrs
Avg DWT
1,919
Inland Cargo
129 vessels
Avg Age
36.5 yrs
Avg DWT
3,316
Chemical Tanker
127 vessels
Avg Age
31 yrs
Avg DWT
11,426
LNG Tanker
112 vessels
Avg Age
11.5 yrs
Avg DWT
85,056
Work Vessel
112 vessels
Avg Age
20.6 yrs
Avg DWT
2,234
Livestock Carrier
106 vessels
Avg Age
41.5 yrs
Avg DWT
4,908
Ro-Ro or Container Carrier
91 vessels
Avg Age
23.1 yrs
Avg DWT
20,345
Self Discharging Bulk Carrier
88 vessels
Avg Age
32.9 yrs
Avg DWT
39,797
Pusher Tug
74 vessels
Avg Age
27 yrs
Avg DWT
445
Asphalt or Bitumen Tanker
72 vessels
Avg Age
21 yrs
Avg DWT
6,580
Utility Vessel
68 vessels
Avg Age
17.2 yrs
Avg DWT
297
Motor Hopper
65 vessels
Avg Age
26.3 yrs
Avg DWT
2,335
Research or Survey Vessel
63 vessels
Avg Age
34.5 yrs
Avg DWT
1,914
Hopper Dredger
61 vessels
Avg Age
23.5 yrs
Avg DWT
5,883
Yacht
60 vessels
Avg Age
27.7 yrs
Avg DWT
769
Floating Storage or Production
53 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
146,250
LPG or Chemical Tanker
48 vessels
Avg Age
22 yrs
Avg DWT
11,022
Passenger or Cargo Ship
47 vessels
Avg Age
41.5 yrs
Avg DWT
977
Inland Passenger Ship
46 vessels
Avg Age
39.4 yrs
Avg DWT
288
Fishery Patrol Vessel
44 vessels
Avg Age
18.8 yrs
Avg DWT
1,482
Logistics Naval Vessel
41 vessels
Avg Age
40.6 yrs
Avg DWT
28,162
Pollution Control Vessel
41 vessels
Avg Age
36.1 yrs
Avg DWT
712
Limestone Carrier
33 vessels
Avg Age
21.6 yrs
Avg DWT
9,578
Trawler
32 vessels
Avg Age
47.1 yrs
Avg DWT
556
Anchor Handling Vessel
30 vessels
Avg Age
21.4 yrs
Avg DWT
1,521
Timber Carrier
29 vessels
Avg Age
24.4 yrs
Avg DWT
41,873
Fire Fighting Vessel
28 vessels
Avg Age
16.1 yrs
Avg DWT
2,318
Cargo or Containership
24 vessels
Avg Age
30.1 yrs
Avg DWT
8,133
Inland Tanker
24 vessels
Avg Age
44.4 yrs
Avg DWT
2,294
Obo Carrier
24 vessels
Avg Age
38.7 yrs
Avg DWT
11,926
Pallet Carrier
22 vessels
Avg Age
39.8 yrs
Avg DWT
2,782
Tug or Supply Vessel
21 vessels
Avg Age
31 yrs
Avg DWT
2,477
Water Tanker
19 vessels
Avg Age
54.2 yrs
Avg DWT
1,407
Crane Ship
17 vessels
Avg Age
28.5 yrs
Avg DWT
1,461
Standby Safety Vessel
17 vessels
Avg Age
32.1 yrs
Avg DWT
1,177
Training Ship
17 vessels
Avg Age
40.8 yrs
Avg DWT
8,572
Barge Carrier
16 vessels
Avg Age
18.7 yrs
Avg DWT
19,487
Fish Factory
16 vessels
Avg Age
17.8 yrs
Avg DWT
1,684
Tender
16 vessels
Avg Age
18.4 yrs
Avg DWT
119
Supply Vessel
14 vessels
Avg Age
35.9 yrs
Avg DWT
1,818
Grab Dredger
13 vessels
Avg Age
35.9 yrs
Avg DWT
1,494
Unspecified
13 vessels
Avg Age
34 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Dredger
12 vessels
Avg Age
34.3 yrs
Avg DWT
2,024
Fruit Juice Tanker
11 vessels
Avg Age
21.1 yrs
Avg DWT
30,649
Patrol Vessel
11 vessels
Avg Age
37.3 yrs
Avg DWT
375
Cable Layer
10 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
7,075
Inland Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
10 vessels
Avg Age
33.7 yrs
Avg DWT
1,015
Accommodation Ship
9 vessels
Avg Age
12.9 yrs
Avg DWT
6,943
Hopper Barge
9 vessels
Avg Age
20 yrs
Avg DWT
1,571
Hydrofoil
9 vessels
Avg Age
33.4 yrs
Avg DWT
215
Nuclear Fuel Carrier
9 vessels
Avg Age
15.7 yrs
Avg DWT
3,367
Waste Disposal Vessel
9 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
1,874
Buoy-Laying Vessel
8 vessels
Avg Age
37.9 yrs
Avg DWT
554
Fishery Research Vessel
8 vessels
Avg Age
56 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Pilot Ship
8 vessels
Avg Age
34.5 yrs
Avg DWT
46
Replenishment Vessel
8 vessels
Avg Age
20.4 yrs
Avg DWT
18,220
Cabu Carrier
7 vessels
Avg Age
19.7 yrs
Avg DWT
71,601
Drilling Jack Up
7 vessels
Avg Age
23.4 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Edible Oil Tanker
7 vessels
Avg Age
46 yrs
Avg DWT
2,007
Offshore Construction Vessel
7 vessels
Avg Age
12.3 yrs
Avg DWT
7,671
Pipe Layer
7 vessels
Avg Age
28 yrs
Avg DWT
14,189
Rail or Vehicles Carrier
7 vessels
