Year 

 Number  of Ships

Gross Tons (000)

Deadweight Tons (000)

1946

644

4,627

6,989

1947

980

7,605

11,281

1948

1,169

9,250

13,850

1949

1,189

9,450

14,214

1950

1,087

8,795

13,195

1951

1,268

10,148

15,232

1952

1,265

10,236

15,301

1953

1,256

10,272

15,327

1954

1,197

10,074

14,999

1955

1,095

9,351

13,874

1956

1,062

9,155

13,506

1957

1,014

8,930

13,079

1958

1,005

9,068

13,210

1959

1,020

9,432

13,827

1960

1,003

9,491

13,898

1961

980

9,572

14,017

1962

991

9,958

14,533

1963

978

10,029

14,508

1964

960

10,040

14,477

1965

952

10,171

14,689

1966

961

10,337

14,867

1967

975

10,420

15,053

1968

970

10,613

15,269

1969

947

10,668

15,447

1970

793

9,782

14,404

1971

711

9,459

13,887

1972

658

9,266

13,625

1973

603

9,299

13,458

1974

587

9,646

14,071

1975

583

9,934

14,630

1976

579

10,467

15,834

1977

579

10,970

16,916

1978

589

11,970

18,733

1979

577

12,720

20,034

1980

578

13,467

21,103

1981

581

13,703

21,561

1982

567

13,352

21,353

1983

553

13,553

21,800

1984

501

13,161

21,121

1985

491

13,506

21,388

1986

465

13,147

20,718

1987

457

13,467

21,026

1988

428

13,722

21,417

1989

413

13,357

20,705

1990

406

13,085

20,529

1991

393

12,710

19,693

1992

386

12,593

19,531

1993

371

12,168

17,867

1994

359

11,514

16,558

1995

322

10,716

15,259

1996

319

10,600

15,052

1997

302

10,043

13,944

1998

283

9,600

13,314

1999

281

9,544

13,213