Bangladesh
Shipping Industry Overview
Recorded shipowner/shipmanager links, deduplicated by IMO before calculating vessel totals and DWT. These links do not establish current control or active service. Company country differs from vessel flag; vessels can appear in more than one country.
DWT coverage: 872 of 980 vessels. Build-year coverage: 977 of 980. Classification recorded: 349 of 980. Age uses calendar build year; missing, pre-1900 or future years are “Unknown”. Missing DWT is excluded, not treated as zero capacity.
The 18–21-year age group is an age indicator only. Actual survey due dates are not available here. Repair visits are historical records labelled “repair”, not proof of a commercial preference. Company and group fleet totals can overlap.
Fleet Age Distribution
Vessel Types
Classification Societies
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Classification label | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 631 | 3,678,649 |
| IRS | 94 | 226,233 |
| BV | 86 | 3,011,592 |
| RINA | 78 | 1,170,454 |
| LRS | 27 | 1,286,002 |
| NKK | 26 | 1,228,087 |
| ABS | 11 | 801,560 |
| DNV | 9 | 429,512 |
| OTHER | 9 | 52,409 |
| KR | 3 | 65,932 |
| RMRS | 3 | 54,284 |
| CCS | 2 | 60,766 |
| PRS | 1 | 287 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 400 | 6,429,064 |
| BANGLADESH | 198 | 1,496,116 |
| Unknown | 190 | 105,364 |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh | 54 | 395,442 |
| Panama | 20 | 485,372 |
| PANAMA | 14 | 200,903 |
| Liberia | 7 | 301,980 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 6 | 142,640 |
| Malta | 5 | 39,322 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 414,053 |
| Barbados | 3 | 167,424 |
| CHINA | 3 | 103,871 |
| Comoros | 3 | 67,998 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 3 | 83,771 |
| MONGOLIA | 3 | 26,899 |
| Republic of Panama | 3 | 448,932 |
| St.Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 35,437 |
| CAMBODIA | 2 | 3,295 |
| China | 2 | 36,344 |
| HONG KONG | 2 | 67,108 |
| LIBERIA | 2 | 11,166 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 790 |
| MALTA | 2 | 29,995 |
| Palau (Republic of | 2 | 66,796 |
| Qatar | 2 | 612 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 60 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 364,211 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 2 | 8,111 |
| Thailand | 2 | 7,848 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 382 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 1 | 0 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 42,083 |
| Belize | 1 | 295 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 13,421 |
| Cook islands | 1 | 0 |
| Croatia | 1 | 37,729 |
| FIJI | 1 | 1,203 |
| HONDURAS | 1 | 35,062 |
| India | 1 | 2,500 |
| INDIA | 1 | 120 |
| INDIAN | 1 | 141 |
| INDONESIA | 1 | 12,705 |
| ITALY | 1 | 400 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 |
| JAPAN | 1 | 1,243 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 1 | 49,993 |
| Korea (Republic of | 1 | 183 |
| Korea Republic of | 1 | 3,870 |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | 1 | 1,672 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 2,300 |
| Morocco | 1 | 30,444 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 54,842 |
| Republic of Liberia | 1 | 82,612 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 1 | 57,000 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 1 | 7,114 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 18,632 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 13,605 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1,105 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 52,421 |
| The Republic of Poland | 1 | 287 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1,160 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 131 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | 188 |
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About Bangladesh's Shipping Industry
Bangladesh has 373 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 980 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 26.6 years. This page provides analytics on vessel types, fleet age distribution, recorded classification societies, and the repair yards with recorded visits based on actual vessel visit data tracked by TrustedDocks.