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ANNEX 4

A

MERCHANT FLEETS OF LEADING 15 STATES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1986

:

Ranking

State

GRT

1

Liberia

51,157,830

2

Panama

42,659,731

3

Japan

37,055,104

4

-Greece

25,440,030

5

USSR

25,417,448

6

USA

18,521,766

[UK and Dependent Territories (- Hong

Kong)

14,468,355]

7

Cyprus

13,402,126

8

China

12,208,900

9

UK

8,593,154

(1)

10

Hong Kong

8,254,194

11

12

Philippines

Italy

8,106,778

7,792,760

13

Bahamas

7,638,027

14

Norway

77,538,150

15

Korea (South)

7,070,490

Notes

(1)

Hong Kong is an Associate Member and not eligable to stand for the IMO Council.

IMO Statistics