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Map of Merchant marine by country. Panama has the largest registered merchant marine fleet in the world.

In most seafaring countries, the merchant marine (or Merchant Navy) is a fleet of ships used for commerce that sometimes complements the navy. These fleets may be divided into several categories, according to their purpose or size: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Merchant Marine. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1363x645, 50 KB) Summary Merchant marine by country, from CIA factbook Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Merchant marine List of merchant marine capacity by country... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1363x645, 50 KB) Summary Merchant marine by country, from CIA factbook Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Merchant marine List of merchant marine capacity by country... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Merchant Marine. ... Commerce is the trading of something of value between two entities. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...

• Dry cargo ships, which today are mainly bulk carriers and container ships.
• Tankers for the transport of fluids, such as crude oil, petroleum products, liquified gas and chemicals, also vegetable oils, wine and other food - the tanker sector comprises one third of the world tonnage.
• Specialised ships, e.g. for heavy lift goods or refrigerated cargo, roll on/roll off cargo (RoRo) ships for vehicles and wheeled machinery.
• Coasters, smaller ships for any category of cargo which are normally not on ocean-crossing routes, but in coastwise trades.
• Ferries, mostly for combination of passengers and rolling cargo, usually on fixed routes between 2 ports or more.
• Cruise ships

In the United States, the term may refer to the U.S. Merchant Marine, which serves as an auxiliary to the U.S Navy in times of war, or merchant shipping of other nations including those having other designations (most usually Merchant Navy). Container ship Rita being loaded at Copenhagen; note crew standing on deck, and stacks of containers on shore. ... Skaugran Oslo Loading a Ro Ro passenger car ferry The Cetus Leader A Canadian RORO Ferry A PCC ships starboard side showing side ramp. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship, or less commonly cruise liner or luxury liner, is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the amenities of the ship are considered an essential part of the experience. ... Flag of the United States Merchant Marine The U.S. Merchant Marine flag flown at the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial in Point Park in Ashtabula, Ohio The United States Merchant Marine is a fleet of ships that is used to transport both imports and exports during peace time and... The term auxiliaries comes from latin auxilia, name for non-citizen troops supporting Roman legions. ... The United States Navy (also known as USN or the U.S. Navy) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... The United States detonated an atomic bomb over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. ... In most seafaring countries, the merchant marine (or merchant navy) is a fleet of ships used for commerce that sometimes complements the navy. ...

In Canada, it refers (usually under the heading Merchant Navy) to sailors who served aboard freight vessels in WWII and the Korean War. It is not an official organization. Veterans of these wars were denied veterans benefits that other members of Canada's armed services received after demobilization. They received belated compensation from the government in 1990. This article is becoming very long. ... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: Republic of Korea United States Britain Communist combatants: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung Il Kwon Douglas MacArthur Mark W. Clark Matthew Ridgway Kim Il-sung Choi Yong-kun Peng Dehuai Strength Note: All...

Even some landlocked countries, such as Switzerland, have a merchant marine. A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ...

Some countries have large merchant marine fleets disproportionate to their size, such as Liberia and Panama. Panama has by far the largest number of merchant marine ships registered to its country [1] although many of the vessels are owned by nationals of other nations. For instance, Panama has more than 5000 major vessels registered, but its nationals own only 617 of them. Liberia has 1465 registered vessels but its nationals own only 73 of those.

See also

• List of merchant marine capacity by country
• Empire of the Seas

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External links

• International Merchant Marine Community
• United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Canadian Merchant Navy: Second World War
• Official database of deceased Canadian Merchant Mariners
• The Australian Merchant Navy
• SwissWorld: The Swiss Merchant Navy