In 2023, the ship type with the most deadweight tonnage (DWT) was bulk carriers, which accounted for approximately 26 percent of the total fleet tonnage, with 1.851 million DWT. Meanwhile, oil tankers ranked second with a total deadweight capacity of around 1.5 million tons.
Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type
* Other includes LPG and LNG tankers, ferry boats, train ferries, passenger and cargo ships, fishing boats, scientific research vessels, harbor ferries, harbor car ferries, tugs, train ferries/RO-RO, dry cargo/RO-RO and marine vehicles.
Dead weight tonnage refers to how much weight a ship can carry.
Figures only include ships of a capacity size than 1000 gross tons and over.
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Turkish Chamber of Shipping. (June 20, 2024). Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping. "Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping. (2024). Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
Turkish Chamber of Shipping. "Total Dead Weight Tonnage of Turkish Merchant Ships in 2023, by Ship Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
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Total dead weight tonnage of Turkish merchant ships in 2023, by ship type [Graph], Turkish Chamber of Shipping, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901262/total-dead-weight-tonnage-of-turkish-merchant-ships/
