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Faroe Islands vessels

Voydar tracks 438 vessels sailing under the Faroe Islands flag. The fleet's average age is 25 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 330,562. Port State Control records show 24 inspections of Faroe Islands-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.

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438
Fleet tracked
25 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 24 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.

Faroe Islands flag: fleet in world statistics

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

94
Ships registered (2026)
0.3 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage
0.01% of world dwt
Share of world fleet
26.3 years
Average age

Faroe Islands: trade and connectivity

20.6 (rank 141; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026

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 Faroe Islands vessels

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