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Botswana vessels

Voydar tracks 5 vessels sailing under the Botswana flag. The fleet's average age is 22 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 637,466. 4 Botswana-flagged vessels currently appear on the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register.

What is a flag of convenience?
5
Fleet tracked
22 yrs
Avg fleet age
—
Detention rate
no inspections on record
4
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.

Botswana flag: fleet in world statistics

UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the Botswana flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Voydar's own tracking.

11
Ships registered (2026)
0.9 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage
0.04% of world dwt
Share of world fleet
27.8 years
Average age

Botswana: trade and connectivity

3.1 out of 5
Logistics Performance Index, 2022

Sources: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub (merchant fleet, beneficial ownership, liner connectivity; CC BY 3.0 IGO); World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) (container port traffic, Logistics Performance Index). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Fleet composition

Recently active Botswana vessels

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