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.
Deadweight tonnage of merchant vessels in 2019, by country or region
(in million 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 March 08, 2025, 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 March 08, 2025. 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: March 08, 2025. 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 March 08, 2025)
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/
