France vessels
Voydar tracks 14,221 vessels sailing under the France flag. The fleet's average age is 23 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 3,462,434. Port State Control records show 54 inspections of France-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.
What is a flag of convenience?14,221
Fleet tracked
23 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 54 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.
France flag: fleet in world statistics
UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the France flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Voydar's own tracking.
- 565
- Ships registered (2026)
- 10.8 million dwt
- Deadweight tonnage
- 0.43% of world dwt
- Share of world fleet
- 22.6 years
- Average age
France: trade and connectivity
- 269.6 (rank 21; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
- Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 5.37 million TEU
- Container port traffic, 2024
- 3.9 out of 5
- Logistics Performance Index, 2022
Fleet composition
Recently active France vessels
VB CAMARGUEIMO 9393694Tug · Class A- CAPO NEROIMO 9163570Cargo · Class A
- ABEILLE MEDITERRANEEIMO 9417749Tug · Class A
- S/V LE FRANCAISIMO 5183120Sailing · Class A
- VB TYPHONIMO 9774941Tug · Class A
- ABEILLE HORIZONIMO 9178410Towing (long/wide) · Class A
- ILE DE BREHATIMO 9247053Other · Class A
- ANDRE.LIMO 9318632Cargo · Class A
- CIUDAD DE CADIZIMO 9383560Cargo · Class A
- L'ATALANTEIMO 8716071Other · Class A
- POLARFRONTIMO 7608708Other · Class A
- GAMBE D AMFARDIMO 9375434Other · Class A
- POLARIS IIMO 4500163Passenger · Class A
- VB SAINT MARCIMO 9002063Tug · Class A
- VB ABEILLE BRETAGNEIMO 9308687Towing · Class A
- L'EUROPEIMO 9052056Fishing · Class A
- GUILLAUMEDENORMANDIEIMO 9946324Passenger · Class A
- VB PORNICIMO 9192519Tug · Class A
- DURANDEIMO 1025540Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- HYDRAIMO 9837341Tanker · Class A
- ILE DE SEINIMO 9247039Cargo · Class A
- VB 21 FECAMPIMO 9202728Tug · Class A
- CMA CGM KOUROUIMO 9845659Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- PASCAL PAOLIIMO 9247510Passenger · Class A
- PONT AVENIMO 9268708Passenger · Class A
- ARMORIQUEIMO 8988181Other · Class A
- CAP D AUNISIMO 8871649Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- FROMVEUR IIIMO 9588134Passenger · Class A
- SAINT-MALOIMO 9946336Passenger · Class A
- MN CALAOIMO 9642394Cargo · Class A
- MEDITERRANEEIMO 8705395Passenger · Class A
- DANIEL LAVALIMO 9234393Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- VB JASONIMO 9320922Tug · Class A
- MN TOUCANIMO 9112466Cargo · Class A
- SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAINIMO 9234408Other · Class A
- CAPO CINTOIMO 9103790Cargo · Class A
- CAP MEJEANIMO 9459204Tanker · Class A
- A GALEOTTAIMO 9891749Passenger · Class A
- VB SAINTE-ADRESSE 25IMO 9202742Tug · Class A
- CAPU ROSSUIMO 1074527Passenger · Class A
- VB OCTEVILLE 11IMO 9393709Tug · Class A
- RMT PENFRETIMO 9502702Tug · Class A
- PIANAIMO 9526332Passenger · Class A
- SAPEURIMO 9270397Tug · Class A
- PAGLIA ORBAIMO 9050826Passenger · Class A
- FORT BOYARDIMO 9098347Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- JIF MARLINIMO 9830422Tug · Class A
- BARFLEURIMO 9007130Passenger · Class A
- ECO ZEPHYRIMO 9985978Cargo · Class A
- VB GASCOGNEIMO 9202730Tug · Class A
- MASSALIAIMO 9006253Passenger · Class A
- CHAMPAGNYIMO 9983499Tanker · Class A
- CAPU DI MURUIMO 9050618Passenger · Class A
- F/V EMERAUDEIMO 9799898Fishing · Class A
- HONDARRAIMO 9741114Cargo · Class A
- VB COGNACIMO 9002075Tug · Class A
- G/V GOURYIMO 9213870Reserved · Class A
- PRINS BERNHARDIMO 8224406Fishing · Class A
- SKUTEVIKENIMO 9803651Tanker · Class A
- CHAMBON BORAIMO 8402618Tug · Class A
- TETHYS 2IMO 9066007Other · Class A
- DOUCE FRANCEIMO 9845661Cargo (hazardous cat. D) · Class A
- VN PARTISANIMO 9106431Anti-pollution equipment · Class A
- BRETAGNEIMO 9398814Other · Class A
- VB ABEILLE MARENGOIMO 9388613Other · Class A
- CMACGM JACQUES SAADEIMO 9839179Cargo (hazardous cat. D) · Class A
