In its latest report on the situation of maritime transportation industry in the world, UNCTAD noted that the world’s total commercial ships including tankers, container ships and bulk-carriers exceeded 56,591 vessels by the end of 2022. The total cargo-carrying capacity of these vessels is estimated at more than 2.253 billion tons.
UNCTAD put the total number of Iranian ships at 253, 241.
In addition, UNCTAD put the total cargo carrying capacity of Iran’s shipping fleet in 2022 at over 19.3 million tons.
Iran stood at 23rd rank in the world in terms of maritime cargo carrying capacity, UNCATD said.
It means the capacity of Iran’s shipping fleet has been greater than that of many industrialized countries including France, Italy, Canada, and even Saudi Arabia and Brazil.
France and Canada’s shipping fleet capacities have been put at 17.2 million and 9.7 million tons respectively.