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Cayman Islands vessels

Voydar tracks 1,979 vessels sailing under the Cayman Islands flag. The fleet's average age is 19 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 2,459,790. Port State Control records show 793 inspections of Cayman Islands-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.

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1,979
Fleet tracked
19 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 793 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.

Cayman Islands flag: fleet in world statistics

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

113
Ships registered (2026)
5.2 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage
0.21% of world dwt
Share of world fleet
17.4 years
Average age

Cayman Islands: trade and connectivity

7.3 (rank 167; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
0.05 million TEU
Container port traffic, 2024

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 Cayman Islands vessels

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