Australia vessels
Voydar tracks 4,580 vessels sailing under the Australia flag. The fleet's average age is 21 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 1,023,487. Port State Control records show 2 inspections of Australia-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.
What is a flag of convenience?4,580
Fleet tracked
21 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 2 inspections
0
Sanctioned
on OFAC / UK / Canada lists
Sources: live AIS, USCG PSIX inspections (public domain), OFAC SDN list, UK Sanctions List (OGL v3), Canadian autonomous sanctions list (OGL – Canada). Free on Voydar.
Australia flag: fleet in world statistics
UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the Australia flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Voydar's own tracking.
- 650
- Ships registered (2026)
- 2.3 million dwt
- Deadweight tonnage
- 0.09% of world dwt
- Share of world fleet
- 25.1 years
- Average age
Australia: trade and connectivity
- 145.1 (rank 36; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
- Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 9.58 million TEU
- Container port traffic, 2024
- 3.7 out of 5
- Logistics Performance Index, 2022
Fleet composition
Recently active Australia vessels
CORAL DISCOVERERIMO 9292747Passenger · Class A- MACLEAYIMO 9654737Tanker · Class A
- NUYINAIMO 9797060Other · Class A
- TINGARIIMO 9185619Tug · Class A
- YANDEYARRAIMO 9487134Tug · Class A
- ABSOLUTEIMO 9869447Tanker · Class A
- SVITZER NEWTONIMO 9819246Tug · Class A
- SYCAMOREIMO 9758569Vessel · Class A
- BONDIIMO 9735086Tug · Class A
- FRIENDSHIPIMO 8500848Passenger · Class A
- ADV BESANTIMO 9676149Other · Class A
- SVITZER FALCONIMO 9431082Tug · Class A
- SVITZER OTWAYIMO 9679828Tug · Class A
- BRISBANEIMO 9204623Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- OTAGOIMO 9278076Tug · Class A
- SVITZER ROWANIMO 9600229Tug · Class A
- NARRABEENIMO 8310619Passenger · Class A
- ADV RELIANTIMO 9752254Military ops · Class A
- IMPULSIVE1IMO 8681393Passenger · Class A
- SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 4IMO 9936587Vessel · Class A
- ANTARCTIC AURORAIMO 9876244Fishing · Class A
- QUEENSCLIFFIMO 8104058Passenger · Class A
- OCEANAIMO 8977340Pleasure craft · Class A
- SVITZER ALBATROSSIMO 9554315Tug · Class A
- GOLIATHIMO 9036430Cargo · Class A
- ABFC ROEBUCK BAYIMO 9193094Law enforcement · Class A
- MV MOUNT FLORANCEIMO 9449053Tug · Class A
- MANNINGIMO 9654749Tanker · Class A
- SPIRIT OF TASMANIA VIMO 9936599Passenger · Class A
- SVITZER MAITLANDIMO 9324796Tug · Class A
- SVITZER MERINGAIMO 9357834Tug · Class A
- LEEUWIN 2IMO 8510855Sailing · Class A
- GUIDANCEIMO 9661170Cargo · Class A
- GOLDEN GROVEIMO 8500824Passenger · Class A
- BELTANAIMO 9185633Tug · Class A
- CAPE DENISONIMO 4776748Military ops · Class A
- SVITZER EAGLEIMO 9431070Other · Class A
- ADV STOKERIMO 9707998Search and rescue · Class A
- SPIRIT OF TASMANIA IIMO 9158446Passenger · Class A
- PB MURRAYIMO 9389796Tug · Class A
- SVITZER GLENROCKIMO 9795866Tug · Class A
- TASMANIAN ACHIEVER2IMO 9812468Vessel · Class A
- SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 2IMO 9158434Passenger · Class A
- BORROWDALEIMO 8317928Passenger · Class A
- VICTORIAN RELIANCE2IMO 9812470Cargo · Class A
- HELLFIRE BAYIMO 9647394Tug · Class A
- MV MAGGIE CATIMO 9447134Passenger · Class A
- YOUNG ENDEAVOURIMO 8971164Sailing · Class A
- ADV CAPE OTWAYIMO 4764070Other · Class A
- SL DIAMANTINAIMO 9417505Vessel · Class A
- BARK ENDEAVOURIMO 8644967Sailing · Class A
- AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPIMO 9240756Military ops · Class A
- BULLARAIMO 9185621Tug · Class A
- ABFC CAPE LEVEQUEIMO 9684603Law enforcement · Class A
- SEAROAD MERSEY 2IMO 9745794Other · Class A
- ANTARCTIC DISCOVERYIMO 9123219Fishing · Class A
- HUON SUPPLYIMO 7922245Cargo · Class A
- TRUE NORTHIMO 9308651Passenger · Class A
- SL MARTINIQUEIMO 9402445Tug · Class A
- AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPIMO 9816933Military ops · Class A
- SVITZER HARRIERIMO 9554327Tug · Class A
- ABFC OCEAN SHIELDIMO 9628374Vessel · Class A
- INVESTIGATORIMO 9616888Other · Class A
- SV JAMES CRAIGIMO 8676788Sailing · Class A
- BHAGWAN RENEGADEIMO 9582752Tug · Class A
- TSS SHOALBUSTERIMO 9557604Tug · Class A
- BALADHAIMO 9606510Tug · Class A
- BULGUIMO 9606522Tug · Class A
- SVITZER MARLOOIMO 9391737Tug · Class A
- ABFC STORM BAYIMO 9193161Vessel · Class B
- ABFC CAPE BYRONIMO 9684562Law enforcement · Class A
- CORAL ADVENTURERIMO 9838644Passenger · Class A
- ABFC CAPE YORKIMO 9684627Law enforcement · Class A
- WONGAIMO 8116465Tug · Class A
- AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPIMO 9608972Military ops · Class A
- CYAN WARDANIMO 9784465Other · Class A
- AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPIMO 4764109Military ops · Class A
- ABFC CAPE NELSONIMO 9684574Law enforcement · Class A
- SVITZER WOONAIMO 8302650Reserved · Class A
- SVITZER REDHEADIMO 9848182Tug · Class A
- BURRAIMO 9185657Tug · Class A
- ADV CAPE PERONIMO 4764082Military ops · Class A
- CORAL KNIGHTIMO 9696280Cargo · Class A
- MCARTHURIMO 9654713Tanker · Class A
- CAPE ST GEORGEIMO 9665774Law enforcement · Class A
- ABF CUTTER CLASSIMO 9684615Law enforcement · Class A
- ABFC THAIYAKIMO 9692399Law enforcement · Class A
- HMAS LEEUWINIMO 9151773Military ops · Class A
- MOWAMBAIMO 9654725Tanker · Class A
- PLATINUMIMO 1009209Pleasure craft · Class A
- Cheynes IVIMO 5389566whaler
- MV Korean StarIMO 8313403ship
- SS AyrfieldIMO 5032084shipwreck
- BaragoolaIMO 5036145Ferry
- ForcefulIMO 5117559Tug
- MV North HeadIMO 5256939passenger vessel
- Cherry VentureIMO 5332214Cargo ship
- SS South SteyneIMO 5335151ship
- MV Cape DonIMO 5415169lighthouse tender
- Jia YongIMO 9040871ship
- PRELUDEIMO 9648714floating liquefied natural gas production unit
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