Avg Age
32.4 yrs
Avg DWT
8,097
Well Stimulation Vessel
7 vessels
Avg Age
16.9 yrs
Avg DWT
3,355
Diving Support Vessel
6 vessels
Avg Age
50.2 yrs
Avg DWT
2,365
Sailing Vessel
6 vessels
Avg Age
48.5 yrs
Avg DWT
101
Salvage or Rescue Vessel
6 vessels
Avg Age
48.3 yrs
Avg DWT
218
Suction Dredger
6 vessels
Avg Age
43 yrs
Avg DWT
2,672
Work Pontoon
6 vessels
Avg Age
31.7 yrs
Avg DWT
5,260
Drill Ship
5 vessels
Avg Age
23.6 yrs
Avg DWT
47,523
Icebreaker
5 vessels
Avg Age
59.2 yrs
Avg DWT
3,219
Inland Supply Vessel
5 vessels
Avg Age
52.4 yrs
Avg DWT
81
Naval Auxiliary Vessel
5 vessels
Avg Age
38.4 yrs
Avg DWT
6,708
Offshore Construction Jack Up
5 vessels
Avg Age
43.2 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Ore or Oil Carrier
5 vessels
Avg Age
47 yrs
Avg DWT
3,327
Powder Carrier
5 vessels
Avg Age
9.8 yrs
Avg DWT
2,456
Power Station Vessel
5 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
74,852
Towing Vessel
5 vessels
Avg Age
20.2 yrs
Avg DWT
462
Accommodation Vessel
4 vessels
Avg Age
24.5 yrs
Avg DWT
3,968
Tank Barge
4 vessels
Avg Age
27.3 yrs
Avg DWT
85,319
Wine Tanker
4 vessels
Avg Age
53 yrs
Avg DWT
1,652
Aggregates Barge
3 vessels
Avg Age
6 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Factory Trawler
3 vessels
Avg Age
44.7 yrs
Avg DWT
1,526
Houseboat
3 vessels
Avg Age
3 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Inland Dredger
3 vessels
Avg Age
27 yrs
Avg DWT
379
Maintenance Platform
3 vessels
Avg Age
26 yrs
Avg DWT
5,629
Museum Ship
3 vessels
Avg Age
68.7 yrs
Avg DWT
7,191
Passenger Landing Craft
3 vessels
Avg Age
19.3 yrs
Avg DWT
45
Accommodation Platform
2 vessels
Avg Age
41 yrs
Avg DWT
3,789
Exhibition Ship
2 vessels
Avg Age
65 yrs
Avg DWT
2,955
Floating Crane
2 vessels
Avg Age
29 yrs
Avg DWT
1,504
Floating Sheerleg
2 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Pontoon
2 vessels
Avg Age
44 yrs
Avg DWT
433
Special Vessel
2 vessels
Avg Age
27.5 yrs
Avg DWT
43,533
Supply Tender
2 vessels
Avg Age
57 yrs
Avg DWT
482
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
2 vessels
Avg Age
20.5 yrs
Avg DWT
5,671
Articulated Pusher Tug
1 vessels
Avg Age
24 yrs
Avg DWT
1,100
Bulk Carrier With Vehicle Deck
1 vessels
Avg Age
27 yrs
Avg DWT
5,850
Cargo Barge
1 vessels
Avg Age
16 yrs
Avg DWT
15,815
Crane Barge
1 vessels
Avg Age
14 yrs
Avg DWT
2,601
Deck Cargo Pontoon
1 vessels
Avg Age
10 yrs
Avg DWT
34,564
Drill Barge
1 vessels
Avg Age
46 yrs
Avg DWT
3,743
Hovercraft
1 vessels
Avg Age
36 yrs
Avg DWT
32
Inland Ferry
1 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Maintenance Vessel
1 vessels
Avg Age
59 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Mining Vessel
1 vessels
Avg Age
10 yrs
Avg DWT
5,155
Mooring Vessel
1 vessels
Avg Age
37 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Naval or Naval Auxiliary Vessel
1 vessels
Avg Age
60 yrs
Avg DWT
17,729
Pipe Burying Vessel
1 vessels
Avg Age
26 yrs
Avg DWT
15,387
Pipelay Crane Vessel
1 vessels
Avg Age
62 yrs
Avg DWT
16,675
Platform
1 vessels
Avg Age
9 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Repair Ship
1 vessels
Avg Age
7 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Sand Suction Dredger
1 vessels
Avg Age
65 yrs
Avg DWT
2,113
Shuttle Tanker
1 vessels
Avg Age
28 yrs
Avg DWT
130,031
Car Carrier
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Ferry
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
LNG Carrier
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Naval Vessel
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Offshore Vessel
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Oil Tanker
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Research Vessel
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Ro-Ro
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--