Transport > Merchant marine Stats: compare key data on Taiwan & Uganda
Definitions
- Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
- Total: 1000 GRT or over
- Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
- Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
- Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
- Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
- Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011