The dead weight of merchant fleet container ships by country of beneficial ownership in the United States currently stands at 3,153, marking a decrease of 98 (-3.0%) compared to 2024.
Dead weight of merchant fleet container ships by country of beneficial ownership by the United States
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
294
Date range: 1980 to 2025
Points:
5,161
Measure:
thousands of tons
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United States Container ships, dead weight between 1980 and 2025
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,153 | -98 |
| 2024 | 3,252 | +14 |
| 2023 | 3,237 | +65 |
| 2022 | 3,172 | +132 |
| 2021 | 3,040 | -98 |
| 2020 | 3,138 | +106 |
| 2019 | 3,031 | +122 |
| 2018 | 2,909 | +3 |
| 2017 | 2,906 | -40 |
| 2016 | 2,946 | -233 |
| 2015 | 3,179 | -60 |
| 2014 | 3,238 | +132 |
| 2013 | 3,107 | +161 |
| 2012 | 2,945 | +179 |
| 2011 | 2,767 | -1,015 |
| 2010 | 3,782 | +457 |
| 2009 | 3,325 | -64 |
| 2008 | 3,389 | +287 |
| 2007 | 3,102 | +0 |
| 2006 | 3,102 | -216 |
| 2005 | 3,318 | -399 |
| 2004 | 3,718 | +542 |
| 2003 | 3,175 | -1 |
| 2002 | 3,177 | -730 |
| 2001 | 3,907 | +126 |
| 2000 | 3,781 | -244 |
| 1999 | 4,025 | -49 |
| 1998 | 4,074 | +369 |
| 1997 | 3,705 | +39 |
| 1996 | 3,666 | +807 |
| 1995 | 2,859 | +79 |
| 1994 | 2,780 | -36 |
| 1993 | 2,815 | +83 |
| 1992 | 2,733 | -25 |
| 1991 | 2,758 | -112 |
| 1990 | 2,870 | -653 |
| 1989 | 3,523 | +29 |
| 1988 | 3,494 | +30 |
| 1987 | 3,464 | +44 |
| 1986 | 3,420 | +377 |
| 1985 | 3,043 | +1,004 |
| 1984 | 2,039 | +86 |
| 1983 | 1,953 | -26 |
| 1982 | 1,979 | +184 |
| 1981 | 1,795 | -204 |
| 1980 | 1,999 |