Fleet Database
Vessel Types
Explore the global fleet by vessel type, grouped into the five commercial segments — dry bulk, tankers, containers, gas carriers, and specialized — with fishing/naval/service craft tucked behind a toggle.
148
vessel types
Dry Bulk
9 typesBulk Carrier
12,354 vessels
Avg Age
14.3 yrs
Avg DWT
75,593
Cement Carrier
346 vessels
Avg Age
25.9 yrs
Avg DWT
7,412
Ore Carrier
289 vessels
Avg Age
13 yrs
Avg DWT
303,565
Aggregates Carrier
199 vessels
Avg Age
22.7 yrs
Avg DWT
4,351
Wood Chips Carrier
178 vessels
Avg Age
15 yrs
Avg DWT
54,478
Self Discharging Bulk Carrier
87 vessels
Avg Age
32.9 yrs
Avg DWT
39,797
Obo Carrier
24 vessels
Avg Age
38.7 yrs
Avg DWT
11,926
Aggregates Barge
1 vessels
Avg Age
6 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Bulk Carrier With Vehicle Deck
1 vessels
Avg Age
27 yrs
Avg DWT
5,850
Tankers
17 typesTanker
1,844 vessels
Avg Age
32.7 yrs
Avg DWT
24,771
Oil Products Tanker
878 vessels
Avg Age
27.6 yrs
Avg DWT
14,228
Oil or Chemical Tanker
839 vessels
Avg Age
18.8 yrs
Avg DWT
25,922
Crude Oil Tanker
837 vessels
Avg Age
17.9 yrs
Avg DWT
165,632
Bunkering Tanker
138 vessels
Avg Age
29.1 yrs
Avg DWT
1,919
Chemical Tanker
127 vessels
Avg Age
31 yrs
Avg DWT
11,426
Asphalt or Bitumen Tanker
72 vessels
Avg Age
21.2 yrs
Avg DWT
6,580
Floating Storage or Production
53 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
146,250
Inland Tanker
24 vessels
Avg Age
44.4 yrs
Avg DWT
2,294
Water Tanker
18 vessels
Avg Age
54.2 yrs
Avg DWT
1,407
Fruit Juice Tanker
11 vessels
Avg Age
21.1 yrs
Avg DWT
30,649
Edible Oil Tanker
7 vessels
Avg Age
46 yrs
Avg DWT
2,007
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
Ore or Oil Carrier
3 vessels
Avg Age
47.7 yrs
Avg DWT
3,327
Shuttle Tanker
1 vessels
Avg Age
28 yrs
Avg DWT
130,031
Oil Tanker
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Containers
3 typesGas Carriers
4 typesSpecialized
88 typesGeneral Cargo
24,982 vessels
Avg Age
25.8 yrs
Avg DWT
7,747
Passenger Ship
8,910 vessels
Avg Age
32.3 yrs
Avg DWT
1,470
Ro-Ro or Passenger Ship
968 vessels
Avg Age
31.1 yrs
Avg DWT
1,952
Vehicles Carrier
922 vessels
Avg Age
17.6 yrs
Avg DWT
16,078
Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel
846 vessels
Avg Age
19 yrs
Avg DWT
2,761
Reefer
640 vessels
Avg Age
32.8 yrs
Avg DWT
6,371
Deck Cargo Ship
468 vessels
Avg Age
10.5 yrs
Avg DWT
4,623
Ro-Ro Cargo
400 vessels
Avg Age
26.3 yrs
Avg DWT
8,806
Landing Craft
386 vessels
Avg Age
18.9 yrs
Avg DWT
1,180
Heavy Lift Vessel
359 vessels
Avg Age
15.1 yrs
Avg DWT
21,496
Crew Boat
220 vessels
Avg Age
17.7 yrs
Avg DWT
164
Fish Carrier
201 vessels
Avg Age
19.5 yrs
Avg DWT
2,476
Offshore Supply Ship
166 vessels
Avg Age
28.4 yrs
Avg DWT
1,715
Heavy Load Carrier
152 vessels
Avg Age
15.9 yrs
Avg DWT
11,536
Livestock Carrier
104 vessels
Avg Age
41.1 yrs
Avg DWT
4,908
Work Vessel
94 vessels
Avg Age
22.7 yrs
Avg DWT
2,234
Inland Cargo
85 vessels
Avg Age
38.2 yrs
Avg DWT
3,194
Motor Hopper
58 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
2,335
Utility Vessel
57 vessels
Avg Age
19.2 yrs
Avg DWT
297
Research or Survey Vessel
55 vessels
Avg Age
33.4 yrs
Avg DWT
1,914
Passenger or Cargo Ship
42 vessels
Avg Age
40.9 yrs
Avg DWT
977
Limestone Carrier
33 vessels
Avg Age
21.6 yrs
Avg DWT
9,578
Anchor Handling Vessel
30 vessels
Avg Age
21.4 yrs
Avg DWT
1,521
Inland Passenger Ship
29 vessels
Avg Age
36.2 yrs
Avg DWT
288
Timber Carrier
29 vessels
Avg Age
24.4 yrs
Avg DWT
41,873
Fire Fighting Vessel
26 vessels
Avg Age
16.3 yrs
Avg DWT
2,318
Pallet Carrier
22 vessels
Avg Age
39.8 yrs
Avg DWT
2,782
Standby Safety Vessel
17 vessels
Avg Age
32.1 yrs
Avg DWT
1,177
Fish Factory
16 vessels
Avg Age
17.8 yrs
Avg DWT
1,684
Tender
16 vessels
Avg Age
18.4 yrs
Avg DWT
119
Crane Ship
15 vessels
Avg Age
28.5 yrs
Avg DWT
1,461
Barge Carrier
14 vessels
Avg Age
19.5 yrs
Avg DWT
19,487
Supply Vessel
14 vessels
Avg Age
35.9 yrs
Avg DWT
1,818
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
Cable Layer
9 vessels
Avg Age
26.8 yrs
Avg DWT
6,543
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
Replenishment Vessel
8 vessels
Avg Age
20.4 yrs
Avg DWT
18,220
Unspecified
8 vessels
Avg Age
34 yrs
Avg DWT
--
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
--
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
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
Fishery Research Vessel
5 vessels
Avg Age
55.2 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Icebreaker
5 vessels
Avg Age
59.2 yrs
Avg DWT
3,219
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
Diving Support Vessel
4 vessels
Avg Age
39.8 yrs
Avg DWT
2,365
Inland Supply Vessel
3 vessels
Avg Age
50 yrs
Avg DWT
81
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
Offshore Construction Jack Up
3 vessels
Avg Age
40.7 yrs
Avg DWT
--
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
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
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
Floating Sheerleg
1 vessels
Avg Age
50 yrs
Avg DWT
--
Houseboat
1 vessels
Avg Age
3 yrs
Avg DWT
--
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
--
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
--
Car Carrier
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Ferry
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Offshore Vessel
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Research Vessel
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Ro-Ro
0 vessels
Avg Age
--
Avg DWT
--
Non-commercial
27 typesFishing, naval, tugs, pilots, dredgers, workboats and other service craft — hidden from the commercial register view by default.

