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China vessels

Voydar tracks 3,914 vessels sailing under the China flag. The fleet's average age is 18 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 19,111,995. Port State Control records show 325 inspections of China-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate. 14 China-flagged vessels currently appear on the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register.

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3,914
Fleet tracked
18 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 325 inspections
14
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.

China flag: fleet in world statistics

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

10,924
Ships registered (2026)
142 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage
5.62% of world dwt
Share of world fleet
14.5 years
Average age
Beneficial owners of the China-flagged fleet (2026)
Owner nationalityShipsShare of dwt
China (domestic owners)7,47398.9%
Hong Kong310.1%
Singapore10%
Indonesia70%
Philippines80%

China: trade and connectivity

1,319.5 (rank 1; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
299.7 million TEU
Container port traffic, 2024
3.7 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 China vessels

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