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Vessels in the regular merchant fleet numbered 724 in April 2024

release 13/05/2024 | Merchant fleet 2024, April

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the size of Finland's regular merchant fleet was 724 vessels in April 2024. Small vessels included 283 vessels and barges and other engineless vessels 295 vessels. The total size of the Finnish merchant fleet was 1,302 vessels with a combined gross tonnage of 2,067,515. In April 2024, the number of vessels in the regular merchant fleet increased by eight.

Horizontal bar chart on vessels in the regular merchant fleet and in the Register of Merchant Vessels by gross tonnage on 30th April 2024. Ro-ro ships are most numerous based on gross tonnage. Most of the regular merchant fleet is also included in the Register of Merchant Vessels by gross tonnage.

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Compared to the situation at the turn of the year, the number of vessels in the regular merchant fleet had increased by 42 and the number of vessels in the entire combined merchant fleet by 43 by the end of April 2024.
During the early part of 2024, the majority of vessels registered in the merchant fleet are ferries with low gross tonnage that belong to the other ships category.
Ferries have been entered in the register of ships as a result of the legislative amendment.
The Register of Merchant Vessels, in which vessels operating mainly in foreign traffic can be entered, contained a total of 99 vessels in April 2024.