Belize
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: 286 of 341 vessels. Build-year coverage: 341 of 341. Classification recorded: 112 of 341. 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 | 229 | 1,137,104 |
| RMRS | 46 | 310,545 |
| OTHER | 28 | 36,054 |
| NKK | 8 | 227,537 |
| RINA | 6 | 476,976 |
| BV | 5 | 33,085 |
| INSB | 5 | 27,217 |
| HNBS | 3 | 23,543 |
| PRS | 3 | 56,552 |
| KR | 2 | 30,562 |
| CRS | 1 | 28,107 |
| DBS | 1 | 241 |
| IS | 1 | 4,450 |
| LRS | 1 | 0 |
| MSR | 1 | 2,151 |
| PMDS | 1 | 139 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| BELIZE | 46 | 219,819 |
| Unknown | 44 | 69,158 |
| Belize | 31 | 181,518 |
| CAMBODIA | 19 | 72,775 |
| PANAMA | 11 | 393,475 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 33,609 |
| COMOROS | 9 | 61,330 |
| Russia | 9 | 10,477 |
| Comoros | 8 | 99,479 |
| Panama | 8 | 92,642 |
| TANZANIA | 7 | 16,197 |
| Togo | 7 | 28,768 |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 6 | 6,645 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 6 | 6,808 |
| Tanzania United Republic of | 6 | 19,762 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 16,078 |
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | 5 | 14,278 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 10,355 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 5 | 22,740 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 8,527 |
| St.Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 59,350 |
| TOGO | 4 | 10,686 |
| Moldova Republic of | 3 | 7,348 |
| Mongolia | 3 | 31,537 |
| MONGOLIA | 3 | 10,781 |
| Philippines | 3 | 64 |
| Russian Federation | 3 | 4,988 |
| Seychelles | 3 | 5,076 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 73,843 |
| CAMEROON | 2 | 6,866 |
| COOK ISLANDS | 2 | 521 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1,877 |
| Republic of Panama | 2 | 397,735 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 8,040 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 9,160 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 23,641 |
| BOLIVIA | 1 | 1,400 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 0 |
| DENMARK | 1 | 26,700 |
| Denmark (DIS | 1 | 67 |
| Dominica | 1 | 3,085 |
| DOMINICA | 1 | 4,549 |
| Gambia | 1 | 0 |
| GUAM | 1 | 0 |
| GUINEA | 1 | 638 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2,315 |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | 1 | 2,044 |
| GUYANA | 1 | 3,166 |
| HONG KONG | 1 | 19,477 |
| INDONESIA | 1 | 500 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 |
| Korea Democratic Peoples Republic of | 1 | 157 |
| Korea Republic of | 1 | 47 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 5,482 |
| Liberia | 1 | 18,981 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 |
| MALTA | 1 | 6,333 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 38,278 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 1 | 3,323 |
| NETHERLANDS | 1 | 38 |
| Niue | 1 | 1,580 |
| Not Known | 1 | 0 |
| Oman | 1 | 2,100 |
| Palau | 1 | 2,755 |
| PALAU | 1 | 36,639 |
| Palau (Republic of | 1 | 0 |
| PHILIPPINES | 1 | 530 |
| Portugal (MAR | 1 | 74,999 |
| Republic of San Marino | 1 | 27,315 |
| Republic of Vanuatu | 1 | 4,161 |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 1 | 3,193 |
| ST. KITTS AND NEVIS | 1 | 27,239 |
| Suriname | 1 | 250 |
| SURINAME | 1 | 0 |
| Sweden | 1 | 6,485 |
| SWEDEN | 1 | 0 |
| The kingdom of Denmark | 1 | 14 |
| Theresa; The Republic of Panama | 1 | 5,528 |
| Turkey | 1 | 2,541 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 13,001 |
| TUVALU | 1 | 12,402 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 998 |
| United States of America | 1 | 0 |
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About Belize's Shipping Industry
Belize has 260 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 341 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 42.2 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.