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Palau vessels

Voydar tracks 261 vessels sailing under the Palau flag. The fleet's average age is 28 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 1,700,985. Port State Control records show 230 inspections of Palau-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate. 3 Palau-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.

What is a flag of convenience?
261
Fleet tracked
28 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 230 inspections
3
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.

Palau flag: fleet in world statistics

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

546
Ships registered (2026)
7.1 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage
0.28% of world dwt
Share of world fleet
27.6 years
Average age

Palau: trade and connectivity

6.9 (rank 168; 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 Palau vessels

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