According to Deloitte, Greece owned a merchant vessel fleet with the largest carrying capacity of 349.2 million deadweight tons in 2019. Japan came in second, with 225.1 million deadweight tons.
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Deloitte. (January 23, 2020). Deadweight tonnage of merchant vessels in 2019, by country or region (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194537/biggest-carrying-capacity-of-ships-deadweight-worldwide/
Deloitte. "Deadweight tonnage of merchant vessels in 2019, by country or region (in million tons)." Chart. January 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194537/biggest-carrying-capacity-of-ships-deadweight-worldwide/
Deloitte. (2020). Deadweight tonnage of merchant vessels in 2019, by country or region (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194537/biggest-carrying-capacity-of-ships-deadweight-worldwide/
Deloitte. "Deadweight Tonnage of Merchant Vessels in 2019, by Country or Region (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194537/biggest-carrying-capacity-of-ships-deadweight-worldwide/
Deloitte, Deadweight tonnage of merchant vessels in 2019, by country or region (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194537/biggest-carrying-capacity-of-ships-deadweight-worldwide/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Deadweight tonnage of merchant vessels in 2019, by country or region (in million tons) [Graph], Deloitte, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1194537/biggest-carrying-capacity-of-ships-deadweight-worldwide/