This statistic represents the global number of bulk carriers as of January 1, 2016, categorized by their carrying capacity size class. As of 2016, "Handysize" bulk carriers had some 2,745 ships in its global carrier fleet.
Number of bulk carriers worldwide, by ship size
(as of January 1, 2016)
TDW: Tons Deadweight All Told (tdwat, also TDWAT, T dwat, or simply dwt) is the total carrying capacity of a merchant ship. Note: The volume of each vessel fleet varies at different sources.
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