Merchant marine

The total and the number of each type of privately or publicly owned commercial ship for each country; military ships are not included; the five ships by type include: bulk carrier - for cargo such as coal, Grain, Cement, Ores, and gravel; container ship - for loads in truck-size containers, a transportation system called containerization; general cargo - also referred to as break-bulk containers - for a wide variety of packaged merchandise, such as textiles, furniture and machinery; oil tanker - for crude oil and petroleum products; other - includes chemical carriers, Dredgers, liquefied natural gas (lng) carriers, refrigerated cargo ships called reefers, Tugboats, passenger vessels (cruise and ferry), and offshore supply ships  military this category includes the entries dealing with a country's military structure, Manpower, and expenditures.

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