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Tuvalu vessels

Voydar tracks 63 vessels sailing under the Tuvalu flag. The fleet's average age is 22 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 978,608. Port State Control records show 47 inspections of Tuvalu-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.

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63
Fleet tracked
22 yrs
Avg fleet age
0.0%
Detention rate
0 of 47 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.

Tuvalu flag: fleet in world statistics

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

335
Ships registered (2026)
2 million dwt
Deadweight tonnage
0.08% of world dwt
Share of world fleet
16.2 years
Average age

Tuvalu: trade and connectivity

4.2 (rank 176; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
Liner shipping connectivity, 4 2025

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 Tuvalu vessels

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