Canada
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: 1255 of 1749 vessels. Build-year coverage: 1705 of 1749. Classification recorded: 975 of 1749. 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 | 774 | 3,598,795 |
| DNV | 267 | 18,214,006 |
| LRS | 220 | 4,746,400 |
| OTHER | 188 | 67,781 |
| ABS | 139 | 5,241,541 |
| BV | 75 | 1,994,315 |
| NKK | 45 | 2,309,733 |
| RINA | 19 | 538,836 |
| KR | 8 | 182,844 |
| RMRS | 4 | 3,273 |
| UNKNOWN | 4 | 4,258 |
| TLV | 3 | 105,971 |
| CCS | 2 | 193,542 |
| PRS | 1 | 1,810 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 651 | 3,764,998 |
| CANADA | 325 | 1,047,139 |
| Unknown | 216 | 400,771 |
| Singapore | 137 | 15,360,034 |
| Marshall Islands | 103 | 5,037,542 |
| Panama | 36 | 1,267,806 |
| Liberia | 29 | 2,932,012 |
| Bahamas | 24 | 1,618,835 |
| Hong Kong China | 16 | 1,453,460 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 477,175 |
| United States of America | 15 | 20,391 |
| Barbados | 14 | 171,553 |
| Portugal (MAR | 7 | 164,026 |
| Ireland | 6 | 74,990 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 73,353 |
| NORWAY | 6 | 248,245 |
| GUAM | 5 | 27,928 |
| Norway | 5 | 102,730 |
| PANAMA | 5 | 24,859 |
| Republic of Singapore | 5 | 336,248 |
| St Vincent and Grenadines | 5 | 1,387 |
| Belize | 4 | 10,857 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 130,842 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 4 | 100,744 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 62,053 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 277 |
| Malta | 3 | 93,010 |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 3 | 284,853 |
| Republic of Panama | 3 | 74,916 |
| Russia | 3 | 2,857 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 3 | 10,552 |
| Vanuatu | 3 | 25 |
| VANUATU | 3 | 5,015 |
| BAHAMAS | 2 | 65,734 |
| Brazil | 2 | 5,800 |
| Estonia | 2 | 10,565 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 17,533 |
| Greece | 2 | 476 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 126,142 |
| HONG KONG | 2 | 126,258 |
| Japan | 2 | 14,800 |
| Namibia | 2 | 843 |
| Not Known | 2 | 1,008 |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 2 | 283 |
| Portugal (MAR) | 2 | 54,693 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 2 | 92,416 |
| The Commonwealth of the Bahamas | 2 | 55,863 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 1 | 309 |
| Australia | 1 | 4,800 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 55,975 |
| BARBADOS | 1 | 879 |
| Belgium | 1 | 3,121 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 82,030 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | 1 | 165 |
| China | 1 | 507 |
| Colombia | 1 | 7,870 |
| COMOROS | 1 | 6,729 |
| Cook islands | 1 | 0 |
| CURACAO | 1 | 49 |
| Denmark (DIS | 1 | 44,700 |
| Dominica | 1 | 679 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 |
| France | 1 | 411 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 |
| GREECE | 1 | 0 |
| GUYANA | 1 | 0 |
| HONDURAS | 1 | 187 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) | 1 | 351,491 |
| KOREA | 1 | 1,061 |
| Korea Republic of | 1 | 82 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1,241 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1,112 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1,639 |
| MEXICO | 1 | 4,222 |
| NETHERLANDS | 1 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 |
| Norway (NIS | 1 | 148,644 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 94 |
| PHILIPPINES | 1 | 44,840 |
| Portugal | 1 | 206,000 |
| PORTUGAL | 1 | 19,131 |
| Republic of Liberia | 1 | 13,760 |
| Republic of Malta | 1 | 9,205 |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 1 | 26 |
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | 1 | 30,627 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 1 | 179 |
| San Marino | 1 | 36,578 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 63,452 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 1 | 8,395 |
| SINGAPORE | 1 | 53,304 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 5,184 |
| TANZANIA | 1 | 1,702 |
| TOGO | 1 | 78 |
| TUVALU | 1 | 37,740 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | 260 |
| UNITED STATES | 1 | 750 |
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About Canada's Shipping Industry
Canada has 647 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 1,749 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 32.0 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.