Merchant Ship Beam and the Significance of the Panama Canal
Source: Lloyd's Register

| Beam | Tankers | Bulkers | Cargo Ships |
| 10 | 989 | 101 | 1916 |
| 11 | 741 | 153 | 2387 |
| 12 | 678 | 119 | 2129 |
| 13 | 419 | 196 | 2119 |
| 14 | 499 | 66 | 1125 |
| 15 | 573 | 83 | 1254 |
| 16 | 614 | 81 | 1677 |
| 17 | 308 | 62 | 971 |
| 18 | 379 | 81 | 1124 |
| 19 | 198 | 85 | 764 |
| 20 | 242 | 99 | 839 |
| 21 | 107 | 113 | 733 |
| 22 | 170 | 469 | 879 |
| 23 | 213 | 300 | 564 |
| 24 | 127 | 176 | 317 |
| 25 | 203 | 193 | 599 |
| 26 | 117 | 346 | 325 |
| 27 | 327 | 446 | 565 |
| 28 | 83 | 294 | 311 |
| 29 | 75 | 122 | 306 |
| 30 | 130 | 452 | 382 |
| 31 | 156 | 183 | 122 |
| 32 | 1211 | 2243 | 1694 |
| 33 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 34 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | 17 | 10 | 24 |
| 36 | 121 | 63 | 15 |
| 37 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
| 38 | 14 | 40 | 9 |
| 39 | 23 | 4 | 21 |
| 40 | 40 | 16 | 322 |
| 41 | 86 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | 534 | 32 | 193 |
| 43 | 200 | 185 | 43 |
| 44 | 130 | 47 | 0 |
| 45 | 51 | 333 | 66 |
| 46 | 81 | 41 | 0 |
| 47 | 29 | 43 | 1 |
| 48 | 171 | 9 | 0 |
| 49 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | 77 | 77 | 4 |
| 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 54 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 56 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | 231 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 60+ | 214 | 2 | 0 |