Denmark
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: 2065 of 2261 vessels. Build-year coverage: 2211 of 2261. Classification recorded: 1753 of 2261. 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 | 508 | 10,109,492 |
| ABS | 413 | 34,433,766 |
| LRS | 357 | 16,982,030 |
| BV | 293 | 5,091,087 |
| DNV | 279 | 9,098,800 |
| OTHER | 147 | 75,219 |
| NKK | 115 | 5,346,277 |
| RINA | 77 | 2,233,254 |
| CCS | 22 | 1,549,966 |
| KR | 16 | 989,493 |
| PRS | 16 | 59,695 |
| RMRS | 7 | 62,590 |
| IRS | 6 | 162,407 |
| CRS | 2 | 50,165 |
| BRS | 1 | 3,048 |
| DBS | 1 | 1,768 |
| TLV | 1 | 14,825 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark (DIS | 435 | 23,201,057 |
| Denmark | 290 | 1,972,065 |
| Singapore | 201 | 14,502,598 |
| Marshall Islands | 168 | 10,053,163 |
| DENMARK | 128 | 370,834 |
| Unknown | 121 | 5,564,535 |
| Liberia | 101 | 7,981,584 |
| Panama | 84 | 3,447,015 |
| Hong Kong China | 59 | 3,787,615 |
| Malta | 59 | 1,408,682 |
| United Kingdom | 34 | 99,439 |
| United States of America | 30 | 1,653,854 |
| The Kingdom of Denmark | 20 | 623,447 |
| Norway | 18 | 60,434 |
| Portugal (MAR | 17 | 530,821 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 46,480 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 16 | 662,276 |
| The kingdom of Denmark | 16 | 76,089 |
| NORWAY | 13 | 202,839 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 641,050 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 11 | 507,126 |
| PANAMA | 11 | 225,624 |
| Republic of Liberia | 11 | 1,021,905 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 11 | 11,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 95,056 |
| Barbados | 10 | 361,439 |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 10 | 406,286 |
| SINGAPORE | 10 | 507,401 |
| Bahamas | 9 | 529,611 |
| Cyprus | 9 | 223,915 |
| Russia | 9 | 88,586 |
| Danish International Register | 8 | 10,050 |
| Denmark (DIS) | 8 | 403,187 |
| Faroe Islands | 8 | 8,659 |
| LIBERIA | 8 | 499,880 |
| PANAMANIAN | 8 | 109,300 |
| Republic of Singapore | 8 | 544,516 |
| Sweden | 8 | 61,660 |
| Canada | 7 | 29,852 |
| GUAM | 7 | 325,158 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 101,151 |
| MALTA | 7 | 59,254 |
| Not Known | 7 | 63,715 |
| Portugal | 7 | 85,163 |
| NETHERLANDS | 6 | 41,648 |
| Republic of Cyprus | 6 | 51,574 |
| Brazil | 5 | 223,860 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | 20,351 |
| France | 5 | 28,170 |
| Greenland | 5 | 2,291 |
| INDIAN | 5 | 149,471 |
| Greece | 4 | 49,652 |
| Iceland | 4 | 3,303 |
| Panamanian | 4 | 34,200 |
| United States Of America | 4 | 189,026 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 3 | 92,810 |
| Australia | 3 | 548 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 179,642 |
| CHINA | 3 | 47,249 |
| Comoros | 3 | 66,560 |
| GABON | 3 | 61,383 |
| HONDURAS | 3 | 1,400 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 121,680 |
| Hong Kong, China | 3 | 115,347 |
| Italy | 3 | 6,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 49,715 |
| Poland | 3 | 2,538 |
| Republic of Malta | 3 | 35,890 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 2,497 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 14,240 |
| Belize | 2 | 2,263 |
| CANADA | 2 | 7,808 |
| Chile | 2 | 2,693 |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 2 | 8,259 |
| Finland | 2 | 125 |
| Germany | 2 | 5,489 |
| GREECE | 2 | 2,253 |
| Hellenic Republic | 2 | 29,998 |
| HONG KONG | 2 | 121,353 |
| Japan | 2 | 10,650 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 54,998 |
| Norway (NIS | 2 | 5,617 |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh | 2 | 9,600 |
| Philippines | 2 | 27,638 |
| Republic of Estonia | 2 | 21,783 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 2 | 150 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 4,016 |
| St Vincent and Grenadines | 2 | 341 |
| SWEDEN | 2 | 29 |
| The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | 2 | 138,091 |
| The Republic of Poland | 2 | 126 |
| TOGO | 2 | 2,453 |
| Turkey | 2 | 18,171 |
| Vanuatu | 2 | 7,077 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 5,336 |
| BAHAMAS | 1 | 14,746 |
| BARBADOS | 1 | 79,605 |
| BELIZE | 1 | 72,718 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 3,500 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | 1 | 6,686 |
| Cecilia; The Republic of Poland | 1 | 788 |
| Commonwealth of Dominica | 1 | 209 |
| Croatia | 1 | 3,318 |
| CURAÇAO | 1 | 1,275 |
| CYPRUS | 1 | 583 |
| ECUADOR | 1 | 0 |
| Egypt | 1 | 29,015 |
| exBBC The Republic of Panama | 1 | 3,486 |
| FAROE ISLANDS | 1 | 1,970 |
| Faroe Islands - Kingdom of Denmark | 1 | 6,886 |
| FINLAND | 1 | 177 |
| Gabon | 1 | 28,550 |
| GERMANY | 1 | 463 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 17,998 |
| GIBRALTAR | 1 | 37,425 |
| GREENLAND | 1 | 255 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 263 |
| HONG KONG (CHINA) | 1 | 109,672 |
| INDIA | 1 | 9,999 |
| INDONESIA | 1 | 20,275 |
| ISLE OF MAN | 1 | 210 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 81 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 1 | 50 |
| Kingdom of Norway | 1 | 4,906 |
| KOREA | 1 | 12,906 |
| Korea (Republic of | 1 | 19,953 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 220 |
| MALI | 1 | 0 |
| MALI FALSE | 1 | 14,803 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 4,286 |
| Mexico | 1 | 17,013 |
| Moldova Republic of | 1 | 727 |
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | 1 | 420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 36,937 |
| PALAU | 1 | 59,964 |
| PORTUGAL | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal (MAR) | 1 | 37,153 |
| Republic of Palau | 1 | 4,481 |
| Republic of Panama | 1 | 4,760 |
| Republic of San Marino | 1 | 46,733 |
| Republic of the Gambia | 1 | 21,870 |
| Republic of Türkiye | 1 | 16,674 |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 1,002 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 1 | 1,151 |
| Sierra leone | 1 | 49,911 |
| Spain | 1 | 58 |
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS | 1 | 2,850 |
| Syrian Arab Republic False | 1 | 46,105 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 40 |
| Thailand | 1 | 3,795 |
| The Commonwealth of the Bahamas | 1 | 46,187 |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 10,020 |
| The Republic of Cyprus | 1 | 142 |
| The Republic of Liberia | 1 | 38,868 |
| The Republic of Malta | 1 | 1,726 |
| Togo | 1 | 1,579 |
| TURKEY | 1 | 8,145 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 28,386 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 9,867 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1 | 4,579 |
| United States | 1 | 12,100 |
| ZAMBIA | 1 | 100 |
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About Denmark's Shipping Industry
Denmark has 790 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 2,261 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 21.9 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.