Bulgaria
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: 318 of 342 vessels. Build-year coverage: 334 of 342. Classification recorded: 173 of 342. 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 | 169 | 1,834,794 |
| DNV | 34 | 937,117 |
| BV | 28 | 659,589 |
| OTHER | 17 | 11,519 |
| RINA | 16 | 200,265 |
| NKK | 15 | 726,231 |
| RMRS | 14 | 207,637 |
| LRS | 12 | 166,315 |
| CCS | 10 | 591,773 |
| ABS | 7 | 339,009 |
| BRS | 5 | 23,008 |
| PHRS | 4 | 10,843 |
| PRS | 4 | 69,566 |
| SRU | 2 | 7,922 |
| CRS | 1 | 21,583 |
| INSB | 1 | 50 |
| IRS | 1 | 2,700 |
| KR | 1 | 72,909 |
| QRS | 1 | 21,470 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 54 | 1,757,029 |
| BULGARIA | 52 | 350,269 |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 276,202 |
| Unknown | 25 | 9,606 |
| Liberia | 23 | 944,836 |
| COMOROS | 13 | 164,467 |
| Comoros | 9 | 61,651 |
| Panama | 9 | 610,222 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 8 | 77,188 |
| Belize | 6 | 63,554 |
| CAMBODIA | 4 | 50,782 |
| MALTA | 4 | 89,255 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 183,081 |
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | 4 | 20,168 |
| Not Known | 4 | 85,067 |
| Republic of Bulgaria | 4 | 26,040 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1,028 |
| MONGOLIA | 3 | 64,151 |
| Palau (Republic of | 3 | 3,063 |
| Republic of Malta | 3 | 34,180 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 36,745 |
| St Vincent and Grenadines | 3 | 15,590 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 8,494 |
| Barbados | 2 | 34,646 |
| BELIZE | 2 | 12,484 |
| ITALY | 2 | 2,916 |
| Palau | 2 | 3,114 |
| PANAMA | 2 | 61,318 |
| Republic of Liberia | 2 | 149,077 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 2 | 69,993 |
| Russia | 2 | 1,599 |
| St.Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 43,053 |
| TURKEY | 2 | 810 |
| Algeria | 1 | 9,800 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 5,269 |
| BULGARIAN | 1 | 42,300 |
| CAMEROON | 1 | 74,999 |
| CHINA | 1 | 54,158 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1,959 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 4,560 |
| COOK ISLANDS | 1 | 65 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 402 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 529 |
| Georgia | 1 | 7,950 |
| Greece | 1 | 63,623 |
| Guyana False | 1 | 7,875 |
| Hong Kong China | 1 | 37,960 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | 1 | 37,869 |
| INDIAN | 1 | 2,700 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 171 |
| JAPAN | 1 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 23,723 |
| LEBANON | 1 | 3,689 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 6,913 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 1 | 72,909 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 13,910 |
| PALAU | 1 | 2,803 |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 1 | 16,979 |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 2,698 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1,559 |
| San Marino | 1 | 0 |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 1 | 3,193 |
| Sierra leone | 1 | 34 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1,063 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 1 | 3,261 |
| SLOVAKIA | 1 | 6,564 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 50,655 |
| The Republic of Sierra Leone | 1 | 30,360 |
| Togo | 1 | 50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 70 |
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About Bulgaria's Shipping Industry
Bulgaria has 156 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 342 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 32.9 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.