Philippines
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: 2779 of 3496 vessels. Build-year coverage: 3483 of 3496. Classification recorded: 1125 of 3496. 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 | 2,371 | 3,866,931 |
| NKK | 402 | 19,315,595 |
| OTHER | 340 | 751,880 |
| BV | 148 | 5,052,667 |
| RINA | 80 | 1,937,241 |
| DNV | 50 | 2,062,426 |
| ABS | 37 | 494,844 |
| CCS | 20 | 471,867 |
| KR | 19 | 236,182 |
| LRS | 12 | 364,901 |
| UNKNOWN | 6 | 8,747 |
| RMRS | 4 | 36,424 |
| PRS | 3 | 34,801 |
| IRS | 2 | 82,233 |
| BKI | 1 | 220 |
| TLV | 1 | 3,197 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,151 | 4,968,142 |
| PHILIPPINES | 702 | 778,718 |
| Unknown | 608 | 365,691 |
| Panama | 244 | 12,054,113 |
| Singapore | 82 | 4,250,348 |
| Japan | 75 | 2,729,597 |
| JAPAN | 47 | 22,485 |
| Republic of the Philippines | 41 | 183,071 |
| Marshall Islands | 37 | 2,272,222 |
| Not Known | 34 | 109,282 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1,710,645 |
| PANAMA | 24 | 265,596 |
| MONGOLIA | 22 | 53,416 |
| Norway | 22 | 501,957 |
| CAMBODIA | 18 | 25,425 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 17 | 25,426 |
| Belize | 16 | 37,699 |
| BELIZE | 15 | 30,789 |
| Mongolia | 14 | 20,605 |
| NORWAY | 13 | 301,566 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 67,977 |
| Republic of Liberia | 12 | 1,099,255 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 12 | 64,293 |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | 11 | 4,651 |
| CHINA | 10 | 23,385 |
| Sierra Leone | 10 | 10,627 |
| Tuvalu | 9 | 6,606 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 10,510 |
| TUVALU | 8 | 5,405 |
| Korea Republic of | 7 | 11,935 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 212,181 |
| Kiribati | 6 | 5,606 |
| KIRIBATI | 6 | 11,194 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 23,121 |
| Malta | 5 | 198,824 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | 5 | 253,189 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 41,394 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 64,894 |
| LIBERIA | 4 | 156,305 |
| MALAYSIA | 4 | 10,574 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 4 | 51,985 |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 4 | 12,180 |
| United States of America | 4 | 2,740 |
| China Peoples's Republic | 3 | 11,784 |
| Comoros | 3 | 12,672 |
| COMOROS | 3 | 18,762 |
| Curaçao | 3 | 20,106 |
| Hong Kong China | 3 | 150,408 |
| IRAQ | 3 | 3,990 |
| MALTA | 3 | 28,379 |
| Niue | 3 | 10,968 |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 3 | 13,948 |
| Republic of Malta | 3 | 102,979 |
| St.Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 12,864 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 71,221 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 16,032 |
| China | 2 | 2,134 |
| Comoros FALSE | 2 | 55,385 |
| DENMARK | 2 | 3,338 |
| Germany | 2 | 2,218 |
| Korea (Republic of | 2 | 37,229 |
| NETHERLANDS | 2 | 6,132 |
| NIUE | 2 | 134 |
| Palau | 2 | 49,139 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 809 |
| PORTUGAL | 2 | 14,523 |
| Portugal (MAR | 2 | 120,614 |
| Republic of Panama | 2 | 14,974 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2,347 |
| TANZANIA | 2 | 850 |
| Tanzania United Republic of | 2 | 11,661 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 98 |
| UNITED STATES | 2 | 334 |
| BAHAMAS | 1 | 37,129 |
| BARBADOS | 1 | 1,580 |
| Brunei | 1 | 500 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 317,441 |
| exBBC The Republic of Panama | 1 | 3,486 |
| France | 1 | 0 |
| FRANCE | 1 | 521 |
| Gabon | 1 | 22,240 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 0 |
| GIBRALTAR | 1 | 4,303 |
| GREECE | 1 | 3,878 |
| GUAM | 1 | 122 |
| Guyana False | 1 | 3,989 |
| Hellenic Republic | 1 | 81,846 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | 1 | 98,704 |
| INDIA | 1 | 0 |
| INDIAN | 1 | 80,919 |
| INDONESIA | 1 | 0 |
| Iran Islamic Republic of | 1 | 1,500 |
| Ireland | 1 | 396 |
| KOREA | 1 | 2,775 |
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF | 1 | 2,864 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 39,475 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 1 | 75,100 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 |
| NAURU | 1 | 265 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 1 | 3,530 |
| NIGERIA | 1 | 17 |
| PERU | 1 | 0 |
| Republic of Indonesia | 1 | 309 |
| Republic of San Marino | 1 | 27,315 |
| Republic of Singapore | 1 | 4,233 |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 11,745 |
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | 1 | 1,741 |
| Sanity; Unknown | 1 | 4,000 |
| Senegal | 1 | 248 |
| Sierra leone | 1 | 3,171 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 696 |
| Somalia | 1 | 203 |
| Spain | 1 | 1,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 3,302 |
| Taiwan, China | 1 | 1,671 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 4,380 |
| THAILAND | 1 | 0 |
| TONGA | 1 | 0 |
| Turkey | 1 | 3,197 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | 90 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 300 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 5,714 |
| Viet nam | 1 | 5,189 |
| Viet Nam | 1 | 5,959 |
| VIETNAM | 1 | 895 |
| Virgin Islands (U.K | 1 | 140 |
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About Philippines's Shipping Industry
Philippines has 933 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 3,496 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 32.3 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.