Ireland
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: 331 of 454 vessels. Build-year coverage: 451 of 454. Classification recorded: 314 of 454. 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 | 140 | 279,821 |
| BV | 115 | 809,841 |
| OTHER | 70 | 15,217 |
| RINA | 46 | 1,878,419 |
| LRS | 26 | 479,282 |
| ABS | 23 | 1,444,242 |
| DNV | 11 | 267,217 |
| NKK | 7 | 330,323 |
| RMRS | 7 | 9,581 |
| UNKNOWN | 4 | 0 |
| KR | 2 | 60,621 |
| CCS | 1 | 81,315 |
| INSB | 1 | 4,200 |
| TLV | 1 | 93,715 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 129 | 472,124 |
| IRELAND | 46 | 3,994 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 189,889 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1,828,551 |
| Unknown | 27 | 5,298 |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 6,212 |
| Republic of Liberia | 15 | 884,158 |
| Jersey | 13 | 660 |
| Marshall Islands | 13 | 487,136 |
| Panama | 13 | 255,245 |
| Cyprus | 10 | 63,801 |
| NORWAY | 8 | 211,484 |
| Vanuatu | 6 | 8,078 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 340 |
| Republic of Malta | 5 | 197,392 |
| Russia | 5 | 6,403 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 292,966 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 4 | 34,717 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 189,241 |
| PANAMA | 3 | 43,486 |
| Portugal (MAR | 3 | 18,672 |
| San Marino | 3 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 3,677 |
| CURACAO | 2 | 13,200 |
| Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg | 2 | 114,994 |
| INDONESIA | 2 | 0 |
| NETHERLANDS | 2 | 0 |
| Not Known | 2 | 0 |
| Republic of Panama | 2 | 69,133 |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 3,052 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 2 | 2,168 |
| SAN MARINO | 2 | 0 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 2 | 0 |
| VANUATU | 2 | 2,685 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 6,343 |
| BELIZE | 1 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 386 |
| Casablanca; The United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | 3,306 |
| Comoros | 1 | 4,418 |
| Dominica | 1 | 2,803 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 4,879 |
| Federal Republic of Nigeria | 1 | 100 |
| France | 1 | 325 |
| FRANCE | 1 | 180 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 174 |
| Isle Of Man | 1 | 4,787 |
| ITALY | 1 | 64,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 14 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 |
| LIBERIA | 1 | 53,466 |
| MALTA | 1 | 4,600 |
| Morocco | 1 | 30,188 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 146 |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 1 | 4,590 |
| Norway (NIS | 1 | 300 |
| Oman | 1 | 7,398 |
| Portugal | 1 | 4,023 |
| Republic of Cyprus | 1 | 455 |
| Republic of San Marino | 1 | 0 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 1 | 39,202 |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 1 | 2,352 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 1 | 1,545 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 |
| SWEDEN | 1 | 8,800 |
| Togo | 1 | 2,287 |
| Turkey | 1 | 93,715 |
| TURKMENISTAN | 1 | 256 |
| United States of America | 1 | 0 |
| VENEZUELA | 1 | 0 |
| WESTERN SAHARA | 1 | 0 |
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About Ireland's Shipping Industry
Ireland has 219 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 454 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 23.2 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.