Sierra Leone
Shipping Industry Overview
Each vessel’s current registered owner and manager (broken-up ships excluded), deduplicated by IMO before calculating vessel totals and DWT. Vessel types use the same categories as the orderbook. These records do not establish verified control or active service. Company country differs from vessel flag; vessels can appear in more than one country.
DWT coverage: 53 of 62 vessels. Build-year coverage: 60 of 62. Classification recorded: 21 of 62. 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 | 41 | 117,928 |
| OTHER | 12 | 30,621 |
| IRS | 6 | 688,455 |
| DBS | 1 | 27,321 |
| LRS | 1 | 111,776 |
| RINA | 1 | 46,592 |
Recorded Flags
Top 15 recorded labels plus the remainder. These labels have not been independently verified.
Full breakdown
| Recorded flag | Vessels | Known DWT |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 812,832 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 16 | 38,886 |
| Unknown | 7 | 7,690 |
| Sierra leone | 6 | 93,595 |
| Iran | 2 | 1,230 |
| Belize | 1 | 2,312 |
| CAMBODIA | 1 | 2,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3,214 |
| Dominica | 1 | 3,346 |
| GUAM | 1 | 0 |
| Guyana | 1 | 4,132 |
| IRAN | 1 | 1,036 |
| Korea Republic of | 1 | 90 |
| NIGERIA | 1 | 23 |
| Not Known | 1 | 100 |
| Panama | 1 | 1,175 |
| Republic of Palau | 1 | 46,592 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 1 | 1,006 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2,925 |
| Togo | 1 | 284 |
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About Sierra Leone's Shipping Industry
Sierra Leone has 52 registered shipping companies (ship owners and ship managers) linked to 62 IMO vessel records. The average fleet age is 32.7 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.