- SAINT MARTINIMO 9246724Tug · Class A
- PIERRE DE FERMATIMO 9694505Other · Class A
- MINCKIMO 9305829Other · Class A
- JEAN NICOLIIMO 9161948Passenger · Class A
- VB YPORTIMO 9393723Tug · Class A
- PLASTIC ODYSSEYIMO 7360655Cargo · Class A
- COTE DES DUNESIMO 9232527Passenger · Class A
- ECO MISTRALIMO 1020643Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- SALAMANCAIMO 9867592Passenger · Class A
- COTE D'ALBATREIMO 9320128Passenger (hazardous cat. C) · Class A
- ALMA KAPPAIMO 9467500Tug · Class A
- SOPHIE GERMAINIMO 9930507Other · Class A
- ROXANE ZIMO 9751456Tug · Class A
- MISTRAL 9IMO 9192595Tug · Class A
- JEAN ANGOIMO 9614763Other · Class A
- SANTONAIMO 9886847Passenger · Class A
- PIONNIERIMO 9239757Search and rescue · Class A
- OE CORINTHIANIMO 1050193Passenger · Class A
- LE PONANTIMO 8914219Passenger · Class A
- MELVANIMO 8747056Passenger · Class A
- STELLAMARISIMO 9614751Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- CANOPEEIMO 9924120Cargo · Class A
- SCOMBRUSIMO 9828936Fishing · Class A
- OTTER BANK F/VIMO 9219721Fishing · Class A
- PILOT-BOAT COURONNEEIMO 9413846Pilot vessel · Class A
- WIND OF CHANGEIMO 9823663Other · Class A
- COTE DES FLANDRESIMO 9305843Passenger · Class A
- COTENTINIMO 9364978Passenger · Class A
- LA GIRONDEIMO 9246748Passenger · Class A
- ECO PAMPEROIMO 1020667Cargo · Class A
- VINDILISIMO 9165566Passenger · Class A
- BREIZH NEVEZ 1IMO 9835252Passenger · Class A
- GIROLATAIMO 9088859Passenger · Class A
- DANIELLE CASANOVAIMO 9230476Passenger · Class A
- MISTRAL 8IMO 9192583Tug · Class A
- SANDVIKENIMO 9803649Tanker · Class A
- ARMORIQUEIMO 9364980Passenger · Class A
- COTE D'OPALEIMO 9858321Passenger (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- GALICIAIMO 9856189Passenger · Class A
- GAS VITALITYIMO 9909285Tanker · Class A
- ABEILLE LIBERTEIMO 9308699Tug · Class B
- TATIANA BIMO 9406972Tanker · Class A
- CHAMBON MISTRALIMO 9161912Tug · Class A
- MONT SAINT MICHELIMO 9238337Passenger · Class A
- ILE DE GROIXIMO 9372987Passenger · Class A
- CLUB MED 2IMO 9007491Passenger · Class A
- CMA CGM ST. LAURENTIMO 9709219Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- THALASSAIMO 9070307Reserved · Class A
- TREZENCEIMO 9098359Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- ECO PONENTEIMO 9985966Cargo · Class A
- MN COLIBRIIMO 9207390Cargo (hazardous cat. D) · Class A
- SEVEN SISTERSIMO 9320130Cargo · Class A
- L'ESTUAIREIMO 9475375Passenger · Class A
- CITY OF HAMBURGIMO 9383558Cargo · Class A
- ECO OSTROIMO 9959565Cargo · Class A
- ILE DE MOLENEIMO 9329928Other · Class A
- RIDENSIMO 7432226Search and rescue · Class A
- C/S RENE DESCARTESIMO 9248100Vessel · Class A
- VB ABEILLE NORMANDIEIMO 9442421Search and rescue · Class A
- SISTER CLAREIMO 9684512Fishing · Class A
- CMA CGM RIVOLIIMO 9839193Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- LA BOHEME 4IMO 9580467Passenger · Class A
- COTES DE BRETAGNEIMO 9171682Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- CMA CGM TROCADEROIMO 9839167Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- TVO MARINERIMO 9475181Cargo · Class A
- FLORENCE BIMO 9406984Tanker · Class A
- VIZZAVONAIMO 9138006Passenger · Class A
- VN REBELIMO 8304828Tug · Class A
- S/V GRAIN DE SAIL IIIMO 9974656Sailing · Class A
- F/V CAP FINISTEREIMO 9833486Fishing · Class A
- POURQUOI PAS ?IMO 9285548Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- ILE D OUESSANTIMO 9427108Cargo · Class A
- ARGONAUTEIMO 9269518Tug · Class A
- PETER FABERIMO 8027781Dredging or underwater ops · Class A
- GRANVILLEIMO 9356476High-speed craft · Class A
- LNG ENDEAVOURIMO 9893606Tanker · Class A
- SAINT BARBARAIMO 9946386Tanker (hazardous cat. D) · Class A
- CMA CGM MONTMARTREIMO 9839155Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- MINIBEXIMO 8626874Other · Class A
- TSM PENZERIMO 8789676Other · Class A
- CMA CGM LOUVREIMO 9839143Cargo (hazardous cat. A) · Class A
- CMA CGM PALAIS ROYALIMO 9839181Cargo · Class A
- KEPHRENNIMO 9961635Passenger · Class A
- ALMAKIMO 9682033Other · Class A
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