Vessels in the regular merchant fleet numbered 670 in November 2023
release | Merchant fleet 2023, NovemberAccording to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, in November 2023, the size of the Finnish merchant fleet was 1,247 vessels. The regular merchant fleet included 670 vessels and the number of small vessels was 285. The number of barges and other engineless vessels was 292 in total. The gross tonnage of the entire registered merchant fleet was 1,995,164.
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- By the end of November 2023, the number of vessels in the regular merchant fleet has increased by one compared to the situation at the turn of the year.
- The Register of Merchant Vessels, in which vessels operating mainly in foreign traffic can be entered, contained a total of 100 vessels in November 2023.
- Of the gross tonnage of the entire registered merchant fleet, the gross tonnage of the regular merchant fleet accounted for 94 per cent and vessels entered in the Register of Merchant Vessels for 86 per cent in November 2023.
The gross tonnage of ro-ro ships was 68 per cent of the tonnage of the entire regular merchant fleet
Most of the vessels in the regular merchant fleet were passenger ships. The biggest category by gross tonnage was ro-ro passenger ships. The gross tonnage of ro-ro cargo ships and ro-ro passenger ships was 68 per cent of the tonnage of the entire regular merchant fleet.
The majority of vessels entered in the Register of Merchant Vessels were other dry cargo ships, ro-ro cargo ships and special purpose ships. The gross tonnage of ro-ro passenger ships and ro-ro cargo ships made up 73 per cent of the volume of the entire Register of Merchant Vessels.
The number of vessels in the entire regular merchant fleet has increased during 2023
The number of vessels in the regular merchant fleet had increased by one compared to the situation at the turn of the year. The number of vessels in the Register of Merchant Vessels had decreased by four compared to the situation at the turn of the year.
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